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Ashley MS B5021
- Record Id:
- 040-001980075
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001978147
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001482.0x00014f
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Ashley MS B5021
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
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Letters to T. J. Wise concerning the authenticity of the letter from P. B. Shelley to Mary Godwin dated 16 Dec. 1816, written on the death of Harriet Shelley (now 5021); 1927, n.d. [Ashley Library Catalogue, v, p. 25]. As follows:
1. Letter from R. H. Hill; 7 Dec. 1927. ff. 49, 49b.
2. Two letters from Roger Ingpen; 5, 7 Dec. 1927. ff. 50-52.
3. Two letters from B. L. Richmond; 3, 6 Dec. 1927. ff. 53, 54.
4. Part of the review by Edmund Blunden in the Times Literary Supplement for 1 Dec. 1927 of W. E. Peck, Shelley: His Life and Work, 1927, the work which provoked the controversy. f. 55.
5. Clipping from the Times Literary Supplement for 22 Dec. 1927 containing the letter from Edmund Blunden accepting that the Shelley letter was genuine. f. 56.
6. Account of Harriet Shelley's death [taken from Peck's book?]. ff. 57, 57b.
7. Certificate of Re-marriage of P. B. Shelley and Harriet Shelley, 1814. Copy in the hand of W. M. Rossetti; n.d. ff. 58, 59.
includes:
- ff. 49, 49b Reginald Harrison Hill, Librarian, National Central Library: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Reginald Harrison Hill: 1927.
- ff. 49-59 Percy Bysshe Shelley, poet: Letters, newspaper-cuttings, etc., conc. the authenticity of his letter to Mary Shelley of 16 Dec. 1816: 1927.
- ff. 50-52 Roger Eric Ingpen, writer: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letters and a memorandum to Thomas James Wise from Roger Eric Ingpen: 1927.
- ff. 53, 54 Sir Bruce Lyttelton Richmond, Editor, 'Times Literary Supplement': Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letters to Thomas James Wise from Sir Bruce Lyttelton Richmond: 1927: One signed.
- ff. 58, 59 William Michael Rossetti, author and art critic: Harriet Shelley, née Westbrook; 1st wife of P B Shelley: Percy Bysshe Shelley, poet: Marriage certificate of Percy Bysshe Shelley and Harriet Shelley: 1814: Copy in the hand of W. M. Rossetti, n.d.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Ashley Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001978147
040-001980075 - Is part of:
- Ashley MS A17-5768 : Ashley Manuscripts
Ashley MS B5021 : Letters to T. J. Wise concerning the authenticity of the letter from P. B. Shelley to Mary Godwin dated 16 Dec. 1816, written on… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001978147[1336]/040-001980075
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Ashley MS A17-5768
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1927
- End Date:
- 1927
- Date Range:
- 1927
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Former Internal References:
- Vol. B XI, ff. 49-59.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Hill, Reginald Harrison, Librarian National Central Library
Ingpen, Roger Eric, writer
Richmond, Bruce Lyttelton, Editor 'Times Literary Supplement', 1871-1964
Rossetti, William Michael, author and art critic
Shelley, Harriet, née Westbrook 1st wife of P B Shelley
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, poet, 1792-1822
Wise, Thomas James, book and manuscript collector, 1859-1937