1840 engraving of the house where Samuel Butler was born - he was an English poet, and died in 1680. The cottage is in Pershore / Strensham, Worcester

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This engraving was included by Sir Charles Knight in his 1840 Picturesque Old England. Samuel Butler was the author of Hudibras, a very well-known satirical poem at the time.

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Size: 9654px × 5677px
Location: Strensham, Worcestershire, England
Photo credit: © FromOldBooks.org / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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