Countess Alida von Krockow letters to publishers [manuscript], 1893-1904.

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Countess Alida von Krockow letters to publishers [manuscript], 1893-1904.

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The collection contains the manuscript of p. 49, of "American characters in German novels." Discusses American types represented in German Literature, particularly the character of the young girl. The collection also contains p. 30 of an untitled essay (last page only). First line: "...take to be great artists, Richard Wagner and Hans Markart, are just the ontrary kind of men to Durer, are sybaritic baggars and self-idolizing blasphemers." Disucsses the characters of various artists. In a letter, 1893 Jan 2, von Krockow writes Houghton Mifflin a lengthy review of the novel "Merlin" (1892) by Paul Heyse. She writes: "Merlin, in short, was for many years the author's mental diary, and unless his present intention not to write his memoirs be given up, the literary student will hardly come into possession of a better guide through certain circumstances of Herr Heyse's literary life than is this romance. It fills a place among his books corresponding to that which "The Mill on the Floss" fills among the writings of George Eliot." She continues to recount most of the plot of the novel. In a 1904 letter to the editor of "The Youth's Companion," [M. A. deWolfe Howe?] von Krockow writes, "I have made a sketch illustrative of 'Whitsuntide Customs in Germany' and have given it to a young artist who is a pupil of Mr. Gibson, to cast into a design fit to serve as an illustration, and will submit the same to you within a few days."

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University of Virginia. Library

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Houghton, Mifflin and Company.

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Boston, Mass., publishing firm. From the description of Houghton, Mifflin and Company note [manuscript], 1899 April 18. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 715378844 ...

Heyse, Paul, 1830-1914

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Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883

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The German opera composer Richard Wagner was at the beginning of his career at the time of this letter. From the description of Manuscript copy of letter from Richard Wagner, 1832 June 15, Leipzig, addressed to Schott's Söhne, Mainz, [1896?]. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122571065 From the guide to the Manuscript copy of letter from Richard Wagner, 1832 June 15, Leipzig, addressed to Schott's Söhne, Mainz, 1896?, (The New York Public Library. Music Divisio...

Makart, Hans, 1840-1884

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Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528

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Krockow, Alida, Gräfin von, 1856-1940.

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Published articles in "The Century" and "The Atlantic Monthly." From the description of Countess Alida von Krockow letters to publishers [manuscript], 1893-1904. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 187303520 Countess (Lida) Von Krockow published articles in "The Century" and "The Atlantic Monthly." From the description of Countess Alida von Krockow letters to publishers [manuscript], 1893-1904. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 648004756 ...

Gibson, Charles Dana, 1867-1944

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American artist and illustrator. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to Small, Maynard & Co., [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269577087 Charles Dana Gibson was an American graphic artist, noted for his creation of the "Gibson Girl", an iconic representation of the beautiful and independent American woman at the turn of the 20th century. Gibson owned a 700-acre estate in Islesboro, Me., where he and his wife spent an increasing amount of tim...

Howe, M.A. De Wolfe (Mark Antony De Wolfe), 1864-1960

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American author of numerous biographies and nonfiction accounts, many about the New England area; recipient of 1924 Pulitzer Prize for his biography, BARRETT WENDELL AND HIS LETTERS. From the description of Correspondence, 1921-1960. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122492230 Biographer, editor, historian, and poet. From the description of Papers of M.A. DeWolfe Howe, 1920,1935. (University of Vir...