Thomas Medwin manuscript material : 38 items, 1821-1865

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Thomas Medwin manuscript material : 38 items, 1821-1865

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The Thomas Medwin manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings and correspondence. The writings include: a holograph essay, "Gossip on Smoking in General, & Smokers in particular"; autograph emendations for a next edition in a copy of his Life of Percy Bysshe Shelley; and several poems, including translations from Catullus. The bulk of the correspondence is from between 1821 and 1847. Correspondents include: the printer and publisher Richard Bentley; German poet and translator Ferdinand Freiligrath; publisher, writer and editor Charles Ollier; Jane Williams, of the Shelley circle; and over a dozen others.

38 items

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 8189521

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Williams, Jane, 1798-1884.

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Bentley, Richard, 1794-1871

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Richard Bentley was a London publisher, first with Colburn and Bentley, later with Bentley and Sons. Bentley published many of England's most popular writers, including Dickens, Thackeray, Wilkie Collins, Marie Corelli, and Mrs. Henry Wood. He also published important English editions of American authors such as Poe and Cooper. From the description of Richard Bentley letter to J. LeSouèˆf, 1833 Nov. 18. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 58802263 ...

Hannen, James Hannen, Baron, 1821-1901

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Christie, James, 1773-1831

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English antiquary and auctioneer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to an unidentified correspondent, 1826 Nov. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270623060 James Christie the younger. Epithet: antiquary and auctioneer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000205.0x000133 ...

Newby, Thomas Cautley

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Epithet: formerly publisher British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001390.0x0000a2 ...

Colburn, Henry, ?-1855

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Henry Colburn was a British bookseller and publisher, known for his assertive marketing practices; he issued works by William Godwin, Mary Shelley, and Benjamin Disraeli, among others. Colburn also founded and edited the New Monthly Magazine (1814), the Literary Gazette (1817), and the United Service Journal and Naval and Military Magazine (1829). From the guide to the Henry Colburn manuscript material : 9 items, 1840-1841, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection...

Medwin, Mary Catherine.

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Westmacott, C. M. (Charles Molloy), 1787 or 1788-1868

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A. and W. Galignani (Firm)

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Anthony and William Galignani, British publishers and booksellers in Paris. Sons of Italian-born publisher Giovanni Galignani, they took over the family business upon his death in 1821. From the description of A. and W. Galignani manuscript material : 1 item, 1821 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 232157787 ...

Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805-1882

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William Harrison Ainsworth was an English novelist. From the description of William Harrison Ainsworth collection of papers, [1836]-1889. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 144652063 From the guide to the William Harrison Ainsworth collection of papers, 1823]-1889, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) Epithet: novelist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Per...

Medwin, Thomas, 1788-1869

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English author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Vevey, Switzerland, to the French translator of his Conversations of Lord Byron, [1824] Dec. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270638351 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Westminster chess club [London], to "A. B.", 1835 Sept. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270638465 English author Thomas Medwin was a schoolmate of his cousin, Percy Shelley. He left his post in the army for reasons...

Ollier, Charles, 1788-1859

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Charles Ollier, English publisher, writer, and editor. From the guide to the Charles Ollier manuscript material : 3 items, 1845-1855, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) English publisher of Shelley and Keats. From the description of Autograph document signed : London, 1834 Feb. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872065 Publisher, writer, and editor Charles Ollier was bor...

Freiligrath, Ferdinand, 1810-1876

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German poet and revolutionary. From the description of Letters, to Karl Heinzen, 1845-1848. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34367510 Ferdinand Freiligrath was a popular and important 19th century German poet. His evolution from early lyrical poems to mature, politically aware works mirrors Germany's literary transition from Romanticism to social concern. Freiligrath was also a significant translator of English works into German. From the description...

Ollier, James

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Epithet: brother of C Ollier Shelley's publisher British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000613.0x00016e ...

James Carpenter and Son

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