A. P. Watt and Son records 1861-1971 1880-1949

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A. P. Watt and Son records 1861-1971 1880-1949

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Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936

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Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) was an English author and poet. His best-known works include the novels and short story collections The Jungle Book (1894), Just So Stories (1902), Puck of Pook's Hill (1906), and Kim (1901), as well as a number of poems such as "Mandalay" (1890), "Gunga Din" (1890), and "If-" (1910). Kipling was born in Bombay, India, into an artistic family: his father was a sculptor, pottery designer, and professor of architectural sculpture and tw...

Sampson Low, Marston and Company (Firm : Publishers : London),

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Doubleday, Page & Co.

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A. P. Watt and Son

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A. P. Watt and Son is a British literary agency. It was founded in 1875 by Alexander Pollock Watt. From the guide to the A. P. Watt and Son records, 1861-1971, 1880-1949, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) A. P. Watt and Son is a British literary agency. It was founded in 1875 by Alexander Pollock Watt. From the description of Records, 1861-1971 bulk (1880-1949). (New York Public ...

Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander), 1882-1956

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Alan Alexander Milne (b. January 18, 1882, London, England-d. January 31, 1956, Hartfield, England) was born to John Vine Milne, the headmaster of Henley House School, and Sarah Maria Heginbotham Milne. Known best for his children’s stories, Milne was also a prolific essayist, playwright, and mystery writer. As a child, Milne attended his father’s school, where H. G. Wells was one of his instructors. Beginning at age eleven, Milne attended Westminster School and later en...

Besant, Walter, 1836-1901

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English novelist. From the description of Note : to Wilson, 1891 March 6. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63936605 From the description of Autograph clipped from a letter : [n.p., n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270621664 British author. From the description of The luck of the "Susan Bell" / by Walter Besant. [ca. 1868-1901] (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 29305316 Walter Besant (1836-1901) was an English aut...

Maffey & Brennall

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Murray, David Christie, 1847-1907

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David C. Murray and his brother Z.G. Murray were both residents of Wyandot County, Ohio From the description of Papers 1851-1872. (Bowling Green State University). WorldCat record id: 461290567 English author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, England, to an unidentified recipient, 1889 May 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270612879 Epithet: author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Descript...

Lucoque, H. L

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Wells, Catherine, 1872-1927

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Southgate, Lucienne

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Jenkins, Edward, 1838-1910

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English lawyer, author, and lecturer. From the description of Letters, 1871-1881. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233126025 English politician and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : 20 Southwell Gardens, South Kensington, S.W., [London], to Arthur Sullivan, [n.y.] June 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270126207 ...

Doyle, Jean Leckie, Lady

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Heinemann (Firm)

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Field, Roscoe & Company.

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Buchan, John, 1875-1940

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John Buchan, Baron Tweedsmuir, was a Scottish diplomat, barrister, journalist, historian, poet and novelist. From the description of Letter from John Buchan to Joseph Harrington O'Brien, 1890-1941, 1921, Nov. 8. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 228769757 English author and statesman, author of The Thirty-Nine Steps; 1st baron Tweedsmuir. From the description of Typed letters signed (4) : Elsfield Manor, Oxford, an...

Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873

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Lytton was an English statesman and writer. From the description of Lithograph of Lord Lytton, circa 1800s-1870s. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367947106 Edward Bulwer Lytton, first Baron Lytton, writer and politician. From the description of Edward Bulwer Lytton manuscript material : 26 items, 1828-1872 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 718729173 From the guide to the Edward Bulwer Lytton manuscript material : 26 items, 1828-1872, (The New...

Cassell &Company

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Little, James Stanley, 1856-1940

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Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946

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H. G. Wells, Herbert George Wells (b. September 21, 1866, Bromley, Kent, England-d. August 13, 1946, London, England), best remembered for imaginative novels such as The Invisible Man and The War of the Worlds, prototypes for modern science fiction, was a prolific writer and one of the most versatile in the history of English letters. He produced an average of nearly three books a year for more than fifty years, in addition to hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles. His works ranged from f...

Kipling, Caroline (Balestier)

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Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939

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W.B. (William Butler) Yeats (1865-1939), poet and dramatist, born in County Sligo, Ireland. From the description of W.B. Yeats collection, 1875-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173863171 British poet. From the description of Letter : to William Weber, Brooklyn, New York : holograph, 12 May [no year]. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 18786005 William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was an Irish poet and dramatist. From t...

Corelli, Marie, 1855-1924

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Marie Corelli was an enigmatic and compelling personality whose colorful personal life and fertile imagination made her the most popular writer of her time. The narrative drive of her stories, combined with exotic settings and passionate conviction, helped overcome the stylistic concerns of literary critics to make her and her writing a phenomenon of turn-of-the-century popular culture. From the description of Marie Corelli letters and postcards, 1894-1924. (Pennsylvania State Univer...

Gillette, William, 1853-1937

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American actor and author. From the description of Autograph letters and cards signed (7) and typewritten letters signed (8) : Hadlyme, Conn., etc., to William H. Briggs and others at Harper & Brothers, 1927 Jan. 2-1928 May 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269589041 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to the Editor of the Hartford Courant, 1889 Feb. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269575084 American actor and playwright. Fro...

Paramount Pictures Corporation (1914-1927)

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American distribution and production corporation for motion pictures. From the description of Pressbooks, 1977-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122480185 ...

Benn, Ernest, limited, London.

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Scott-Moncrieff, William Dundas

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Paget Literary Agency.

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Fabulet, Louis, 1862-1933

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Louis Fabulet was a French scholar, primarily known for his translations into French of the works of Rudyard Kipling. He also translated various works by Maurice Hewlett, Walt Whitman, and Henry David Thoreau. From the description of Walden, ou, la vie dans les bois : manuscript, 1922 / by Henry Thoreau ; translated by Louis Fabulet. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 81720067 ...

Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider), 1856-1925

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English novelist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Dutchingham, to his brother Alfred, [no year] Dec. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270499264 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to W.E. Henley, 1888 June 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270501948 From the description of Portion of autograph letter signed : to an unidentified recipient, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270511140 From the description of H. RI...

Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930

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British author, best known for his stories about detective Sherlock Holmes. From the description of Letter : South Norwood, to Major Pond, 1894 May 31. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 57008581 English physician, novelist and detective-story writer. From the description of Papers of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [manuscript], 1893-1985 (bulk 1893-1927). (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647816353 Doyle was an English mystery writer perh...

Auden, W.H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973

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Wystan Hugh Auden (1907-1973), poet, was born in York, England, on February 21, 1907. He attended Christ Church, Oxford, from 1925-1928, then served as a schoolmaster in various institutions in England and Scotland from 1930 to 1935, including The Downs School in Colwell. In 1935 Auden married Erika Mann, a writer and the daughter of Thomas Mann, so that she could gain British Citizenship and escape Nazi Germany. Although the two never lived together, they remained married until Mann's death in ...

Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965

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British novelist, playwright, and short story writer, most well-known for his autobiographical novel "Of Human Bondage". From the description of Letter, signed : St. Jean-Cap Ferrat (France), to James R. Parish, Brockton, Mass. 16 June 1961. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 62718967 William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) was a British author. From the description of W. Somerset Maugham letters, 1919-1927. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 144652236 ...

Chandler, Ernest V

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Garvice, Charles, -1920

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Paget, Harold, 1876-

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Wells, Marjorie Craig

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Vyver, Bertha

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Jones, Meyrick

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J. W. Arrowsmith

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Tillotson & Son

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Adams, Maude, 1872-1953

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Maude Ewing Kiskadden (1872-1953), known professionally as Maude Adams, was an American stage actress who achieved her greatest success as Peter Pan. From the description of Maude Adams visiting cards, undated. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 774127810 Actress, author, and educator. From the description of Maude Adams papers, 1925-1956. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981090 American actress and teacher, also known as Maude Adams Kiskadden. ...

Roberts, Michael, 1902-1948

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Barham, Thomas Foster, 1794-1869

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