Janet Achurch and Charles Charrington correspondence, 1887-1900.

Scott, Clement W., 1841-1904

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Clement William Scott was born in 1841 in London, England; attended Marlborough College, and became a clerk at the War office in 1860; became author and drama critic, contributing pieces to the Daily telegraph, Sunday times, Weekly dispatch, London Figaro, The observer, and others; after retiring from the civil service in 1879, he joined the staff of the Daily telegraph as drama critic, and also became editor of the Theatre in 1880; adapted French plays for the London stage; published works incl...

Hankin, St. John Emile Clavering, 1869-1909

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St. John Emile Clavering Hankin (25 September 1869 – 15 June 1909) was an English Edwardian essayist and playwright. Along with George Bernard Shaw, John Galsworthy, and Harley Granville-Barker, he was a major exponent of Edwardian "New Drama". Hankin was born in Southampton, England, and attended Malvern College and then Merton College, Oxford. Following his graduation in 1890, he became a journalist in London for the Saturday Review. In 1894 he moved to Calcutta and wrote for the India Dai...

Streeton, Arthur, Sir, 1867-1943

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Australian painter, who spent some time in England, up to 1923 when he settled permanently in Victoria. He was knighted in 1937. From the description of Letters [manuscript]. 1894-1940. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225836391 Australian artist. Streeton retired in 1938 to a cottage in Olinda in the Dandenong Ranges where he devoted himself to gardening. He died in 1943 after a long illness. From the description of Letters of Sir Arthur Streeton, 1915...

Rock, Charles, 1866-1919

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Santley, Kate, d. 1923.

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Terry, Fred, 1863-1933

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Epithet: actor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001039.0x000311 ...

Kingston, Gertrude, 1866-1937

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Epithet: actress British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000297.0x00027e English actress and theatre manager. From the description of Letters and cards : London, Essex, Bath, and Vienna, to Laurence Housman, Street, 1925-1937. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 25352415 ...

Brooke, Stopford Augustus, 1832-1916

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Stopford Augustus Brooke, British preacher and writer. His sermons reflected his liberal Christianity and social commitment. Brooke was also a lecturer and a literary critic. His English Literature (1876) is a primer which covers the work of literary figures from Caedmon to Shelley. From the guide to the Stopford A. Brooke manuscript material : 1 item, 1886, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) British clergyman and literar...

Brookfield, Charles H.E. (Charles Hallam Elton), 1857-1913

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Poel, William, 1852-1934

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William Poel was an English Shakespearean actor. He was founder and director of the Elizabethan Stage Society. His name was originally spelled William Pole. From the description of Letters to Horace Howard Furness, Jr., 1916-1928. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155884645 ...

Morris, May, 1862-1938

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May Morris was the younger daughter of William and Jane Morris. She was a skilled embroiderer, teaching embroidery and running Morris & Co.'s embroidery department. She became an important figure in the Arts & Crafts movement, and joined her father in actively promoting socialism. Her introductions to the twenty-four volume set of Williams Morris's works published between 1910 and 1915 provided fresh details of Morris's career and family life. From the description of May Morr...

Holiday, Henry, 1839-1927

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English artist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Hampstead, to Prof. Knight, 1889 Mar. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270468498 ...

Wedmore, Frederick, Sir, 1844-1921

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Charrington, Charles

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Achurch, Janet, 1863-1916

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Sharp, William, 1855-1905

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William Sharp was a noted English author, writing prolifically in every conceivable genre. After his death, it was surprisingly revealed that he was also "Fiona MacLeod," a popular mystical writer whose work became a keystone of the Celtic Renaissance. Sharp's themes of mysticism, alienation, symbolism, and spiritual exhaustion fuse mythology with modernism, anticipating the work of Eliot, Joyce, and D.H. Lawrence. From the description of William Sharp letters, 1889-1894. (Pennsylvan...

Sturgis, Julian, 1848-1904

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English author of American birth. From the description of Autograph letters signed (4) : [various places in England], to Mrs. Katherine de Kay Bronson, May 16, Sept. 21, Nov. 14, and "Weds. [ca. 1890-1900]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270580375 Epithet: author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000571.0x0002f5 ...

Granville-Barker, Harley, 1877-1946

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Granville-Barker was an English actor, producer, dramatist, and critic. From the description of Papers, 1877-1937. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122468875 From the guide to the Papers, 1877-1937., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Harley Granville-Barker began his stage career as an actor in a provincial company, before first appearing in London in 1892. He went on to have a career on the stage, acting with many well known n...

Vezin, Hermann, 1829-1910

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English actor of American birth. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [London], 12 March 1865, to [Lewis Strange Wingfield?], 1865 Mar. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270677986 Epithet: actor and writer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000623.0x000028 ...

Moscheles, Felix, 1833-1917

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English artist. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1885-1913. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 182729161 English writer and painter, son of Ignaz Moscheles. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [London], to Mr. [Joseph] Bennett, 1898 Mar. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270582628 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : London, 3 January 1904, to C. Fairfax Murray, 1904 Jan. 3...

Boughton, George Henry, 1834-1905

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Born in England, George Henry Boughton grew up in New York State but returned to England and made his reputation there. Boughton was elected to the Royal Academy of Art and known for his genre scenes of peasant life in Italy and for his illustrations to histories and romances of early New England. Boughton illustrated Washington Irving's History of New York (1886) and Hawthorne's The scarlet letter (1908) for the Grolier Club. From the description of Letter : London, to Minnie E. Noy...

Ward, Humphry, Mrs., 1851-1920

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Mary Augusta Ward was an English writer, and wife of critic Humphry Ward. She began writing literary criticism, and soon progressed to writing novels. Although not stylistically distinguished, her novels were popular because they explored interesting questions of the day. Her earnest approach was admired, and her literary attempts to bring human drama to political, sociological, or religious issues continue to provide an interesting perspective on Victorian society. From the descript...

Todhunter, John, 1839-1916

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English poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Bedford Park, W., to Professor Knight, 1890 May 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572713 ...