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Letters sent by Sir James Willoughby Gordon to his wife during the Peninsular War
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Letters sent by Sir James Willoughby Gordon to his wife during June and August 1812. These letters begin on HMS Fawn on 28 Jun as Gordon sets sail from Falmouth for the Peninsular. However, bad weather forces a return to Falmouth for several days. The first letter from Lisbon is dated 12 Jul w...
Letters sent by Sir James Willoughby Gordon to his wife during the Peninsular War
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Letters sent by Sir James Willoughby Gordon to his wife during September and October 1812, some including original envelopes, one with an attached family seal. These letters begin with one on 8 Sep from Valladolid, originally enclosing a copy of a report on the position of the troops. The letter...
Letters sent by Sir James Willoughby Gordon to his wife during and after the Peninsular War
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Letters sent by Sir James Willoughby Gordon to his wife during November 1812 and Oct 1814, some including original envelopes, one with an attached family seal and one with an attached military seal. These letters begin with one on 1 Nov from Rueda, describing how the siege of Burgos was abandoned...
Official documents created by James Willoughby Gordon
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Official documents created by Gordon during the Peninsular War. Report to the King, dated 8 Sep 1812 from Valledolid, marked “Confidential and secret”, describing the transfer of the allied army's headquarters from Madrid to Valladolid, and the movements of the troops from 1-7 Sep. Memorandum of ...
Manuscript proof of 'The Wilde Myth' by Lord Alfred Douglas, with accompanying correspondence
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A copy of an unpublished, printed, manuscript proof of The Wilde Myth by Lord Alfred Douglas, with accompanying correspondence relating to the publication. The printed proof, partly annotated with the author's corrections and accompanied by a draft cover, aims to correct opinions of Oscar Wilde a...
Manuscript proof of 'The Wilde Myth' by Lord Alfred Douglas
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An unpublished printed proof of The Wilde Myth written by Lord Alfred Douglas concerning Oscar Wilde and his supporters. The book was never published due to the potential of libel. This proof is dated 2 Oct 1916 and contains the author's final corrections alongside the handwritten dedication “...
Correspondence between Alfred Douglas and publisher Martin Secker
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Handwritten and typed letters between Alfred Douglas and the publisher, Martin Secker, regarding the publication of The Wilde Myth. These letters cover the history of their engagement relating to this publication, from Douglas' initial letter requesting an advance payment on signing the contract...
Correspondence between publishers concerning 'The Wilde Myth'
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Various letters between publishers, lawyers and Lord Alfred Douglas regarding attempts to publish The Wilde Myth. This folder contains: a letter to Martin Secker from Samuel John Pryor, dated 28 Sep 1916, enclosing Pryor's letter to Douglas concerning inaccurate references to his person in the ...
Book case for proof manuscript of 'The Wilde Myth'
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Empty book case produced to store the proof manuscript of The Wilde Myth by Sir Alfred Douglas together with the related correspondence. Bound in green, with a black spine labelled "The Wilde Myth - Lord Alfred Douglas - page Proofs" and labelled inside the front cover with the bookplate of J....