Small drawing (purple pencil) of four snowdrops by Christina Rossetti. Annotated beneath in Rossetti's hand (also purple pencil): 'I doubt whether you will make out my copy from nature'. No signature. A subsequent pencil annotation on the verso, in another hand, supplies a date for the drawing ...
Christina Rossetti letter to Ellinor Davenport Adams
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Brief autograph letter from Christina Rossetti to the author Ellinor Davenport Adams, referring to the signing of an unspecified 'Petition': 'My own efforts in a corner of the literary field ought to put me in sympathy with those who have cultivated a wider area, and my own weak health with ever...
Letters to William Henry Haggard from Edward Bulwer-Lytton regarding the Second Anglo-Afghan War
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Two letters to W H Haggard from Edward Bulwer-Lytton, as Viceroy of India, regarding his opinion of intervention in Afghanistan both before and after the British invasion.
Letter from Edward Bulwer-Lytton to William Henry Haggard regarding public opinion of invading Afghanistan
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Letter marked as "private" to William Haggard from Edward Bulwer-Lytton, favourably discussing intervening in Afghanistan. Bulwer-Lytton comments on the change in foreign policy following the resignation of Lord Derby, the shift of public opinion towards intervention, and the tendency of the gove...
Letter from Edward Bulwer-Lytton to William Henry Haggard reviewing the first phase of the Second Anglo-Afghan War
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Letter from Edward Bulwer-Lytton to William Haggard reviewing the military and political situation following the defeat of Sher Ali. Bulwer-Lytton conveys his thanks and admiration to Ronald Thomson; discusses political relations with France and Persia; suggests the deployment of a British ironcl...
Letter from Richard Cobden to Lord Lyttelton regarding corn laws
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Letter from Richard Cobden to Lord Lyttelton in opposition of the corn laws. Cobden claims that the corn laws would allow one class to profit by injustice and that further legislation would transfer unfair advantage to other industries. He suggests a tax on bread should only go ahead if levied at...
Letters from Lindsay Anderson, Peggy Ashcroft, and Hugh Beaumont
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Letters to Sir Ralph Richardson and Meriel Forbes from Lindsay Anderson, film director, Peggy Ashcroft, actress, and Hugh 'Binkie' Beaumont, theatre manager. These letters discuss plays and social events.
Letters addressed to Sir Ralph Richardson and his second wife, Meriel Forbes, from eminent actors and playwrights. This sub-series consists of the more extensive collections of letters.
Letters to Sir Ralph Richardson and Meriel Forbes from Sir John Gielgud. These letters discuss plays, including a production in New York, films, work in Los Angeles, and social events. They also offer thanks for various presents. This folder also includes a letter of condolence to Lady Richard...