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51. Ashley MS A1384, A1395, A1445, 1447, A1883, A1935, A3864

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS A1384, A1395, A1445, 1447, A1883, A1935, A3864
Title:
Letters (34), one postcard and one letter-card from W. M. Rossetti to W. T. Watts[-Dunton]; 3 April [1876 or 1879?]- 15 April 1910. The letters reflect Watts-Dunton's career as solicitor turned man of letters, adviser on practical matters to the Rossetti's, and guardian of Swinburne. Among the subjects on which his advice is sought are the libel case R. H. Shepherd v. The Athenæum, arising out of a review contributed by W. M. Rossetti to the issue of 14 Sept. 1878, in which he described Shep...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Greek, Modern, Italian, and Norwegian
Date Range:
1876-1910
Extent:
7 items

52. Ashley MS B1189, A1192, A1193, A1196*, B1197, B3672

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS B1189, A1192, A1193, A1196*, B1197, B3672
Title:
Letters (6) from George Moore to Edmund Gosse; 8 June [1895]-28 March 1917. In the letters Moore discusses his Mildred Lanson and Esther Waters, 1894 (B1189), asks for Gosse's advice on a point of doctrine of the Plymouth Brethren in connection with the revision of p. 147 of Esther Waters for a new edition (A1192), explains the significance of Evelyn Innes, 1898 (A1193), discusses an article by Gosse on Hérédia (A1196*), and asks him to point out any printer's errors he may have noticed in M...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Greek, Modern, Italian, and Norwegian
Date Range:
8 Jun [1895]-28 Mar 1917
Extent:
6 items

53. Ashley MS B509, B2945, B2955

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS B509, B2945, B2955
Title:
Letters (5) from Jessie Conrad to T. J. Wise, concerning the death of Joseph Conrad (2 Sept. 1924), sending a copy of 'this little preface [by Joseph Conrad] to the Cookery Book' (14 Oct. 1921), and sending a book and a pamphlet (15, 19, 21 Oct. 1925); 14 October 1921-21 October 1925. [Ashley Library Catalogue, i, p. 256; viii, pp. 127, 131].
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Greek, Modern, Italian, Latin, and Norwegian
Date Range:
14 Oct 1921-21 Oct 1925
Extent:
3 items

54. Ashley MS A248, A277, A2531, A2540, B2551

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS A248, A277, A2531, A2540, B2551
Title:
Letters (5) from Robert Browning to F. J. Furnivall; 15 Sept. 1881-13 Dec. 1886. Printed in T. L. Hood, Letters of Robert Browning Collected by T. J. Wise, 1933. In the letter of 15 Sept. 1881 where Browning discusses the metre of 'Hervé Riel' and 'A Toccata of Galuppi's' Hood has not printed the marks of scansion which Browning wrote above his examples. Ashley Library Catalogue, i, pp. 112, 115, 129, 130, 134. For further letters from Browning to Furnivall see A2527, 2542, A2549.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Greek, Modern, Italian, Latin, and Norwegian
Date Range:
15 Sep 1881-13 Dec 1886
Extent:
5 items

55. Ashley MS B238, B252, B253, B2533, B3562, 5714

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS B238, B252, B253, B2533, B3562, 5714
Title:
Letters (6) from Robert Browning to Edmund Gosse; 19 Aug. 1876-23 Feb. 1888. Printed in T. L. Hood, Letters of Robert Browning Collected by T. J. Wise, 1933, with the exception of B252. Ashley Library Catalogue, [i, pp. 107, 117, 118;] iii, p. 95.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Greek, Modern, Italian, Latin, and Norwegian
Date Range:
19 Aug 1876-23 Feb 1888
Extent:
6 items

56. Ashley MS A1775-7,A1779,B1780-1,A1783-4,A1786-7,1788,A1790,B1792-5,A1796,B1800,B4306,B4307,B4310,5055-6

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS A1775-7,A1779,B1780-1,A1783-4,A1786-7,1788,A1790,B1792-5,A1796,B1800,B4306,B4307,B4310,5055-6
Title:
Letters (31) from Robert Louis Stevenson to Edmund Gosse; 16 April 1879-1 Dec. 1894. A1775, 1776, A1779, 1788, A1790, B1794, B1795, A1796, B1800, B4307, B4310 and 5055, letters II, III, IV, V, VII, VIII, have envelopes. Stevenson and Gosse probably met in 1873 or 1874, and remained on intimate terms until the end of Stevenson's life - indeed, the last letter in this collection (5055, ff. 28-31, of which ff. 28b, 29b-30b are in the hand of his step-daughter, Mrs Isobel Strong) was written onl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Greek, Modern, and Italian
Date Range:
16 Apr 1879-1 Dec 1894
Extent:
23 items

57. Ashley MS A469, A492, A493, B498, A1986, A2948, A2950, A2951

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS A469, A492, A493, B498, A1986, A2948, A2950, A2951
Title:
Letters (8) from Joseph Conrad to T. J. Wise; 1919-1922. In the letters among other matters Conrad sends Wise portions of the MS. of The Rover, and describes his methods (22 July 1922), describes the composition of The Rescue (16 Feb. 1919), and sends copies of his Life and Letters and Some Reminiscences (4 Oct. 1921), of the English edition of The Rescue (5 July 1920), and of his 'booklets on J. Galsworthy and The Dover Patrol' (19 October 1922). Ashley Library Catalogue, i, pp. 238, 252-25...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Greek, Modern, Italian, Latin, and Norwegian
Date Range:
1919-1922
Extent:
8 items

58. Ashley MS 1448, A1852, B4060, B5587

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS 1448, A1852, B4060, B5587
Title:
Letters (91) and a postcard from W. M. Rossetti to T. J. Wise; 8 Jan. 1886-27 March 1913. The greater part of the letters concerns the Shelley Society (1886-1892), of which Wise was Secretary from 1887 and Rossetti Chairman. One of the factors contributing to the downfall of the Society was Wise's extravagant policy of issuing facsimile reprints, and the letters reveal Rossetti's patience and generosity contrasted with Wise's incompetence and duplicity. Another subject which features largely...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Greek, Modern, Italian, and Norwegian
Date Range:
8 Jan 1886-27 Mar 1913
Extent:
4 items

59. Ashley MS B275, B2537, A2549, B2553, B4719

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS B275, B2537, A2549, B2553, B4719
Title:
Letters (7) from Robert Browning to his son R. W. B. Browning; 11 Oct. 1887-21 Oct. 1889. With the exception of B275, B2537 and B4719 the letters are printed in T. L. Hood, Letters of Robert Browning Collected by T. J. Wise, 1933. A2549 comprises in addition a letter from Browning to F. J. Furnivall, 16 July 1889 (ff. 77-78b), and a letter from Browning to Norman MacColl, 9 July 1889 (f. 79). The letters are printed in Hood, pp. 311-313. Ashley Library Catalogue, i, pp. [121, 129, 132,] 134,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Greek, Modern, Italian, Latin, and Norwegian
Date Range:
11 Oct 1887-21 Oct 1889
Extent:
5 items

60. Ashley MS A205, A2503, A4145

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS A205, A2503, A4145
Title:
Letters (5) from the Rev. Stopford A. Brooke to T. J. Wise, mostly thanking Wise for the gift of various books; 19 Feb. 1888-16 May 1908. Ashley Library Catalogue, i, p. 89; v, p. 128. For two further letters from Brooke to Wise see 2502.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Greek, Modern, Italian, Latin, and Norwegian
Date Range:
19 Feb 1888-16 May 1908
Extent:
3 items