Letters, 1874-1914, London.

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Letters, 1874-1914, London.

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[1] n.d., to Edmund C. Stedman [2 p.]. Inscribed "Very 'important' circa 'Forms' FMD" with Alban Dobson's identifying ANS.--Discusses some of his life and works for Stedman's planned commentary on his book. (He is having a copy of Stedman's poems bound.) With the poem "For a copy of Theocritus." [2] n.d., to William Cosmo Monkhouse [1 l.].--He is sorry that Cosmo will not be able to see him. "Can you not give me a later day?" [3] 1874, February 18, to Henry Cholmondeley Pennell [1 l.].--Sends an altered line for the second edition of his poems. [4] 1882, July 5, to Marian Myers [copy, 2 l.]. With envelope and ALS. to Philip D. Sherman from Alban Dobson (8 p.) and ALS. to Austin Dobson from Marian Myers (1 l.). Including 6 lines of verse, signed.--Says he did not receive her previous notes and sends his autograph. [5] 1885, November 6, to Walter Herries Pollock [1 l. with envelope].--Because he is writing about John Newbery, he asks permission "to notice this book." [6] 1886, February 15, to Walter Herries Pollock [1 l.].--Sends an article about Randolph Caldecott's books. [7] 1888, December 28, Ealing, England, to Clinton Scollard, London [1 l. with envelope].--Expresses hope for the future development of his poetry. [8] 1889, January 19, to Frank D. Sherman [2 l.]. With signed poem "When Finis comes" on same sheet. "Will this, on the other side, do?" [9] 1890, June 4, to Hamilton Wright Mabie [2 p.].--Will send article on Fielding's Journey to Lisbon. Asks his opinion on his issuing a small book containing similar essays. [10] 1894, January 22, to Mr. McIlvaine [1 l.].--Declines to write an essay for him. [11] 1894, December 31, to Frederick Locker-[Lampson] [2 p.].--He cannot add to what he has already written about him in Alfred Henry Miles's The Poets and the Poetry of the Century, vol. 5. [12] 1902, May 27, to Munson A. Havens, Cleveland, Ohio [1 l. with envelope].--"I trust the transcription on the other side is what you wish." [13] 1904, June 18, Ealing, England [2 p.].--"I do not feel qualified to undertake any volum[e]s in your series." [14] 1907, May 15 [2 p.]. A photograph of a portrait is included.--Sends a duplicate of a portrait to be included in his book. [15] 1914, June 25, Ealing, England, to Colonel Prideaux, St. Peters-in-Thanet, England [2 p. with envelope].--He is still ill. He refers to his Rosalba's Journal.

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McIlvaine, Mr.,

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Dobson, Austin, 1840-1921

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Dobson became known as a poet for his works "Proverbs in Porcelain" (1877) and "Collected Poems" (1897), in which he used the French forms, and as a biographer, for "Fanny Burney" and "Horace Walpole." From the description of Correspondence, 1902-1908. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122445124 Henry Austin Dobson, civil servant and poet, was born on 18 January 1840. After leaving school at the age of 16, he joined the Board of Trade where he remained until...

Caldecott, Randolph, 1846-1886

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English artist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Holland Street, Kensington, to a Mr. Gatty [prob. not Alfred Gatty], 1885 May 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270133416 English children's author/illustrator, born in Chester, Cheshire, England. Since 1938, the American Library Association annually has awarded the Caldecott Medal in his honor for "most distinguished American picture book for children in the United States published during the preceding year....

Cholmondeley-Pennell, H. (Henry), 1837-1915

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Cholmondeley-Pennell (1837-1915) was a British naturalist and editor who published poetry and many volumes on coarse-fly and deep-sea fishing. Two of his most well-know books were: Badminton library of sports and pastimes: Fishing. With contributions from other authors and The modern practical angler : a complete guide to fly-fishing, bottom-fishing & trolling. From the guide to the Papers on fishing, 1877-1907., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) ...

Mabie, Hamilton Wright, 1846-1916

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American editor and critic. From the description of Autograph letter signed and typed letters signed (8) : New York, N.Y., etc., to F. A. Duneka, 1900 Apr. 4-1912 Mar. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270590305 American author. From the description of Letter, 1900 Apr. 1, Summit, N.J., to Mr. Lockwood [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647811909 Author, essayist, and editor Hamilton Wright Mabie was born and educated in New York...

Sherman, Philip D. (Philip Darrell), 1881-1957

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Brown class of 1902. Bibliophile; student of Professor Harry Lyman Koopman (Librarian of Brown University). Taught English Literature at Ohio Wesleyan and at Oberlin College from which he retired in 1942. From the description of Collection of letters and manuscripts, 1819-1957. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122529455 Brown University Class of 1902. Bibliophile; student of Professor Harry Lyman Koopman (Librarian of Brown University) in whose honor he named his coll...

Dobson, Alban, 1885-

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Havens, Munson Aldrich, 1873-1942

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Newbery, John, 1713-1767

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Prideaux, Colonel,

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Pollock, Walter Herries, 1850-1926

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Locker-Lampson, Frederick, 1821-1895

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British poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Rowfant, Crawley, to Jeannette L. Gilder, 1884 Oct. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 644685614 From the description of Doctor Oliver W. Holmes : autograph poem signed : [London?], 1884 Aug. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 644709797 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to the editors of The Critic [Jeannette L. and Joseph B. Gilder], 1884 Aug. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270591...

Myers, Marianne

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Sherman, Frank Dempster, 1860-1916

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American author and poet. From the description of Poems, 1905-1906. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58776294 Frank Dempster Sherman was an American architect, mathematician, poet, and genealogist. He studied at Columbia and Harvard, and later taught architecture at Columbia, but also emerged as a popular and proficient poet of light verse. Noted for his wit, sympathy, and diverse interests, Sherman also wrote children's verse under the pseudonym F...

Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754

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Fielding was an English author. From the description of Of outlawry in criminal causes, 1737-1929. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 84429621 From the guide to the Henry Fielding papers for, Of outlawry in criminal causes, 1737-1929., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Epithet: novelist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000411.0x000239 English pla...

Stedman, Edmund Clarence

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Epithet: American poet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001150.0x000153 ...

Scollard, Clinton, 1860-1932

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Poet, professor of English at Hamilton College. From the description of ALS : Clinton, N.Y., to Ellen E. Dickinson, 1886 Nov. 2. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86165795 American author. From the description of The hills of hay [manuscript], n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647830650 Clinton Scollard was an author and educator based in the Northeast. He served as Professor of Rhetoric at Hamilton College before res...

Monkhouse, W. Cosmo (William Cosmo), 1840-1901

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