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Total number of records: 326

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items316
Archives10

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
English Literature141
Brotherton Collection127
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society28
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections4
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse3
Quaker Collection2
Herbert Read Collection1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
english literature326
english wit and humor18
eighteenth century17
english poetry16
authors, english13
books12
bibliography10
literature8
american literature8
ballads, english7

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Great Britain29
Europe12
England6
Lancashire (England)4
Cornwall (England)4
United States2
Yorkshire (England)2
Bath (England)2
France2
Cumberland2

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Barbauld, Mrs (Anna Letitia) (1743-1825)50
Barbauld50
Nichols, John (1745-1826)17
Almon, John16
Almon, John (1737-1805)16
Brydges, Sir Egerton (1762-1837)14
Anderson, James (1739-1808)11
Pope, Alexander (1688-1744)11
Pope, Alexander, 1688-174410
Roscoe, William10

Count of Earliest date

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From 16004
From 170069
From 1800253

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 16994
Up to 179967
Up to 1899255

Archive Collection

Arnold Family Archive

Arnold Family

1810-1894

Correspondence: Series I, Letters of Thomas Arnold: 107 letters to family members and friends. Series II, Letters of Mary Arnold: 45 letters to family members and friends. Series III, Miscellaneous fa...

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Bernard Barton, correspondence and literary manuscripts with related materials

Barton, Bernard (1784-1849)

1818-1848

(Envelope 1) 25 letters to Barton from literary figures, 1818-1836; 3 poems, by Lucy Barton, E. Charlesworth, and J. E. Roscoe; silhouette portrait (unknown); printed sheet featuring portraits of lite...

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Robert Southey, correspondence, literary manuscripts and printed works

Southey, Robert (1774-1843)

c.1797-1839

Comprises: (1) A collection of autograph letters written by Robert Southey to John May and others, together with manuscript poems and notes by Robert Southey, and autograph letters to John May from T...

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William Makepeace Thackeray, correspondence and literary manuscripts with related material

Thackeray, William Makepeace (1811-1863)

c.1835-1860

Comprises: (1) 26 letters and manuscripts dated 1835-1860, guarded in order and bound in 1 vol., accompanied by an annotated typed list of contents by Dr Eric Millar and the bill for the cost of bindi...

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Quotation or commonplace book, by George Ashby

Ashby, George

c.1770-1800

Contains: (1) [p.iii] Entries for table of contents; (2) [p.1] Quotations from and lengthy resumés of the books listed on p.iii

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Scrap-book of varieties

1859

Contains miscellaneous verse and prose quotations, with engravings, photographs, and other illustrations pasted in

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Three holograph poems by John Booth

Booth, John

185-?

1. "The folly of judging the Scriptures"; begins "Stop infidel awhile, lay down thy sneer". n.d. 100 lines. Signed by author. 4 ff. 2. "On the birthday of Mrs. Ann Ellis"; begins "Not with the gorgeou...

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Illustrations of the literary history of the eighteenth century : consisting of authentic memoirs and original letters of eminent persons : and intended as a sequel to the Literary anecdotes (v.1)

Nichols, John (1745-1826); Nichols, J B (1779-1863)

1817-58

Vols. 5-8 have imprint: London, Printed by and for J.B. Nichols and Son. Vols. 5 and 6 were published posthumously; two more volumes (v. 7-8) were added by John Bowyer Nichols in 1848 and 1858. cf. ...

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Illustrations of the literary history of the eighteenth century : consisting of authentic memoirs and original letters of eminent persons : and intended as a sequel to the Literary anecdotes (v.2)

Nichols, John (1745-1826); Nichols, J B (1779-1863)

1817-58

Vols. 5-8 have imprint: London, Printed by and for J.B. Nichols and Son. Vols. 5 and 6 were published posthumously; two more volumes (v. 7-8) were added by John Bowyer Nichols in 1848 and 1858. cf. ...

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Illustrations of the literary history of the eighteenth century : consisting of authentic memoirs and original letters of eminent persons : and intended as a sequel to the Literary anecdotes (v.3)

Nichols, John (1745-1826); Nichols, J B (1779-1863)

1817-58

Vols. 5-8 have imprint: London, Printed by and for J.B. Nichols and Son. Vols. 5 and 6 were published posthumously; two more volumes (v. 7-8) were added by John Bowyer Nichols in 1848 and 1858. cf. ...

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Illustrations of the literary history of the eighteenth century : consisting of authentic memoirs and original letters of eminent persons : and intended as a sequel to the Literary anecdotes (v.4)

Nichols, John (1745-1826); Nichols, J B (1779-1863)

1817-58

Vols. 5-8 have imprint: London, Printed by and for J.B. Nichols and Son. Vols. 5 and 6 were published posthumously; two more volumes (v. 7-8) were added by John Bowyer Nichols in 1848 and 1858. cf. ...

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Illustrations of the literary history of the eighteenth century : consisting of authentic memoirs and original letters of eminent persons : and intended as a sequel to the Literary anecdotes (v.5)

Nichols, John (1745-1826); Nichols, J B (1779-1863)

1817-58

Vols. 5-8 have imprint: London, Printed by and for J.B. Nichols and Son. Vols. 5 and 6 were published posthumously; two more volumes (v. 7-8) were added by John Bowyer Nichols in 1848 and 1858. cf. ...

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