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Total number of records: 132

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection132
Brotherton Collection16

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
letter writing132
family64
poetry16
death13
health13
travel13
publishing12
finance6
gift giving6
books3

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Genoa, Italy132
Beckenham, United Kingdom22
London, United Kingdom21
Rome, Italy8
Fermo, Italy4
Florence, Italy3
Birmingham, United Kingdom2
Milan, Italy2
Nice, France2
Boston, Usa1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Novello, (Joseph) Alfred11
Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria10
Novello, (Mary) Sabilla10
Haines, Frederick7
Clarke, Mary Victoria Cowden6
Novello, Mary Sabilla6
Gigliucci, Giovanni4
Novello, Clara Anastasia3
Unwin, Thomas Fisher3
Clarke, Charles Cowden2

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 17001
From 1800128
From 19003

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 1899127
Up to 19995

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Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria to Ollier, Edmund

1853-1886

Twelve rough drafts of letters from Mary Cowden Clarke to the writer Edmund Ollier.

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Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria to Ollier, Edmund

4 Mar 1881

Draft handwritten letter from Mary Cowden Clarke to Edmund Ollier, referencing a domestic calamity in the Ollier household and Cowden Clarke's admiration at their handling of it. In the postscript she...

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Dickens, Charles to Cowden Clarke, Charles & Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

2 Nov 1867

Handwritten letter from Charles Dickens to Mary Cowden Clarke and her husband Charles Cowden Clarke, thanking them for their good wishes.

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Guignoni, Padre to Novello, (Mary) Sabilla

19 Dec 1898

Handwritten letter from Padre Guignoni to (Mary) Sabilla Novello, written in Italian.

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Cowden Clarke, Charles to Mozley, Mrs

15 May 1873

Letter from Charles Cowden Clarke to Mrs Mozley. written at Villa Novello in Genoa, Italy and dated 15 May 1873. The letter thanks Mrs Mozley for her appreciation of his wife's writing and provides an...

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Lucca, Franco to Novello, (Mary) Sabilla

19 Oct 1868

Handwritten letter from Franco Lucca to (Mary) Sabilla Novello, written in Italian.

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Timmins, Samuel to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

26 Mar 1891

Handwritten letter from Samuel Timmins to Mary Cowden Clarke, accepting her invitation to afternoon tea at Villa Novello and providing details of their travel to Genoa in Italy. Inserted into Richard ...

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Barberis, Camillo to Novello, (Joseph) Alfred

1862-1882

Handwritten letters from Camillo Barberis of Genoa to (Joseph) Alfred Novello, written in Italian.

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Clarke, Charles Cowden to Ackroyd, Mrs

11 Oct 1869

Handwritten letter from Charles Cowden Clarke to Mrs Ackroyd, thanking her for the letter and sharing his fond memories of Bradford, including the hospitality of the Ackroyds and the Mechanics' Instit...

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Lassavich, A. to Novello, (Joseph) Alfred

1877

Two handwritten letters from A. Lassavich to (Joseph) Alfred Novello, written in Italian.

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Le Mesurier, E. to Novello, (Joseph) Alfred

c. 1860

Three undated handwritten letters from E. Le Mesurier to (Joseph) Alfred Novello, detailing various financial arrangements and mentioning Novello's patents. The final letter requests a reference from ...

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Le Mesurier, George to Novello, (Mary) Sabilla

28 Jun 1895

Handwritten letter from George Le Mesurier to (Mary) Sabilla Novello, explaining the delay to news on bonds as a result of the Italian government.

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