Henry Howard manuscript material : 2 items, 1910

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Henry Howard manuscript material : 2 items, 1910

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· To H. Buxton Forman, Shelley bibliographer : 2 typescript letters signed : -- 17 Nov 1910 : (S'ANA 0726) : from Boston; begins, "I herewith enclose a copy of the letter of William Godwin written to John Taylor..." [copy not present]. With penciled notes at the head of the sheet in Forman's hand. -- 13 Dec 1910 : (S'ANA 0727) : from Boston; begins, "I herewith send you the original Godwin letter..." [ms. letter not present]. Godwin's letter of 27 Aug 1814 was used by Forman in his "Elopement of Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Wolstonecraft Godwin as narrated by William Godwin," published by the Bibliophile Society in 1911. Both letters are on Bibliophile Society letterhead.

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Godwin, William, 1756-1836

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William Godwin (3 March 1756 – 7 April 1836) was an English journalist, political philosopher and novelist. He is considered one of the first exponents of utilitarianism and the first modern proponent of anarchism. In the conservative reaction to British radicalism, Godwin was attacked, in part because of his marriage to the feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft in 1797 and his candid biography of her after her death from childbirth. Their daughter, later known as Mary Shelley, would go on to writ...

Bibliophile Society (Boston, Mass.)

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Forman, H. Buxton (Harry Buxton), 1842-1917

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The controversial bibliographer Harry Buxton Forman was best known for his work on Shelley, Keats, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, as well as for collaborating with Thomas J. Wise (1859-1937) in the creation of numerous literary forgeries. From the description of Harry Buxton Forman volumes, ca. 1892-1907. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 82181516 Harry Buxton Forman, English bibliographer and forger. He wrote a great deal of critical and bibliographic literary...

Harper, Henry Howard, 1871-1953

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Henry Howard Harper (1871-1953), American writer and editor. He served for years as an officer for The Bibliophile Society of Boston, and produced several works privately printed by that group, including The Letters of Charles Lamb (1905); Byron's Malach Hamoves (1918); and Letters of Mary W. Shelley (1918). From the description of Henry Howard manuscript material : 2 items, 1910 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 309913751 Treasurer of the Bibliophile Society an...