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| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Park, Thomas (1759-1834) | 55 |
| Dodsley, Robert | 46 |
| Dodsley, Robert (1703-1764) | 46 |
| Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016) | 41 |
| Auden, W H (1907-1973) | 35 |
| Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968) | 28 |
| Dryden, John (1631-1700) | 22 |
| Drinkwater, John (1882-1937) | 21 |
| Percy, Thomas (1729-1811) | 18 |
| Silkin, Jon (1930-1997) | 18 |
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Rosamund Marriott Watson, autograph manuscript poem 'A ruined altar'
Watson, Rosamund Marriott (1863-1911)
c. 1900
Split in half horizontally and somewhat damaged; with text written only on the two rectos
Sir Andrew Agnew, two satirical poems and a hymn
Agnew, Andrew
c.1830-1840?
Comprises: (1) 2 satirical poems, the first entitled 'To Saint Andrew Agnew' and signed by 'Ewe', the second entitled 'The "Monstre" Saint' and signed by 'Beta'; (2) A hymn, 'by Saint Andrew Agnew!' a...
Thomas Kibble Hervey, The nun, a poem
Hervey, Thomas Kibble (1799-1859)
c. 1850
Comprises the apparently original holograph manuscript of Hervey's poem 'The nun'. The bound volume includes a biography of Hervey which is somewhat fuller than that found in the Dictionary of Nationa...
Charles Benjamin Tayler, On the death of a youthful disciple, a poem
Tayler, Charles Benjamin (1797-1875)
1852
Comprises the apparently original autograph manuscript of Charles Tayler's poem 'On the death of a youthful disciple', written at Otley in 1852. The bound volume includes a biography of Hervey which i...
Brontë family manuscripts and correspondence
Brontë Family
1812-1925
A substantial collection of original and transcribed material by, or relating to, different members of the Brontë family. The collection contains: (A) by Anne Brontë, an autograph manuscript discu...
Algernon Charles Swinburne manuscripts
Swinburne, Algernon Charles (1837-1909)
1851-1999
Comprises a substantial collection of manuscripts (many of them autographs), typed or pencilled transcriptions, and some printed proofs and early editions of literary works by Swinburne, including poe...
George Byron, correspondence and manuscripts, together with related materials
Byron, George Gordon Byron Baron (1788-1824)
c.1811-1938
Comprises a collection of autograph poetry, letters and other writings by Byron; manuscripts of his poetry and other writings in the hand of others (including Mary Shelley), including copies of his 'E...
William Clayfield of Bristol, autograph verses attributed to him with one by Thomas Beddoes
Clayfield, William
1820s
Comprises autograph verses by William Clayfield, including 'On a young lady's stooping at a window to examine the Arabis-Stricta recently transplanted from St Vincent's rocks' (dated 1822); 'On the Ny...
Charles Whitehead, The Solitary: a poem, in three parts
Whitehead, Charles (1804-1862)
1831
Manuscript copy, possibly in Whitehead's hand, of his long meditative poem "The Solitary", which was first published in 1831.
Walter Pater, poems
Pater, Walter (1839-1894)
1907
Transcripts of poems in manuscript: 'Cassandra' ('Like the stricken hart forsaken'), annotated below stanza 14 (referring to the original manuscript): 'Stanzas 12, 13 & 14 are in a female hand. Proba...
William Watson, correspondence and literary manuscripts
Watson, Sir William (1858-1935)
1880-1917
Comprises: (1) Correspondence: (i) Autograph letters from Sir William Watson to John Lane, his publisher, 1906-1907, 1913-1914, 1915-1916, 3 vols; (ii) Autograph letter from Sir William Watson to Har...
Paul Mills literary archive
Mills, Paul (1948-)
1971-2008
This collection comprises autograph manuscript and typescript drafts of poems, critical works and plays by Paul Mills, including 3 notebooks with drafts of plays and poetry. There are also examples of...