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letter writing11
poetry4
family3
gift giving3
literature2
books1
disadvantaged children1
elections1
health1
history1

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Cowden Clarke, Charles11
Hunt, James Henry Leigh2
Morris, William2
Dickens, Charles1
Ellis, Frederick Startridge1
Keats, John1
Lamb, Charles1
Ollier, Edmund1
Serle, Mary Sabilla1
Tite, Sir William1

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Hunt, (James Henry) Leigh to Cowden Clarke, Charles

1814-1856

34 handwritten letters from the poet Leigh Hunt to Charles Cowden Clarke, beginning with his imprisonment at Surrey Jail from 1813 to 1815 and going on to contain references to publications and events...

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Keats, John to Cowden Clarke, Charles

1816

Two handwritten letters from the poet John Keats to Charles Cowden Clarke, copied in his wife Mary Cowden Clarke's hand. The first, dated 9 October 1816, notes that Keat's now has time to make a visit...

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Lamb, Charles to Cowden Clarke, Charles

1821-1834

Ten letters from Charles Lamb to Charles Cowden Clarke. All except the letter of 15 May 1829 are copies in Mary Cowden Clarke's hand, with a memorandum detailing to whom the original letters had been ...

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Ollier, Edmund to Cowden Clarke, Charles

1868-1885

Eight handwritten letters from the journalist and writer Edmund Ollier to Charles Cowden Clarke, with one press cutting from the Daily News dated 14 December 1885 on Ollier's fourth and final volume o...

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Cowden Clarke, Charles to Serle, Mary Sabilla

27 Jan 1842

Handwritten letter from Charles Cowden Clarke to his niece Mary Sabilla Serle, noting that he cannot visit but has not forgotten about her and looks forward to warmer days when she can visit them in B...

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Cowden Clarke, Charles to Morris, William

Aug 1868

Handwritten draft of a letter from Charles Cowden Clarke to the designer, poet and artist William Morris, praising Morris's poems 'The Life and Death of Jason' and 'The Earthly Paradise' and mentionin...

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Dickens, Charles to Cowden Clarke, Charles

5 May 1849

Handwritten letter from Charles Dickens to Charles Cowden Clarke, mentioning a school for orphans and support for one orphan in particular, which may be a comic description as it appears to relate to ...

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Ellis, Frederick Startridge to Cowden Clarke, Charles

17 Sep 1858

Handwritten letter from the bookseller and author Frederick Startridge Ellis to Charles Cowden Clarke, noting that Cowden Clarke's letter to William Morris was delayed in reaching him by his travels o...

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Hunt, (James Henry) Leigh to Cowden Clarke, Charles

7 Nov 1815

Handwritten letter from Leigh Hunt to Charles Cowden Clarke, mentioning a picture Cowden Clarke had left for Hunt at Paddington, which was being withheld and books sent from Hunt to Cowden Clarke, wit...

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Morris, William to Cowden Clarke, Charles

Aug 1858

Handwritten letter from the designer, poet and artist William Morris to Charles Cowden Clarke, thanking Cowden Clarke for his letter and sympathy for his work, noting Cowden Clarke's connection to Kea...

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Tite, Sir William to Cowden Clarke, Charles

20 Jun 1848

Handwritten letter from Sir William Tite to Charles Cowden Clarke, written on mourning paper. The letter requests that Cowden Clarke thank his wife Mary Cowden Clarke for her book.

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