Elizabeth Inchabald manuscript material : 5 items, 1799-1809

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Elizabeth Inchabald manuscript material : 5 items, 1799-1809

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· Charles Burney, schoolmaster and book collector : 2 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 22 Jun 1803 : (MISC 3621a) : from London; begins, "I trust you will pardon the Liberty I take in applying to you for information on a subject which is of much importance to an old and an infirm man ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 25 Jun 1803 : (MISC 3621b) : begins, "I cannot resist the pleasure of returning you thanks immediately ..." · To William Godwin, philosopher and novelist : 1 autograph letter signed : [on or before 18 Jul 1801] : (G'ANA 0008) : from Leicester Square; begins, "I admire the work you did me the favour to send me, very much." Docketed with the date received, in Godwin's hand (G 0204). Published with commentary as SC 35 in Shelley and his Circle v. I, p. 253. · To William Hoare, Esq. at no. 3 Powis Place, Great Ormond Street : 1 autograph letter signed : 3 Dec 1799 : from Leicester Square; begins, "Your invitation for so remarkable a day, and with such early notice, does me particular honour ..." · To Amelia Opie, novelist and poet : 1 autograph letter signed : 7 Dec [1809?] : (O'ANA 0008) : including remarks about Godwin; begins, "I thank you so much for your letter, and especially for your consideration in telling me the secret of Mr. Barbauld's death ..." Published in Brightwell's Memorials of the Life of Amelia Opie (1854), p. 138-9. Mounted in the Pforzheimer Collection's grangerized copy of Brightwell's Memorials; shelved with oversized manuscript volumes. · To an unidentified "Sir" : 1 autograph letter signed : [w/m = 1807] : (MISC 4099) : begins, "I should have acknowledged the favour of your Letter much sooner, but that I have been ambitious to add a few observations, in compliance with your request, to that vast catalogue of facts which you have so charitably produced ..."

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 7531727

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Godwin, William, 1756-1836

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William Godwin (3 March 1756 – 7 April 1836) was an English journalist, political philosopher and novelist. He is considered one of the first exponents of utilitarianism and the first modern proponent of anarchism. In the conservative reaction to British radicalism, Godwin was attacked, in part because of his marriage to the feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft in 1797 and his candid biography of her after her death from childbirth. Their daughter, later known as Mary Shelley, would go on to writ...

Burney, Charles, 1757-1817

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Charles Burney, D.D., English schoolmaster and book collector. He is the brother of Fanny Burney, Madame D'Arblay, the writer. From the guide to the Charles Burney (schoolmaster and book collector) manuscript material : 1 item, 1816, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Charles Burney, D.D., English schoolmaster and book collector. From the description of Charles Burney (schoolmaster and book collector) manuscri...

Inchbald, Mrs., 1753-1821

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Elizabeth Inchbald (1753-1821) was a British actress, novelist, and dramatist. From the description of Hamlet, ca.1805? (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 80027720 Elizabeth Inchbald, English writer and actress. From the description of Elizabeth Inchabald manuscript material : 5 items, 1799-1809 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 436880525 English actress, novelist, and dramatist. Fr...

Opie, Amelia, 1769-1853

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Opie was an English Quaker author. From the description of ALS, [18]52 May 26 : Norwich [Eng.] to "Dear friend" / A. Opie. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 46956520 Amelia Opie was an English Quaker. From the description of ALS, 1824 September 29, Norwich, [Eng.] / Amelia Opie. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 262363074 Amelia Opie, née Alderson, English novelist and poet. From the guide to the Amelia Opie man...