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Sender: Craigie, Pearl Mary Teresa (Mrs Reginald Walpole Craigie), (pseud. John Oliver Hobbes)
Recipient: Gosse, Edmund
Letters: 2
Date(s): 14 Jan 1898; 31 Jan 1898
Location: BC Gosse correspondence, shelved with letters from George Meredith to Gosse.
Category: 19c2 Female
Sender: Craigie, Pearl Mary Teresa (Mrs Reginald Walpole Craigie), (pseud. John Oliver Hobbes)
Recipient: Gosse, Edmund
Letters: 17
Date(s): [6 Jun 1898] - 5 Jun 1905
Location: BC Gosse correspondence, shelved in volume lettered JOHN OLIVER HOBBES
Category: 19c2 Female
Note: Mrs Craigie was an American, educated in England, who married young and unhappily, but she was fortunate in having a very charming and rich father, who made a fortune by a world-advertised patent pill. His daughter was also his companion, and lived in his castle in the Isle of Wight. The ambitious authoress had every luxury money could obtain, even to a literary journal, "The Academy". On comedy writing; Mauprat and Donne; a sequel to "The School for Saints"; deep gratitude for letter about "Brigit"; thanks for incomplete delightful letters; willing to write on George Sand; Austin Dobson's poems; Life in Paris, where had met Seaman; novel by Mrs Eustis; hopes something can be done for Joseph Conrad; "as for the birthday, it must have its own proper letter from your completely infatuated grateful Pearl Mary Teresa Craigie"; theatre business; article on "notre cher Jeremy"; encloses "my little satire"; lack of appreciation of comedy and satire.
Sender: Craigie, Pearl Mary Teresa (Mrs Reginald Walpole Craigie), (pseud. John Oliver Hobbes)
Recipient: Gosse, Edmund
Letters: 1
Date(s): 9 Dec 1899
Location: BC Gosse correspondence, shelved under Craigie
Category: 19c2 Female
Sender: Craigie, Pearl Mary Teresa (Mrs Reginald Walpole Craigie), (pseud. John Oliver Hobbes)
Recipient: Gosse, Edmund
Letters: 1
Date(s): 29 Oct 1900
Location: BC Gosse correspondence, shelved under Craigie