Autograph letter signed from F.W.H. Myers, Leckhampton House, Cambridge, to Sydney Smith, Esq., Edinburgh [manuscript], 1890 April 27.

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Autograph letter signed from F.W.H. Myers, Leckhampton House, Cambridge, to Sydney Smith, Esq., Edinburgh [manuscript], 1890 April 27.

Myers has not read Mr. Donnelly's work; refers to the Shakespeare-Bacon question, particularly with regards to poetry. Addressed to Smith at 27 Lauder Road, Grange, Edinbro.'

1 leaf ; 12 x 8 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7525906

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Myers, F. W. H. (Frederic William Henry), 1843-1901

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English physical researcher and essayist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to William Cowper-Temple, 1878 Apr. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 770114329 ...

Donnelly, Ignatius, 1831-1901

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Myers, F. W. H. (Frederic William Henry), 1843-1901

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English physical researcher and essayist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to William Cowper-Temple, 1878 Apr. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 770114329 ...

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. ...

Smith, Sydney, fl. 1890

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Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626

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Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban, 1561-1626, English philosopher, statesman and essayist best known for theories on scientific experimentation; knighted in 1603, created Baron Verulam in 1618, and created Viscount St Alban in 1621; Lord Chancellor, 1618; died 1626. From the guide to the A Coppy of a letter Conceived to bee writt to the late Duke of Buckingham..., c1650-1700, (Senate House Library, University of London) ...