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Krockow, Alida, Gräfin von, 1856-1940. Countess Alida von Krockow letters to publishers [manuscript], 1893-1904.

Title: Countess Alida von Krockow letters to publishers [manuscript], 1893-1904.

The collection contains the manuscript of p. 49, of "American characters in German novels." Discusses American types represented in German Literature, particularly the character of the young girl. The collection also contains p. 30 of an untitled essay (last page only). First line: "...take to be great artists, Richard Wagner and Hans Markart, are just the ontrary kind of men to Durer, are sybaritic baggars and self-idolizing blasphemers." Disucsses the characters of various artists. In a letter, 1893 Jan 2, von Krockow writes Houghton Mifflin a lengthy review of the novel "Merlin" (1892) by Paul Heyse. She writes: "Merlin, in short, was for many years the author's mental diary, and unless his present intention not to write his memoirs be given up, the literary student will hardly come into possession of a better guide through certain circumstances of Herr Heyse's literary life than is this romance. It fills a place among his books corresponding to that which "The Mill on the Floss" fills among the writings of George Eliot." She continues to recount most of the plot of the novel. In a 1904 letter to the editor of "The Youth's Companion," [M. A. deWolfe Howe?] von Krockow writes, "I have made a sketch illustrative of 'Whitsuntide Customs in Germany' and have given it to a young artist who is a pupil of Mr. Gibson, to cast into a design fit to serve as an illustration, and will submit the same to you within a few days."

ArchivalResource: 4 items.

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Makart, Hans, 1840-1884 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material].

Title: Makart, Hans, 1840-1884 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material].

The folder may include clippings, announcements, small exhibition catalogs, and other ephemeral items.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/199112286 View