Letter, 1850, Madrid, to George Ticknor, Boston.

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Letter, 1850, Madrid, to George Ticknor, Boston.

Acknowledges receipt of a copy of Ticknor's History of Spanish Literature. Del Monte has not yet written a review of said work, awaiting a Spanish translation by Gayangos. There is the threat of Garibaldi's joining forces against Spain on behalf of the Cuban insurrection.

3 p. on 1 fold. leaf. 21 cm.

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Ticknor, George, 1791-1871

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George Ticknor (1791-1871), educator and author, served as the first Smith Professor of the French and Spanish Languages and Literatures at Harvard from 1817 to 1835. After his arrival at Harvard, Ticknor became disenchanted with the school curriculum, characterizing the College as a well-disciplined high school, and began an effort to reorganize the College around four main goals: the division of students in courses according to academic proficiency and merit; the division of the ...

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Gayangos, Pascual de, 1809-1897.

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