Vol. CXV. 1896-1901.Percy Sholto Douglas, 10th Marquess of Queensberry; brother of Lord Alfred Douglas: Very Reverend Archibald Edward Douglas, brother of John, 9th Marquess of Queensberry: Letters to Percy Sholto Douglas from Very Rev. Archibald Edw... 1896-1901

Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950

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Born in Dublin, Ireland, on July 26, 1856, George Bernard Shaw was the only son and third and youngest child of George Carr and Lucinda Elizabeth Gurly Shaw. Though descended from landed Irish gentry, Shaw's father was unable to sustain any more than a facade of gentility. Shaw's official education consisted of being tutored by an uncle and briefly attending Protestant and Catholic day schools. At fifteen Shaw began working as a bookkeeper in a land agent's office which required him t...

Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900

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Epithet: writer of plays British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000765.0x00005f Irish writer, poet, and playwright. From the description of Collection, 1851-1957 (bulk 1877-1957). (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122625016 Irish poet, dramatist and novelist. From the description of Autograph letter signed :...

Le Gallienne, Richard, 1866-1947

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Richard Le Gallienne, British journalist and author, was a prolific writer during the late 19th and early 20th century. His early mentor was Oliver Wendell Holmes. Le Gallienne wrote My ladies' sonnets (1887), and the romantic novel, The quest of the golden girl (1896). He published The romantic nineties (1926), while working as a journalist in New York. In 1927 Le Gallienne emigrated to France where he lived out the remainder of his life. From the description of Manuscript-Letters, ...

Wallace, Percy Maxwell, 1863-1943

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Epithet: friend of Robert Baldwin Ross British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000977.0x0003c8 British educator. From the description of Papers, 1887-1922. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20273475 ...

Ross, Alexander Galt, brother of Robert Baldwin Ross

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Epithet: brother of Robert Baldwin Ross British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000977.0x000361 ...

Dixie, Florence Caroline, Lady, née Douglas; author and traveller

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Epithet: née Douglas; author and traveller British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000440.0x00026d Epithet: wife of Sir Alexander Dixie British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000696.0x00020c ...

Strangman, Edward, active 1892-1913, author

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Epithet: author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000977.0x000335 ...

Haggard, Henry Rider, Sir, KBE, novelist

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Epithet: KBE, novelist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000976.0x000076 ...

Henley, William Ernest, 1849-1903

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William Ernest Henley was born in Gloucester, and sufferred from a painful condition in his joints; his left leg was amputated when he was eighteen, and the right leg was saved only through experimental treatments of carbolic acid. He was accepted to Oxford, but couldn't afford to attend, and he tried to earn a living as an author, writing poetry and drama with some success. As a poet, he is remembered for his experiments with blank verse; he also wrote countless magazine articles and essays. Hi...

Beerbohm, Max, Sir, author and cartoonist

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Epithet: author and cartoonist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000410.0x0002fd ...

Douglas, Anna Maria, wife of Percy 10th Marquess of Queensberry

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Epithet: wife of Percy 10th Marquess of Queensberry British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000977.0x000372 ...

Nelson, J O, active 1896-1901

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Douglas, John Sholto, Sir, 9th Marquess of Queensberry

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Title: 9th Marquess of Queensberry British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000758.0x00007a ...

Roberts, Richard Ellis, writer

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Epithet: writer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000497.0x00025c ...

Clarke, Edward George, Sir, PC, MP

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Epithet: PC, MP British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000613.0x0002a4 ...

Hannay, David, active 1893-1901

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Conway, William Martin, Sir, 1856-1937

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Epithet: Baron Conway of Allington British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000410.0x0003d9 First director of the Imperial War Museum in London, from its founding in 1917. From the description of Correspondence to Morley Roberts, 1933. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 631184305 ...

Fox-Pitt, Edith Gertrude, active 1896-1954, wife of St G W L Fox-Pitt, sister of Lord Alfred Douglas

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Epithet: wife of St G W L Fox-Pitt, sister of Lord Alfred Douglas British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001185.0x0000e6 ...

Fox-Pitt, St George William Lane, active 1894-1910

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Hodge, Harold, Editor of 'The Saturday Review'

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Epithet: Editor of 'The Saturday Review' British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001083.0x000091 ...

Smithers, Leonard Charles, publisher and antiquarian bookseller

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Epithet: publisher and antiquarian bookseller British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000977.0x000330 ...

Beardsley, Aubrey

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Aubrey Beardsley was born on August 21st 1872 and died from tuberculosis on March 16th 1898. During his short and brilliant career he became notorious for his illustrations in two 'decadent' periodicals of the period, The Yellow Book and The Savoy . His designs for books such as the banned Salom of Oscar Wilde added to his notoriety. Other work included the illustrations for Le Morte Darthur, The Rape of the Lock, Lysistrata and Volpone . From the guide to the Aubrey Beardsley collec...

Wilde, Jane Francesca Agnes, Lady, writer and Irish Nationalist, mother of Oscar Wilde

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Epithet: writer and Irish Nationalist, mother of Oscar Wilde British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000977.0x00032c ...

Harte, Francis Bret, American author

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Epithet: American author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000699.0x00001d ...

Treves, Frederick, Sir, Baronet, surgeon

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Epithet: Baronet , surgeon British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000750.0x00023d ...

Wilde, Constance, wife of Oscar Wilde

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Epithet: wife of Oscar Wilde British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000350.0x0001da ...

Douglas, Percy Sholto, active 1883-1923, brother of Lord Alfred Douglas 10th Marquess of Queensberry

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Epithet: brother of Lord Alfred Douglas 10th Marquess of Queensberry British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000977.0x000362 ...

Gannon, Patricia, active 1896-1901

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Achurch, Janet (1864-1916)

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Epithet: actress, wife of Charles Charrington British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x0001a7 ...

Douglas, Archibald Edward, active 1893-1945, Very Reverend brother of John 9th Marquess of Queensberry

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Epithet: Very Reverend brother of John 9th Marquess of Queensberry British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001124.0x000199 ...

Richards, Franklin Thomas Grant, author and publisher

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Epithet: author and publisher British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000496.0x000164 ...

Hind, C. Lewis (Charles Lewis), 1862-1927

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Epithet: editor of 'The Academy' British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000815.0x00026d ...

Claiss, Paul, active 1896-1901, physician, of Paris

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Epithet: physician, of Paris British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001124.0x00014b ...

Adey, More, active 1884-1926, friend of Oscar Wilde

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Epithet: friend of Oscar Wilde British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000977.0x000333 ...

Dark, Sidney, active 1893-1946, singer writer and journalist

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Epithet: singer writer and journalist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000410.0x000037 ...

Charrington, Charles, approximately 1860-1926, actor, al. Charles Martin

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Epithet: actor, al. Charles Martin British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000834.0x000325 ...

Connell, James

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Epithet: socialist and journalist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000834.0x000113 ...

Smith, Cecil Harcourt-, Sir, KCVO, Surveyor of the Royal Works of Art

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Epithet: KCVO, Surveyor of the Royal Works of Art British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000349.0x000096 ...

Douglas, Alfred Bruce, Lord

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Epithet: poet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000295.0x0001ec ...

Holland, Vyvyan Oscar Beresford, son of Oscar Wilde

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Epithet: son of Oscar Wilde British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000977.0x00031d ...

A'Court, Maurice, active 1896-1901, physician, of Paris

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Epithet: physician, of Paris British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001124.0x00014c ...

Ross, Robert Baldwin, literary executor of Oscar Wilde

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Epithet: literary executor of Oscar Wilde British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000296.0x00002e ...

Shannon, Charles Hazelwood, 1863-1937

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Charles Hazelwood Shannon was an English painter and lithographer. He met his partner, Charle Ricketts, at London's City and Guilds Technical Art School, where he studied wood engraving. In addition to contributing to their shared projects, including printing, Shannon worked in lithography, woodcutting, and painting. His greatest influences were the Old Masters; although he was aware of contemporary art movements, he preferred to work with classical style and themes. From the descrip...

Pennell, Joseph, artist

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Epithet: artist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000497.0x00026b ...

Dolmetsch, Eugène Arnold, musician and writer

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Epithet: musician and writer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000543.0x000099 ...

Jones, Henry Arthur, 1851-1929

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Henry Arthur Jones was the son of a tenant farmer, and worked in the drapery business for some twenty years after leaving school. He developed a passion for drama, and found success with The Silver King, a play he co-authored with Henry Herman, which gave him the financial security to become a full-time writer. A prolific author, he wrote many plays, chiefly melodramas, and had great success in England and America. His themes and influences were chiefly British, and he is considered a pioneer of...

Unwin, Thomas Fisher

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Epithet: publisher British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000295.0x0003a0 ...

Schuster, Adela, active 1892-1917, friend of Oscar Wilde

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Epithet: friend of Oscar Wilde British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000977.0x000358 ...

Seccombe, Thomas, active 1896-1901, literary scholar and biographer

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Epithet: literary scholar and biographer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000977.0x0003c9 ...

Douglas, Sybil Montgomery, active 1892-1935, mother of Lord Alfred Douglas, 1st wife of John Sholto 9th Marquess of Queensberry

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Epithet: mother of Lord Alfred Douglas, 1st wife of John Sholto 9th Marquess of Queensberry British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000977.0x000357 ...