Autograph letters signed (20) and autograph postcard signed : to Grant Allen, his wife and son, and to Grant Richards, 1894-1900.

Allen, Grant, 1848-1899

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Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen (Grant Allen), novelist and essayist, was born near Kingston, Ontario, Canada and emigrated to England. Allen loved to travel and his series of guide books gave him monetary support and time to follow his intellectual bent as a freethinker/socialist. He was a highly respected figure in the group of late Victorian agnostics. Allen published more than thirty works of fiction, as well as poetry and short stories, under his own name and pseudonyms. Novels included The...

Sharp, Elizabeth A. (Elizabeth Amelia), 1856-1932

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Sharp, William, 1855-1905

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William Sharp was a noted English author, writing prolifically in every conceivable genre. After his death, it was surprisingly revealed that he was also "Fiona MacLeod," a popular mystical writer whose work became a keystone of the Celtic Renaissance. Sharp's themes of mysticism, alienation, symbolism, and spiritual exhaustion fuse mythology with modernism, anticipating the work of Eliot, Joyce, and D.H. Lawrence. From the description of William Sharp letters, 1889-1894. (Pennsylvan...

Fales, DeCoursey, 1888-1966

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Banker, art collector; New York City. From the description of Selected items from the autograph collection of De Coursey Fales, 1838-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502626 De Coursey Fales (1888-1966) was a New York City lawyer and banker who collected books and manuscripts. He donated his book collection to New York University and split his manuscript gifts between N.Y.U. and the New York Public Library. From the description of De Coursey Fales autograph...

Richards, Grant, 1872-1948

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English publisher and author; full name: Franklin Thomas Grant Richards. From the description of Grant Richards papers, 1897-1936. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 319637744 British author and publisher. From the description of Grant Richards collection of A.E. Housman material, 1898-1947 (bulk 1910-1942). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980264 Epithet: publisher British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/...