Two ballads from Goethe : manuscript, [before 1863]
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Fitzgerald, Edward, 1809-1883
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Edward FitzGerald was an English author and translator, best known for his popular translation of The Rubáiyát. Born Edward Marlborough Purcell into one of the wealthiest families in England, the family name was changed when his mother inherited her family fortune. He was educated at Oxford University, after which he travelled constantly for a time and wrote poetry, as well as translating verse from several languages. Although talented, he lacked the motivation to devote himself to writing; he...
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Bernard Quaritch (1819-1899) was a London bookseller; he founded the firm of Bernard Quaritch in 1847. The Bernard Quaritch who wrote this card is either another London bookseller of the same name (perhaps a son) or an employee writing in the name of the firm. From the description of Postal card to Horace Howard Furness, 1871-1901. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155884496 Epithet: bookseller British Library Archives and Manuscripts Cata...
Ritchie, Anne Thackeray, 1837-1919
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English novelist; daughter of W. M. Thackeray. From the description of Prayer : autograph manuscript : [n.p.], 1865 June 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270858284 Ann Isabella Ritchie was the elder daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1861), a well-known Victorian novelist. Anne was a prolific novelist, essayist and writer of memoirs. By 1875, The Works of Miss Thackeray had been published in eight volumes (Smith, Elder & Company), extended to 15 volumes by 18...
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863
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Amy Crowe (1831-1865) was a family friend who lived with Thackeray as his adopted daughter and later married Thackerays̓ cousin Edward Talbot Thackeray. From the description of [Letter] to Amy Crowe, 27 September [1854], 36 Onslow Sqr. Brompton. [1854] (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign). WorldCat record id: 35091085 Thackeray was an English novelist and satirist. J. Pearson and Co. and George William Childs were booksellers in London. Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchi...
