Literary papers and correspondence of A.J.A. Symons, with some related material. ca. 1923-1942.

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Literary papers and correspondence of A.J.A. Symons, with some related material. ca. 1923-1942.

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Comprises: (1) Fragmentary autograph manuscript drafts of a critical work by Symons on Edgar Allan Poe, followed by two versions of it in typescript, with autograph manuscript corrections, all probably written not before 1923; (2) Autograph manuscript and typescript correspondence of Symons, notably with Philip Gosse and members of the Wine and Food Society, partially dated 1932 - 1938, including many stamped-addressed envelopes and postcards, and two letters from Percy [Muir?] of Elkin Mathews Ltd to Philip Gosse dated 22 November 1941 and 25 February 1942 concerning the possibility of someone writing a biography of Symons (then recently deceased). Amongst the correspondence relating to the Wine and Food Society there are several printed brochures concerning the activities of the Society and some of their banquets, and also a press cutting concerning the rejection of Wyndham Lewis's portrait of T.S. Eliot by the Royal Academy extracted from the London 'Evening Standard' for 25 April 1938.

1 box; manuscript, typescript, postcards, press cuttings, and printed material.

Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849

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Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author, poet, and critic. In 1834 Poe married his cousin Virginia, who was not quite fourteen at the time, and began seriously seeking a means of supporting "his family." In the spring of 1835, the family moved back to Richmond where Poe took a position with the Southern Literary Messenger . Poe used the opportunity to publish several of his poems and short tales in the paper, but he also began developing his reputation as a pugnacious critic by contr...

Gosse, Philip, 1879-1959

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Son of Sir Edmund William Gosse Epithet: general practitioner and writer on natural history British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000613.0x0002b7 ...

Wine and Food Society

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Symons, A.J.A. (Alphonse James Albert), 1900-1941

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Alphonse James Albert Symons was born in a suburb of London and privately educated, until apprenticed to a furrier at age fourteen. With little experience in the book trade, he founded the First Editions Club, and soon published a bibliography of William Butler Yeats. An avid collector, he was editor of the Book-Collector's Quarterly, establishing himself as an authority on literature of the 1890s with essays and lectures. He wrote several biographies, notably The Quest for Corvo, an innovative ...