Diary, 1870-1872.

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Diary, 1870-1872.

The diary consists of approximately fifty handwritten pages in a ledger. It describes Mangles' conversations with Alfred, Lord Tennyson between 1870 and 1872. Mangles and Tennyson were neighbors in Sussex, England during those years. The ledger had previously been used as a scrap book for newspaper clippings from the 1790s.

Diary 1 v. (ca. 50 p.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7026887

Ohio University, Alden Library

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Mangles, James Henry, 1832-1884

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James Henry Mangles was born in 1832, the eldest son of Charles Edward and Rose Mangles of Poyle Park, Surrey, England. Mangles was educated at Brighton College and East India College and served for seven years in the Bengal Civil Service. He returned to England in 1858. Trained in law, has real mark was, nevertheless, made in horticulture; he became famous in the horticultural world for the rhododendrons he grew. Mangles met and befriended Alfred, Lord Tennyson, in 1870. While Mangles resided a...

Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892

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The recipient was Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, daughter of Queen Victoria, with whom Tennyson had an extensive correspondence. From the description of Alfred Tennyson letter to Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, 1867 Oct. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754865322 British poet. From the description of Papers, 1831-1909. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20188602 Tennyson was Poet Laureate of England during much of the latter part of...