Felicia Hemans manuscript material : 54 items, 1805-1834.

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Felicia Hemans manuscript material : 54 items, 1805-1834.

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The Felicia Hemans manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection is comprised of writings and correspondence. The writings include: a holograph poem written when she was eleven years old, titled, "Lines on my Sister's Grotto in Wales"; a two-volume commonplace book kept by Hemans and her sister; and a holograph draft of her poem, "The Graves of a Household." The bulk of the correspondence is dated between 1821 and 1830 and discusses publishing matters, family and social arrangements, and the production of her play, Vespers of Palermo. Correspondents include: the writer Maria Jane Jewsbury; the historian Henry Hart Milman; the publisher John Murray; and over twenty others.

54 items

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 7377868

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Sherer, Moyle, 1789-1869

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Simpson, James, 1781-1853

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Smyth, Amelia Gillespie.

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Jewsbury, Maria Jane, 1800-1833

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Maria Jane Jewsbury, English writer and literary reviewer. From the description of Maria Jane Jewsbury manuscript material : 1 item, [ca. 1826-1833] (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 445519396 Author. From the description of Papers, 1830-1847 and n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 24778361 ...

Roscoe, Thomas, 1791-1871

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Murray, John, 1778-1843

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John Murray was an important and successful British publisher. He was among the first publishers to form connections with authors, notably Byron, and traveled in literary circles. A consummate businessman, he was often guided by his Tory principles; he founded the Quarterly Review in part to give voice to his political views. From the description of John Murray letter to General Malcolm, ca. 1812. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 51999696 Britis...

Taylor, John, 1757-1832

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Relfe, Lupton

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Watts, Alaric Alexander, 1797-1864

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English poet and journalist. From the description of Portion of autograph letter signed, ? Dec. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270660919 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Hotel de Lile, to Moore, 1828 Aug. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270660932 English poet. From the description of Papers, 1819-1857. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 28411542 English poet, editor, and publisher of literary journals. ...

Milman, Henry Hart, 1791-1868

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Epithet: Reverend; Professor of Poetry, Oxford British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000474.0x0001fd Henry Hart Milman, historian and dean of St. Paul's Cathedral. From the guide to the Henry Hart Milman manuscript material : 3 items, ca. 1828-1839, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Epithet: Subject of Mss Eur E301 British Library...

Browne, Miss

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Lawrence, Mrs. (Rose)

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Hemans, Mrs., 1793-1835

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Felicia Hemans was one of the first successful female English career poets. For a brief time, she was the most popular and acclaimed poet writing in England. Mrs. Hemans embodies a significant transition in English poetry from Romantic lyricism to the moral and patriotic themes prevalent in the Victorian era. From the description of Felicia Hemans letters and poems, 1825, n.d. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50039596 Felicia Dorothea Browne Hem...