A Photo of Leander Whittington, 1839
Leander Whittington, of the Dover Whittingtons, is best known as the first anteater to publish a volume of poetry in South East England (Edwina Ferley being the first in all the British Isles - her book, Reflections Upon Ants and Claws sold very well in London).
Titled Meditations on an Anthill by the Sea, Whittington's poetry collection is now found only on the shelves of the most dedicated collectors of anteater literature, and stands as a glorious proof of the golden age of English poetry.
The following is a small excerpt of the title poem:
O! Anthill by the sea!
How thy sandy sides glimmer
sitting in the wind's lee
and the ants that scurry
moving towards a form on the shore - a dead bee!
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