Letter from George Borrow to his wife, describing his travels in the Balkans; 30 July 1844. Ashley Library Catalogue, i, p. 49. includes: ff. 90-91b Mary Borrow, wife of G Borrow: George Borrow, writer: Letters to Mary Borrow from George Borrow: 1832-[1859?].
'The Song of Deardra': a poem translated from the Irish by George Borrow; n.d. Autograph fair copy, written on both sides of an octavo leaf of cream laid paper. Watermark '18[ ]'. The text differs in several places from, and has one stanza less than, that printed in The Works of George Borrow, v...
'The Three Expectants': a ballad by George Borrow; after 1833 or after 1855. Autograph fair copy, written on both sides of one quarto leaf of blue laid paper, and on one side only of another. Watermark part of the figure of Britannia and part of a date, either '1833' or '1855'. First printed, by...
'Emelian the Fool': a story translated from the Russian by George Borrow; 1861-1862. Autograph fair copy of the introduction, written in ink and pencil on both sides of one quarto leaf of blue laid paper, and on one side only of a second. When the MS. was written the leaves formed one folio leaf...
'The Story of Tim': a story translated from the Russian by George Borrow; [1854-1862]: . includes: f. 97 George Borrow, writer: Introduction to `The Story of Tim' by George Borrow: [1862?]: Autogr. draft.
'The Story of Tim': a story translated from the Russian by George Borrow; [1854-1862]. Autograph draft, written on both sides of eight octavo leaves of grey wove paper (ff. 1-8), on both sides of nine octavo leaves of blue laid paper (ff. 9-17), and on one side only of another octavo leaf of blue laid paper (f. 18). Watermark (blue paper only) 'Sawston/1854'. The story is entitled as above. A130 is an autograph draft of part of the introduction, written on one side only of a part quarto leaf...
Letter from George Borrow to his mother telling of his success in distributing testaments in the country surrounding Madrid; 5 August 1838. Printed in C. K. Shorter, George Borrow and his Circle, 1913, pp. 193-194. Ashley Library Catalogue, i, p. 60. includes: f. 98 George Borrow, writer: A....
Letter from Robert Bridges to Edmund Gosse, thanking him for an invitation to meet the Prime Minister; 17 Nov. 1913. Ashley Library Catalogue, x, p. 24. includes: ff. 99-101 Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Robert Seymour Bridges, OM; Poet Laureate: Letter to Sir Edmund William Gosse from R...
Letters from the Rev. Stopford A. Brooke to T. J. Wise, 23 April 1888-16 May 1908 includes: ff. 102-104b Reverend Stopford Augustus Brooke, author: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letters to Thomas James Wise from Rev. Stopford Augustus Brooke: 1888-1908.
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