Autograph letters and postcards signed from W.J. Rolfe, Cambridge, Massachusetts, to various recipients [manuscript], 1880-1882.

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Autograph letters and postcards signed from W.J. Rolfe, Cambridge, Massachusetts, to various recipients [manuscript], 1880-1882.

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Recipients include: F.G. Fleay, J. Parker Norris, and unidentified. Many of the letters concern the loss of Fleay's paper on Henry IV, which Fleay deems "suspicious." Discusses the transfer of various other works on Shakespeare criticism in progress and mentions the new magazine, Shakespeariana.

15 items ; 77 x 130 mm to 180 x 230 mm.

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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Fleay, Frederick Gard, 1831-1909

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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...

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...