29 March 2017

Denys Corbet in Forest, Guernsey

The grave of Denys Corbet (1826 – 1909), poet and painter. He wrote in English, French and Guernsey French and patois, and his noted works are L'Touar de Guernsey, Les Fueilles de la forêt and Les Chants du Drain rimeux (translated as The Songs of the Last Rhymster). He was the editor of Le Baillage and lived at La Roberge. 

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