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William Wilberforce

Wilberforce

Written in 1884, this poem published in the Hull Weekly Express celebrates William Wilberforce’s efforts towards the abolition of slavery in Great Britain

Raging inferno of a blaze in a mill beside an industrial river

The Fire Demon

Written and published in the Hull Weekly Express in 1885 following a destructive fire at a mill on High Street, Hull.

A lily-covered fish pond in a wild flower country garden at the height of summer

A Summer Stroll

Thoughts on a summer stroll through woodland, and time spent in nature. Published in the Hull Weekly Express in April 1885

The Sleep of Death

This poem, published in the Hull Weekly Express in April 1885 reflects on the author’s and our own mortality

The Battle of Dulka Island

Written and published in 1885, this poem reflects attitudes and language of the Victorian era of British imperialism, relating to a battle during the Mahdist Revolution in Sudan