Ashley MS 1895, A1896, A1977, A1982, A4433, 5071, 5266, 5267
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'Poems and Ballads Second Series' by A. C. Swinburne. Autograph drafts and a fair copy of poems included in Poems and Ballads Second Series, 1878. Ashley Library Catalogue, vi, pp. 47, 138-141; vii, pp. 32-33, 35, 47. Except where expressly stated, the MSS. are not dated, entitled or signed, and the poems were published for the first time in Poems and Ballads Second Series, 1878, to which page references apply.
Letter from A. C. Swinburne to Edmund Gosse, 15 Oct. 1879Octavo; ff. i+3 (f. 3 envelope). (Letter 974 in C. Y. Lang, Swinburne Letters, vols. i-vi, 1959-1962). Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Algernon Charles Swinburne, poet: Letter to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Algernon Charles Swinburne:...
Letter from A. C. Swinburne to W. M. Rossetti, chiefly discussing Rossetti's Memoir of Shelley and The Poetical Works of P. B. Shelley, both 1870; 15 Jan. 1870. Printed in C. Y. Lang, Swinburne Letters, ii, 1959, pp. 81-86. Ashley Library Catalogue, viii, pp. 195-198. Octavo; ff. ii+8. William...
Parodies by A. C. Swinburne of the poetry of Robert Browning. Autograph drafts and fair copies. Ashley Library Catalogue, vi, pp. 154-155. As follows:― 1. 'Seriera', a parody of 'Wanting is―What?', the first poem in Jocoseria, 1883; [1883?]. a. Draft, heavily revised, written on one side only ...
'Poems and Ballads Third Series'. 'To a Seamew'; 1886. Fair copy, with twelve words revised, written on one side only of eight octavo leaves of cream wove paper. Watermark 'Hieratica / (a vegetable Parchment) / J. S & Co.' The text found in the fair copy is identical with that printed on pp....
'Poems and Ballads Third Series'. by A. C. Swinburne. Autograph drafts and fair copies of poems included in Poems and Ballads Third Series, 1889. Ashley Library Catalogue, vi, pp. 159, 169, 170, 172, 173, 175, 204, 205. Except where expressly stated, the MSS. are not dated, entitled or signed, and the poems were published for the first time in Poems and Ballads Third Series, 1889, to which page references apply.
Two Letters from A. C. Swinburne to W. T. Watts[-Dunton], concerning the death of Swinburne's brother Edward; both 31 July [1891]. Printed in C. Y. Lang, op. cit., vi, 1962, pp. 12-15. Also included are three letters (ff. 8-12) from Edward Swinburne to Watts[-Dunton], concerning employment, join...
Letter from A. C. Swinburne to W. M. Rossetti, concerning Shakes-peare's Othello; 9 Feb. 1902. Printed in C. Y. Lang, Swinburne Letters, vi, 1962, pp. 158-159. Ashley Library Catalogue, viii, p. 200. Octavo; ff. ii+3. William Michael Rossetti, author and art critic: Algernon Charles Swinburne,...
Letter from Alfred, Lord Tennyson, to J. H. Leigh Hunt, chiefly concerning the provision of autobiographical details for S. C. Hall; postmarked 13 July 1837. The letter is printed, not wholly accurately, in Ashley Library Catalogue, vii, p. 110, and a facsimile is included between pp. 108 and 10...
Letter, with envelope, from Alfred, Lord Tennyson, to A. C. Swinburne, thanking him for his Birthday Ode; [30] Aug. 1891. Ashley Library Catalogue, vii, p. 156. Octavo; ff. i+2. Algernon Charles Swinburne, poet: Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson; Poet Laureate: Letter to Algernon Charles Swi...