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Nadal, Ehrman Syme, 1843-1922,. Autograph letter signed from E.S. Nadal to Mr. Flower [manuscript], 1880 May 1.

Title: Autograph letter signed from E.S. Nadal to Mr. Flower [manuscript], 1880 May 1.

Nadal writes of his visit to Stratford. It was striking to sit in Mr. Flower's theatre and hear those famous works and to reflect that the bones of the great author really lay but a few yards away. He gave the flowers from Anne Hathaway's cottage to Modjeska and they delighted her.

ArchivalResource: 1 item ; 18 x 12 cm.

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Betty, Henry, 1819-1897,. Autograph letters signed from Henry Betty to various people [manuscript], 1842-1886.

Title: Autograph letters signed from Henry Betty to various people [manuscript], 1842-1886.

Correspondents: T.D. Davenport, William Charles Macready, Benjamin Nottingham Webster and Charles Edward Flower.

ArchivalResource: 6 items.

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Scott-Siddons, Mary Frances, 1844-1896,. Autograph letters signed from Mary Frances Scott-Siddons, London, to Mr. Flower [manuscript], 1886.

Title: Autograph letters signed from Mary Frances Scott-Siddons, London, to Mr. Flower [manuscript], 1886.

Recipient is likely either C.E. or E.F. Flower. (1) accepts Flower's invitation, stating that she has "never yet been in Strarford-on-Avon." Indicates that she must return to London by Friday evening, but that before then, she should like to see all she can in connection with her "honoured Master." (2), simply dated "Friday, 10 p.m.," indicates that she reached home. Address on both letters appears as 11 Sydney Place, Onslow Sq. S.W.

ArchivalResource: 2 items ; 18 x 12 cm.

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Chatterton, F. B. (Frederick Balsir), 1834-1886,. Autograph letter signed from F.B. Chatterton, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, to Charles Edward Flower [manuscript], 1878 October 16.

Title: Autograph letter signed from F.B. Chatterton, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, to Charles Edward Flower [manuscript], 1878 October 16.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Parkinson, J. C. (Joseph Charles), b. 1832,. Autograph letter signed from J.C. Parkinson, London, to C.E. Flower [manuscript], 1887 October 22.

Title: Autograph letter signed from J.C. Parkinson, London, to C.E. Flower [manuscript], 1887 October 22.

Parkinson thanks Flower for his pamphlet "on Shakespeare and the horse" which he has read "with amused interest." Also thanks Flower and Mrs. Flower for their hospitality. Written on bifolium letterhead of 23 Gt. George Street, Westminster, London S.W.

ArchivalResource: 2 leaves ; 20 x 13 cm.

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Bond, Edward Augustus, 1815-1898,. Autograph letter signed from Edward Augustus Bond to [Charles Edward] Flower [manuscript], 1887 June 22.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Edward Augustus Bond to [Charles Edward] Flower [manuscript], 1887 June 22.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Furness, Horace Howard, 1833-1912,. Autograph letters signed and initialled from Horace Howard Furness, Wallingford and Philadelphia, to various recipients [manuscript], 1863-1912.

Title: Autograph letters signed and initialled from Horace Howard Furness, Wallingford and Philadelphia, to various recipients [manuscript], 1863-1912.

Most of the letters discuss his work on the Variorum Edition of Shakespeare's plays. (9) to Clarke expresses his belief in the dramatic superiority of the first quarto of Hamlet, as shown by [Eduard and Otto] Devrient's alteration of their acting copy. (13) to Conway discusses the theory of Anne Hathaway's second marriage to Richard James. (25) to Edwards praises Horne's interpretation of Shylock. (39) to Fleay reveals that he has lost faith in Halliwell as a scholar. (48) requests Harper & Bros. to convey thanks to Mary Silsby for her gift and encloses the letter from Harper & Bros. to her, April 4, 1892. (55) is accompanied by a photograph of Furness and his great grandson. (67) mentions Thackeray. (122, 144) state that he is grieved by Norris' attack on Furnivall. (233) to Dr. Platt discusses their interpretations of Shakespeare's characters and is accompanied by Platt's letter to Furness commenting on Furness' paper in the Harvard Graduate's Magazine, September 1908. (241) to Symons praises Walter Landor's poetry. (243) to Thorton, discusses Theobald's belief that certain of Sir Toby's lines in Twelfth Night were written to ridicule Edward Coke. (258) refers to Edwin Booth. (272) discusses Emerson. Several refer to Collier (especially 82, 114, 159-60, 193, 198-199); (32, 39 and 77) reveal his belief in Collier's honesty. Some mention Walt Whitman (e.g. 19-22, 45, 272 and 274). Some letters undated.

ArchivalResource: 276 items.

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Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910,. Autograph letters signed from Samuel Langhorne Clemens to various recipients [manuscript], 1903-1909.

Title: Autograph letters signed from Samuel Langhorne Clemens to various recipients [manuscript], 1903-1909.

Recipients: Mr. M.B. Colcord, Charles E. Flower, L.J. Jennings and William Winter. Some letters undated.

ArchivalResource: 5 items.

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Coleman, John, d. 1904,. Autograph letters signed from John Coleman to Charles Edward Flower [manuscript], 1877.

Title: Autograph letters signed from John Coleman to Charles Edward Flower [manuscript], 1877.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

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Galer, Elliot John Norman, 1828-1901,. Autograph letter signed from Elliot John Norman Galer to Charles E. Flower [manuscript], 1882 December 10.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Elliot John Norman Galer to Charles E. Flower [manuscript], 1882 December 10.

Accepts Flower's proposal of terms for a performance in April, 1883.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Pierrepont, Edwards, 1817-1892,. Autograph letter signed from Edwards Pierrepont, London, to Charles E. Flower [manuscript], 1877 April 20.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Edwards Pierrepont, London, to Charles E. Flower [manuscript], 1877 April 20.

Pierrepont expresses his regret that he will not be able to visit Stratford on the 23rd because of official duties in London. He indicates that Shakespeare is "read quite as much in America as in England" and shares his opinion of the Baconian theory, declaring "anyone familiar with Lord Bacon's life and writings might know that Bacon could no more have written the plays than Shakespeare could have written Novum organum." Written from 17, Cavendish Square.

ArchivalResource: 1 item ; 18 x 12 cm.

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Morris, Philip Richard, 1836-1902,. Autograph letter signed from Phil R. Morris, Jesmond Dene, Newcastle, to Mr. Flower, Stratford-on-Avon [manuscript], 1886 December 1.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Phil R. Morris, Jesmond Dene, Newcastle, to Mr. Flower, Stratford-on-Avon [manuscript], 1886 December 1.

Morris has heard that Flower is going to decorate the theater and discusses a decorative technique that he could use.

ArchivalResource: 1 item ; 18 x 12 cm.

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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882,. Autograph letters signed from Henry W. Longfellow, Rowsley and Nahant, to E.F. Flower, 1868-1872.

Title: Autograph letters signed from Henry W. Longfellow, Rowsley and Nahant, to E.F. Flower, 1868-1872.

(1) thanks Flower for his invitation to visit Stratford. Hopes to see Flower's son (probably C.E. Flower), whom Longfellow had the pleasure of knowing in America. With accompanying envelope. (2) is a letter of introduction for Longfellow's friends Mr. and Mrs. Dixwell. Also, an autograph sheet with the title of "Poems of places," edited by Longfellow and published in 1876, with a line from Crabbe.

ArchivalResource: 2 items ; 18 x 12 cm.

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Mellon, Sarah Jane, 1824-1909,. Autograph letter signed from Sarah Mellon, The Vale, Chelsea, to C.L. Flower [manuscript], 19th century April.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Sarah Mellon, The Vale, Chelsea, to C.L. Flower [manuscript], 19th century April.

Letter addressed to C.L. Flower, but probably intended for C.E. Flower. Mellon looks forward with much delight to her visit to "dear old Stratford," but she will not be able to accept Flower's generously offered hospitality beyond the 23rd.

ArchivalResource: 2 leaves ; 18 x 12 cm.

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Hertford, Hugh de Grey Seymour, Marquess of, 1843-1912,. Autograph letter signed from Hugh de Grey Seymour, Marquess of Hertford, the House of Commons, to [Charles Edward?] Flower [manuscript], 1879 April 23.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Hugh de Grey Seymour, Marquess of Hertford, the House of Commons, to [Charles Edward?] Flower [manuscript], 1879 April 23.

He must be here for an Irish bill. Letter signed from Yarmouth.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Creswick, William, 1813-1888,. Autograph letters signed from William Creswick to various people [manuscript], 1843-1882.

Title: Autograph letters signed from William Creswick to various people [manuscript], 1843-1882.

Correspondents: Charles Edward Flower, Mercer H. Simpson, and William Winter.

ArchivalResource: 13 items.

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Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893,. Autograph letters signed from Edwin Booth to various recipients [manuscript], 1858-1893.

Title: Autograph letters signed from Edwin Booth to various recipients [manuscript], 1858-1893.

Recipients: Adam Badeau, Lawrence [Barrett], Anne Charlotte (Lynch) Botta, Udo Brachvogel, Thomas Allston Brown, Charles Edward Carryl, Lewis Jacob Cist, Creston Clarke, Augustin Daly, Andrew H.H. Dawson, Sarah Platt (Haines) Doremus, Fredinand Cartwright Ewer, Owen Fawcett, Henry Martyn Field, Charles Edward Flower, John Thomson Ford, Valentine Mott Francis, Horace Howard Furness, Maurice Grau, Jesse Cope Green, Gildroy Wells Griffin, Edwina (Booth) Grossmann, William Gardner Hale, George Hughes Hepworth, Henry L. Hinton, John Thompson Hoffman, George Henry Howard, Laurence [Hutton], Robert Green Ingersoll, Thomas Wallace Keene, Jean Margaret (Davenport) Lander, James Ripley Osgood, Samuel Osgood, Albert Marshman Palmer, Richard A. Robertson, Edmund Clarence Stedman, George Alfred Stringer, Howard Malcom Ticknor, George Alfred Townsend, Charles Dudley Warner, Elizabeth (Campbell) Winter, William Winter and others. The letters to Henry L. Hinton, ca. 1866, and some of those to Winter, ca. 1876-1878, discuss their editions of plays by Shakespeare and others based on Booth's own prompt books.

ArchivalResource: 534 items.

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Flower, Charles E. Letter and postal card to L. L. Lawrence, 1890, n.d.

Title: Letter and postal card to L. L. Lawrence, 1890, n.d.

The letter is undated, but it appears to contain a reference to the postal card.

ArchivalResource: 2 items (2 leaves).

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Sullivan, Barry (Thomas Barry), 1821-1891,. Autograph letters signed from Barry Sullivan, Londonderry and Brighton, to Charles E. Flower [manuscript], 1878-1880.

Title: Autograph letters signed from Barry Sullivan, Londonderry and Brighton, to Charles E. Flower [manuscript], 1878-1880.

Mostly simple messages arranging meetings and apprising Flower of his location. (4) mentions Stratford.

ArchivalResource: 5 items ; 18 x 12 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/428977084 View

Taylor, Tom, 1817-1880,. Autograph letter signed from Tom Taylor to Mr. Flower [manuscript], 1877 April 13.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Tom Taylor to Mr. Flower [manuscript], 1877 April 13.

Recipient is either Charles Edward Flower or Edward Fordham Flower. Taylor suggests that Flower invite Pierrepont, the American Minister, to Stratford.

ArchivalResource: 2 leaves ; 21 x 13 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/428981531 View

Calvert, Charles, 1828-1879,. Autograph letters signed from Charles Calvert, Birmingham, to various people [manuscript] [19th century].

Title: Autograph letters signed from Charles Calvert, Birmingham, to various people [manuscript] [19th century].

In the letter to Flower (1) Calvert introduces his friend Alfred Darbyshire, the architect.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/230452616 View

Jerrold, Blanchard, 1826-1884,. Autograph letter signed from Blanchard Jerrold, London, to C.E. Flower, Avonbank, Stratford on Avon [manuscript], 1879 December 21.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Blanchard Jerrold, London, to C.E. Flower, Avonbank, Stratford on Avon [manuscript], 1879 December 21.

Jerrold indicates that he has heard that "Doré is working hard at his Shakespeare." Refers to Sarah Bernhardt. Written from 27 Victoria Street, London, S.W.

ArchivalResource: 2 leaves.

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De Fonblanque, Madame (Ellen), 19th cent. Autograph letters signed from Ellen De Fonblanque, London, to [Charles Edward] Flower [manuscript], 1880.

Title: Autograph letters signed from Ellen De Fonblanque, London, to [Charles Edward] Flower [manuscript], 1880.