Autograph letter signed from G. Birkbeck Hill, 3, Park Crescent, Oxford, to Thomas Thring [manuscript], 1888 January 10.

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Autograph letter signed from G. Birkbeck Hill, 3, Park Crescent, Oxford, to Thomas Thring [manuscript], 1888 January 10.

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He has no doubt that the autograph is that of Dr. Richard Farmer of Emmanuel College. Cites a letter from Johnson to Farmer concerning Mr. Steevens' request to annotate a catalogue of all the translations of Shakespeare's dramatic works.

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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Steevens, George, 1736-1800

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English commentator on Shakespear. From the description of Autograph letter signed with initials : Hampstead Heath, to Dr. Lort, 1783 Mar. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270579166 Written during the Gordon Riots, a week of unrest in London sparked by the government's increased tolerance of Roman Catholics. From the description of Letter, 1780 June 9, Hampstead Heath, to an unnamed correspondent. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122445428 English commen...

Farmer, Richard, 1735-1797

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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. ...

Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784

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Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was one of the leading literary figures of eighteenth-century England. He is best remembered for compiling the first comprehensive dictionary of the English language, published in 1755. Prominent among his diverse other works, he also wrote the satirical History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia (1759), edited The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare (1765), and produced the important Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets (first collect...

Thring, Thomas, fl. 1888

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Hill, George Birkbeck Norman, 1835-1903

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