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Novello Cowden Clarke Collection10
Brotherton Collection7

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literature8
family5
gift giving4
letter writing4
drawing3
publishing3
european literature2
illustration2
literary criticism2
poetry2

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Genoa, Italy10
Evesham, United Kingdom1
Fermo, Italy1
Florence, Italy1
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Cowden Clarke, Charles1
New, Herbert1

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Prefaced list of works by Mary Cowden Clarke and Charles Cowden Clarke

Jan 1881

Printed list of published works by Mary Cowden Clarke and Charles Cowden Clarke with a preface on the spelling of Shakespeare's name by Mary Cowden Clarke.

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Notes on 'The Girlhood of Shakespeare’s Heroines'

c. 1850-1890

Fragmentary notes towards the condensed version of the book 'The Girlhood of Shakespeare’s Heroines' by Mary Cowden Clarke, first published in 1850. Contained in an envelope inscribed with 'Connecti...

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Notes on 'The Concordance to Shakespeare'

c. 1881

Six items including ‘The Concordance to Shakespeare’ notes, a list of works by Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke and ‘Opinions of esteemed Writers’.

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Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria to Novello, Clara Anastasia

26 Apr 1881

Handwritten letter from Mary Cowden Clarke to her sister Clara Anastasia Novello, thanking her for her letters of the 23 and 24 April 1881 and mentioning various literary works. Mary praises her niece...

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Notes

1850-1883

Three verses and draft legends of Shakespeare's heroines by (Mary) Sabilla Novello.

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Illustrations for 'The Girlhood of Shakespeare's Heroines' by (Mary) Sabilla Novello

1884

Illustrations for Mary Cowden Clarke's 'The Girlhood of Shakespeare's Heroines' by her sister (Mary) Sabilla Novello, contained in a sketchbook with dark blue leather covers with gilt geometic details...

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Sketchbooks

1838-1903

Two volumes of pencil illustrations for Mary Cowden Clarke's 'The Girlhood of Shakespeare's Heroines' by her sister (Mary) Sabilla Novello, first published in 1851.

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New, Herbert to Cowden Clarke, Charles

9 Dec 1870

Handwritten letter from the writer Herbert New to Charles Cowden Clarke, thanking him for the gift of two books of his on Chaucer and recalling happy memories of visiting Charles and Mary Cowden Clark...

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Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria to Ollier, Edmund

23 Dec 1879

Draft handwritten letter from Mary Cowden Clarke to Edmund Ollier, expressing her thanks for his notice on 'The Shakespeare Key' by Mary and her late husband Charles Cowden Clarke in the Daily News.

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Novello Cowden Clarke

1739-1966

The Novello Cowden Clarkes were a well known Anglo-Italian family of musicians, writers, artists, singers and actors, with a wide and influential literary and artistic circle. Based in London and lat...

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