Letters, 1857-1861, England.

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Letters, 1857-1861, England.

[1] 1857, May 19, St. Leonards, England, to William Spottiswoode [1 l.].--He will come up for the boat races if possible. [2] 1861, August 22, Eversley, England, to Mr. Tindale [8 p.].--"I still stand to my opinion; that yours is the only transl[ation] now afloat w[hich] would give the many a notion of Homer." Discusses the translations of Homer by John Stuart Blackie, Matthew Arnold, and Francis William Newman.

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Newman, Francis William, 1805-1897

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Epithet: agent to Lord FitzWilliam at Wentworth British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001390.0x0001b3 English scholar and man of letters. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Professor Knight, 1864 Nov. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270610469 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Weston-super-Mare, to Alexander Strahan, of the "Contemporary Review", 1878 A...

Blackie, John Stuart, 1809-1895

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Scottish classical scholar. From the description of Autograph letters signed (5) : 9 Douglas Crescent, Edinburgh, to W.A. Knight, 1895 Feb. 8 and [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270862694 ...

Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1861.

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Spottiswoode, William, 1825-1883

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Mathematician and physicist. Fellow of the Royal Society. From the description of Letters to officers of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1858-1883. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83717699 From the description of Papers. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82803769 Epithet: printer, of London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000169.0x0000d9 Epithet: President of the Royal Society ...

Tindale, Mr.,

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Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888

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Matthew Arnold's reflective, urbane poetry and novels thoughtfully express the social issues and religious confusion of Victorian England. He worked as a school inspector, and his belief in liberal education is a theme in his poetry and essays. From the description of Matthew Arnold letters, 1875-1886. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50209290 British poet. From the description of Letter to Mr. Williams [manuscript], n.y. March 21. (...