R. H. Horne manuscript material : 11 items, 1839-1883

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R. H. Horne manuscript material : 11 items, 1839-1883

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· Holograph account booklet of money collected for Leigh Hunt : 1838-1840 : (H'ANA 0074) : [12] leaves (6 sheets folded and sewn); titled, "Receipts for Private LIst"; with the note at the top of the first page, "Money collected by me for Leigh Hunt, in consequence of the delay of the Govt in granting him a Pension. R. H. Horne." · Holograph Private List to benefit Leigh Hunt : [1839-1840] : (H'ANA 0075) : 6 p. on copying paper; begins, "The following List comprises the names of certain individuals who are anxious to testify a cordial recollection of their obligations to an old and tired servant of Literature." Sleeved along with a copy of the printed Private List. · Holograph annotations in a copy of Shelley's Essays, Letters from Abroad (1845) : [1845 and after] : (S'ANA 0904) : marginalia and underlinings, mostly in pencil, throughout Pforzheimer copy 2 of the book. Shelved with books under "Shelley." · To the editor of The Academy : 1 autograph letter (carbon copy) : 19 Apr 1779 : (MISC 2112) : 9 p.; correcting misinformation printed concerning what he and Charles J. Wells did when William Hazlitt died; begins, "In the kindly and highly appreciating letters of your correspndents, Mr. Edmund W. Gosse and Mr. W. J. Linton, some remarks are made which require a reply from me." Published in The Academy, 19 Apr 1879, p. 349-350. · To Leigh Hunt, poet and critic : 1 autograph letter signed : 20 Jun [1839?] : (H'ANA 0073) : from High gate Cemetery; on mourning stationery; about a turtle that died and was unfit for the tureen; begins, "At 38 Finsbury Square on the night of Monday last the 17th instant ..."; with the envelope. · To Mr. George Redway : 1 autograph postcard signed : 10 Jan 1883 : (MISC 3178) : from 7 Northumberland St. W.; begins, "Not hearing from you to date (5:30 P.M.) ... · To Mrs. Stuart : 1 autograph letter signed (2 carbon copies) : Aug 1860 : (MISC 211) : from Melbourne; begins, "Our conversation the other evening, at your brother's house, during which it suddenly and accidentally came to light that you were on intimate terms with my old friend and schoolfellow, Charles Wells ..." Each copy with some autograph ink notes in Horne's hand. · To Thomas Noon Talfourd, writer, judge, and politician : 1 autograph letter signed : 17 Apr 1839 : (H'ANA 0074a) : from 75 Gloucester Place, Portman Sq.; relating to the Private List to benefit Leigh Hunt (see H'ANA 0074-0075); begins, "I have just recd. the 9£ for Private List in the name of Ablett, Donkin and Montgomery ..." · To Charles J. Wells, lawyer and poet : 3 items : -- 1 autograph letter signed (copy) : 26 Nov 1877 : (MISC 2113) : from 7 Northumberland St. W.; begins, "Pending the editing , and proposed revision (by me) of certain portions of your third edition of "Joseph & his Brethren" ..."; along with an autograph note in Horne's hand describing the letter. -- 1 autograph letter signed (copy) : [no date] : (MISC 2116) : torn into two parts; begins, "Oblige me by giving the enclosed to your sister." -- Two leaves of extracts from letters to Wells : 1877-1878 : (MISC 2114) : one leaf autograph in ink, the other a carbon copy of an autograph page.

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859

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English essayist and poet. From the description of [Letters] / Leigh Hunt. [1848-1856] (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 234302986 From the description of Criticism on female beauty : notes, ca. 1824. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122510755 Leigh Hunt moved from Chelsea to Kensington in 1840. From the description of Leigh Hunt, letter : Kensington, England : Autograph note signed, [1840?] Nov. 22. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record...

Wells, Charles, 1800-1879

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Poet; friend of Hazlitt, Hunt and Keats. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : Marseilles, to unidentified recipients, 1876 Aug. 28 and [no year] Oct. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872473 Epithet: alias 'H L Howard', poet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000352.0x00025c ...

Hazlitt, William, 1778-1830

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In October 1812, William Hazlitt was hired by the Morning Chronicle as a parliamentary reporter. Soon he met John Hunt, publisher of the Examiner, and his younger brother Leigh Hunt, the poet and essayist, who edited the weekly paper. Hazlitt began to contribute miscellaneous essays to the Examiner in 1813, and the scope of his work for the Chronicle was expanded to include drama criticism, literary criticism, and political essays. In 1814 the Champion was added to the list of periodicals that a...

Horne, R. H. (Richard H.), 1802-1884

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Richard Hengist Horne (1803-1884) was an English author. From the description of Correspondence of R. H. Horne, 1847-1877. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122369262 Poet, born near London, migrating to Australia to try his fortune on the gold fields in 1852. Member of the Melbourne Literary Group which included Clarke, Gordon and Kendall. Returned to England in 1869. Among his work, he wrote the epic poem Orion,edited the Ne...