Autograph letters signed from W.J. Rolfe, Cambridge, to Mr. Ferris [manuscript], 1903.

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Autograph letters signed from W.J. Rolfe, Cambridge, to Mr. Ferris [manuscript], 1903.

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(1) Dated January 15, 1903; Rolfe returns the proof and objects to being called "the foremost Shakespeare scholar," a title that belongs to his friend Dr. Horace Howard Furness. (2) Dated March 10, 1903; thanks Ferris for copies of the Author. Rolfe sends something which can be used in the magazine. Includes a four page account of his life.

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Rolfe, W. J. (William James), 1827-1910

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William James Rolfe was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, on December 10, 1827, the son of John Rolfe and Lydia Davis. After attending Amherst College from 1845-1848, he was principal and master of several high schools in Massachusetts. He later became a prominent Shakespearean scholar and textbook author. He earned master's degrees from Harvard University (1859) and Amherst College (1865). On July 30, 1856, he married Eliza Jane Carew; their three children were John, George, and Charles. Will...

Furness, Horace Howard, 1865-1930

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This is Horace Howard Furness, Jr., son of Horace Howard Furness. Both father and son were Philadelphia Shakespeare scholars. From the description of Papers and letters to Horace Howard Furness (Sr.), W. U. Hensel, J. DeWitt Miller, Edward H. Sothern [?] and Mrs. Stevenson, 1882-ca. 1929, n.d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155883347 Horace Howard Furness, Jr. was the son of Horace Howard Furness. Both father and son were eminent Shakespeare schola...

Ferris, Mr. fl. 1903

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