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Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950. Autograph letter signed : Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire, to Francis Kettaneh, 1944 Oct. 9.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire, to Francis Kettaneh, 1944 Oct. 9.

Stating "There is no such book in existence as Bernard Shaw's Autobiography, or ever has been," but remarking that he is in the process of preparing a collection of autobiographic sketches.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; 31 cm

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Ruskin, John, 1819-1900. Essay on Literature. "Does the perusal of works of fiction act favourably, or unfavourably, on the moral character?" : autograph manuscript signed : [London], [1836].

Title: Essay on Literature. "Does the perusal of works of fiction act favourably, or unfavourably, on the moral character?" : autograph manuscript signed : [London], [1836].

ArchivalResource: 1 item (8 p.) ; (fol.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270861920 View

Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930. Through the mists. I, The coming of the Huns / Arthur Conan Doyle.

Title: Through the mists. I, The coming of the Huns / Arthur Conan Doyle. [1910]

ArchivalResource: [11] leaves, bound ; 33 cm.

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Zola, Emile, 1840-1902. Causeries du dimanche : autograph manuscript, [n.d].

Title: Causeries du dimanche : autograph manuscript, [n.d].

Manuscript of the essay, heavily revised by the author and used by the printer. In it Zola comments on the present state of French society and literature, making a strong argument for the principles of naturalism and realism in art. The title refers to Sainte-Beuve's long running critical essays "Les Causeries du lundi" (1849-1869), which Zola opposes.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (11 p., with some notes on versos)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270953209 View

Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950. Autograph letter signed : Welwyn, to Archibald Henderson, 1905 Jan. 3-17.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Welwyn, to Archibald Henderson, 1905 Jan. 3-17.

An extraordinary fifty-four page letter from Shaw to Henderson, an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at North Carolina University, who wished to write a biography of Shaw and solicited his help. In this letter, written over the course of two weeks in 1905, Shaw offers Henderson a witty summary of his life, saying that "a thorough biography of any man who is up to the chin in the life of his own time as I have been is worth writing as a historical document."

ArchivalResource: 1 item (54 p.) ; 26.7 x 20.3 cm. (some sheets smaller)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270955701 View

Allen, Elizabeth Akers, 1832-1911. Rock me to sleep : autograph manuscript of the poem signed "Elizabeth Akers" : [n.p.], [ca. 1860-1865].

Title: Rock me to sleep : autograph manuscript of the poem signed "Elizabeth Akers" : [n.p.], [ca. 1860-1865].

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 291 x 187 mm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270132678 View