John Cam Hobhouse manuscript material : 38 items, 1818-1864

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John Cam Hobhouse manuscript material : 38 items, 1818-1864

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The John Cam Hobhouse manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings and correspondence. The writings include: a holograph English translation from the original Greek of Thomas Love Peacock's poem, "A White-Bait Dinner"; a holograph poem addressed to Peacock, "Ad, or In, Titum-Amorellum Pavonium"; and notebook of holograph notes in Italian and English on Berni, Montaigne, Bayle, Roscoe, and others. The correspondence is dated chiefly between 1823 and 1850, and discusses publishing matters, his political career, and various matters relating to Lord Byron and his legacy. Correspondents include: Thomas Love Peacock; the politician and writer Sir John Bowring; the philanthropist Angela Burdett-Coutts; and the portrait painter John Jackson. John Cam Hobhouse, Baron Broughton, English politician and friend of Lord Byron.

38 items

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 7351037

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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