William Thomas Moncrieff manuscript material : 1 item 1851

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William Thomas Moncrieff manuscript material : 1 item 1851

William Gibbs Thomas Moncrieff, English playwright and theatre manager. To Thomas Love Peacock, satirical novelist and poet : 1 letter signed : 22 May 1851 : (P'ANA 0048) : from Charter House : entirely in the hand of an amanuensis; begins, "Wishing to obtain some rather important information to which I see no clue but through George Meredith ...".

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Moncrieff, W. T. (William Thomas), 1794-1857

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William Gibbs Thomas Moncrieff, English playwright and theatre manager. From the guide to the William Thomas Moncrieff manuscript material : 1 item, 1851, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) ...

Peacock, Thomas Love, 1785-1866

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Thomas Love Peacock was an English author, perhaps best remembered for his satiric novels. He was working as a clerk when he published his first collection of poems, and his verse and essays earned him popularity with the public and his fellow writers. Over the course of his career, he published seven novels, each a unique combination of satire and observation; they are valuable for their commentary on contemporary English society, yet timeless in their themes and humour. Peacock had many litera...