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To Mrs. Dalton Strong Shepherd of thy sheep, pasturers of the sea; Far on the Western marge, thy passionate Cornish land! Oh, that from out thy Paradise thou could’st thine hand Reach forth to mine, and I might tell my love to thee. For one the faith, and one the joy, of thee and me,…

The cliffs at Morwenstowe *  *  *  *  * Robert Stephen Hawker, the Vicar of Morwenstowe between the thirties and the seventies of the last century, wrote of his own parish: — “In the first period of our history, it (Morwenstowe) was a wide wild stretch of rocky moorland, broken with masses of dunstone and…

Who so benevolently superintended the interment of the bodies of the crew of the brig Caledonia, of Arbroath, lost on the coast of Cornwall. Deem it not rude – a stranger dares to send These lines to thee, who are the stranger’s friend. Feebly indeed, by words, can I impart The humble tribute of a…

The Sonnet in England and Other Essays. John Lane, 1896. *  *  *  *  * I looked forward to owning this book – assuming from the title that it was an assessment of Hawker’s writings – and since it doesn’t appear to be available elsewhere online I was initially planning to type up the complete…

Let no one wear black at my funeral. I have not let blackness be the friend To me it could have been. The black storm Crawling with demons clambered up the sky Each day. My eyes shrank. I turned away And the prince demon tore the roof off my house. I have passed through purple…

I don’t think words can add a lot to these images, but I’ll just say that the cottage is approximately 60mm high and comes in a nice box with a little slip of paper headed ‘Lilliput Lane Deeds’. The Deeds confirm that ownership has been transferred to you and that your model is a true…

A bibliography of works by or connected with Hawker, plus reviews, excerpts and other book-related articles that for one reason or another haven’t found a home elsewhere on the site.

LINKS TO ONLINE EDITIONS OF ROBERT STEPHEN HAWKER’S WORKS – The Open Library has searchable online copies of many books by or about Hawker, including: – The Life and Letters of R. S. Hawker by C. E .Byles – Memorials of the Late Rev. Robert Stephen Hawker, M.A. by F. G. Lee PRINT EDITIONS OF…

WILLIAM MASKELL. From a portrait by Richmond, in the possession of Mr. Alfred Maskell. (Life & Letters, p. 594) *  *  *  *  * In The Life & Letters of R. S. Hawker, William Maskell is described as ‘an intimate friend’ of Hawker, and a person whose name ‘will appear often in these pages’. Mr.…

  The following publications are available as PDF downloads: SELECTED EXTRACTS FROM THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF R. S. HAWKER : ‘Hawker at Welcombe’ ‘The Marsland Valley’ HAWKER’S SHORT STORY, ‘THE BOTATHEN GHOST’ : ‘The Botathen Ghost’ by R. S. Hawker (1870) ‘A Remarkable Passage of an Apparition’ by Daniel De Foe (1720) ‘The Botathen…

These Pascall Confectionery trade cards date from 1927 – apart from Hawker the full set of 24 also includes Sir Francis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Henry Redvers Buller, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Churchill, Robert Herrick, Maria Foote, R. D. Blackmore, Joanna Southcott, Edward Capern, Bamfylde Moore Carew, George Monk, Sir John Hawkins, John Walcot,…

Found at Toby’s Reclamation, Exeter . . . . . . and rescued for posterity. Photos © Tom Williams (top), and Angela Williams, 2011

Trelawny sans Pride. A beer pump clip advertising a more recent product from the St Austell Brewery, plus a nod to ‘Lord Byron’s Jackal’ . . . Photo © Angela Wiliams, 2011

The eldest of five children, Henry Hugh Breton was named after his father, which may explain the enigmatic ‘H’, and his customary use of his second name. Born in Southampton on 16 September 1873 he attended Southampton Boys’ College followed by Christ’s College, Cambridge, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1895. He…

I hail’d thee poet in the days before A dearer bond had knit my heart to thee, Loving thee then for that thou loved’st the sea, And wast a dweller by the storm beat shore Where stray’d my steps of old, and ocean’s roar Brought news from dreamland, ere the world’s decree Set my unwilling…

Which bank of the Tamar River is the right and which the left? Do circumstances of position vary the possibilities? I think not, friend, for the position of the spectator is fixed by custom: you must always stand with your back to the source, with your eyes on the current. Thus, the right bank lies…

An Acrostic Poem Gyp goes with me everywhere: You’ll find him in church on a Sunday Pillowed upon clean straw, to the east of the altar Muffling his whiffles, reserving grunts of pleasure, Yeasty eructations, for the noisier hymns and carols. Lively and contented, wiggling his quirky tail Over coombes and valleys, he trots behind…

Mary Wright’s book, Cornish Guernseys & Knit-frocks (Polperro Heritage Press, 2008) provides instructions for the pattern on the front of the jersey worn by Hawker in many of his portraits. As well as including the pattern itself – she calls it ‘Slate’ – she makes a couple of references to Hawker in the main text,…

That he was brave the white-haired cragsmen tell, Round all the coast from Hartland to Pentire; And shipwreck’d mariners remember well How grand he look’d when flashed the beacon-fire. As down the cliff he rush’d against the gale, Well might he seem the Angel of the Storm; While his deep voice the stranded bark would…

Henry Sewell Stokes (1808-1895). From a painting by Edward A. Fellowes Prynne, 1891. The following biography is from West Country Poets: Their Lives and Their Works. Being an account of about four hundred verse writers of Devon and Cornwall, with poems and extracts. Edited by W. H. Kearley Wright. London: Elliot Stock, 1896. *  * …

When I am dead and laid at last to rest, Let them not bury me in holy ground – To lie the shipwrecked sailor cast ashore – But give the corpse to fire, to flood, to air, The elements that may the flesh transform To soar with birds, to float where fishes are, To rise…

The Vicar’s Wife was published in 2000 by Minerva Press and is based on the story of Hawker’s first wife, Charlotte I’ans. The seller on AbeBooks described it as a novel, the back cover blurb says it’s a factual account, and ‘About the Author’ refers to it as a biography. The author herself writes in…

I Not where th’ Atlantic sighs upon the shore Of the most sacred station of a saint;- Not where uprises Ocean’s ceaseless plaint Or swells its fury to tempestuous roar; Not near God’s acre, which he loved so well, Where sunbeams creep athwart Morwenna’s shrine, Where Sacrament is shed, and signs divine Speak of a…

A lucky find on eBay. There was a bar towel available as well, but I passed on that. The brewery seem to have dropped the ‘Pride’ part of the name now – see more at the St Austell Brewery website. Photos © Angela Williams, 2011

A varied collection of Hawker-related items, including some surprises. I haven’t managed to track down a fridge magnet yet but I’m hopeful one will eventually turn up. Addendum – 18/03/2012: We’ve been overtaken in the fridge magnet race by the Thomas Hardy Society – check out their online shop here…

Who were shipwrecked on the Coast of Morwenstow in the night-storm of September 8th 1842 They looked in dismay to the shore, As they shot through the blackness of night; And before them, on cliffs that re-echoed the roar, The billows dashed foaming and white: They quailed as they saw that Death’s terrors were there…

(Written in the Hut at Morwenstow) O Spirit, where art thou fled Thro’ the deeps of air and sea? Wilt thou not return from the dead To be one mortal hour with me? I gaze from thy crag-hewn seat O’er the spreading, limitless main, And the deep foam-thunders beat At their rocky bars in vain.…

Written for the occasion of the dedication of a memorial window to the Rev. R.S. Hawker, unveiled today. September 8th, 1904. Nature bestows on every place A gloom, a glory, or a grace; But yet strange power belongs to Man The hill and vale to bless or ban. Here, by this black, forbidding coast, Dwelt…

Hawker and Morwenstow have provided inspiration for many poems and this list includes all the ones I’ve been able to identify so far. Most of them are available to read either here on the website or via links. Adams, John. ‘Lines on the Crew of the Caledonia’. St Malo’s Quest and Other Poems. Henry King…

A reprint of an article on ‘Hawker of Morwenstowe’ by H. J. Massingham, along with some brief biographies of friends, contemporaries and successors.

20 April 2013 The  Hawker Society now has its own dedicated website at www.hawkersociety.org. The pages which were hosted here beneath the Society’s heading have been transferred across and membership enquiries can now be made directly via their contact form. The intention is for the two sites to complement each other, with the new site…