Wilfrid Meynell letters, 1900-1908.

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Wilfrid Meynell letters, 1900-1908.

The collection consists of two letters: to Dear Mr. Editor, 21 March 1900, stating his article is nearly ready; to Dear Mr. Bentley, 28 July 1908, indicating he sent the Shelley article, originally written eighteen years before for the Dublin, but declined.

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Meynell, Wilfrid, 1852-1948

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Wilfrid Meynell was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Yorkshire on November 17, 1852. Birth registry and census records indicate that he was probably born Wilfrid Isaac Mennell, to George and Hannah (Tuke) Mennell, but documentation of his name change to "Meynell" is lacking. His family was Quaker, but at the age of eighteen Wilfrid converted to Catholicism and moved to London to pursue a career in journalism. He also wrote poetry, contributing verses to Emily Priestman's Simple Tales (1873), and he ...