Correspondence concerning publication of British writers : ms., 1894-1908.

Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), 1836-1917

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English humorous writer, dramatist, librettist, and editor. From the description of Autograph letters signed : 192 Brompton Road, S.W., [London]; and elsewhere, to Arthur Sullivan, 1870 Feb. 24 to 1889 Dec. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270125530 From the description of Autograph letter signed : to George Morley, [1888] July 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270125526 From the description of Autograph letters signed : 192 Brompton Road, S.W. [London]; and else...

Lucy, Henry W. (Henry William), Sir, 1845-1924

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Henry W. Lucy was a British writer and philanthropist. Born in Lancashire, he worked as a reporter before moving to London. He continued his career as a journalist for the Daily News and later The Observer; he was also on the staff of Punch, using the pseudonym Toby M.P. He wrote some fiction, but was chiefly a political writer and reporter, known especially for manuals of Parliamentary procedure. He started the Lucy Trusts to provide financial aid for writers, and was knighted in 1909. ...

Hornung, E.W. (Ernest William), 1866-1921

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Ernest William (Willie) Hornung (1866-1921) was born on 7 June 1866, the son of John Peter Hornung, a Hungarian, who had settled in Middlesbrough. E. W. Hornung's education began at Dame School, the life at which is portrayed in his book 'Young Blood'. From there he proceded to St Ninian's, Moffat. He was one of the nine boys with which the school was opened at Easter 1879 by A. J. C. Dowding and Rev W. H. Churchill. In 1880 Hornung went to Uppingham whilst the famous Edward Thring ...

Nesbit, E. (Edith), 1858-1924

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Merrick, Leonard, 1864-1939

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Merrick was a British dramatist, actor, and novelist. From the guide to the Leonard Merrick plays, ca. 1899 and undated., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) From the guide to the Papers, ca. 1887-1908., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Merrick was a British author and actor. From the description of Papers, ca. 1887-1908. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 12240...

Marriott, Charles, 1869-1957

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Gilchrist, Murray, 1868-1917

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Campbell, R. J. (Reginald John), 1867-1956

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Reginald John Campbell was a British minister and author. He was the Cannon of Chichester Cathedral in Sussex, England, from 1930 to 1946 and Cannon Emeritus from 1946 to his death. From the description of R.J. Campbell letter, 1946 June 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122371474 The English divine Reginald John Campbell was born in London in 1867. He was educated privately before attending University College, Nottingham and then Christ Church, Oxford. He became a Congrega...

Rossetti, William Michael, 1829-1919

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English author - Brother of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Prof. Knight, [18]85 Apr. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270657827 From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Prof. Knight, [190]7 Feb. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270657844 From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Prof. Knight, [18]96 Jan. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270657832 From the description of Autograph posta...

Foot, Isaac, 1880-1960

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Biography The following information is drawn primarily from Sarah Foot's biography, My Grandfather Isaac Foot ; The Times and The New York Times obituaries (December 14, 1960), and Theodore G. Grieder's, The Isaac Foot Library: A Report to the University : Isaac Foot, influential British politician, staunch Methodist preacher, avid book collector, and author, was born February 23, 1880, and died December 12, 1960. The son of a bui...

Norris, W. E. (William Edward), 1847-1925

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William Edward Norris was born in London, the son of the chief justice of Ceylon. He was educated at Eton, and accepted to the London bar, but elected not to practice law so he could concentrate on a literary career. He worked as a journalist and wrote for periodicals, publishing his first novel in 1877; his second novel was an enormous success, and he wrote steadily for the rest of his life. Considered a novelist's novelist, Norris wrote elegant, sophisticated yet accessible prose, using a vari...

Roberts, Morley, 1857-1942

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Morley Roberts (1857-1942), the novelist and journalist, published a biography of William Henry Hudson (1841-1922), the naturalist and writer, in 1924. For fuller details of Robert's life and achievements see Who was who, Vol.4. From the guide to the Autograph manuscript by Morley Roberts for his book on W.H. Hudson, together with a manuscript notebook, ca. 1922-1924, (Leeds University Library) Morley Roberts was an English writer, remembered as a friend and biographer of bo...