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Total number of records: 546

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Archives543
Books and printed items2
Objects1

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Novello Cowden Clarke Collection544
Brotherton Collection117

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
letter writing546
family116
gift giving51
poetry45
publishing42
music39
health31
travel28
death24
music publishing23

Top 10: Place

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London, United Kingdom177
Genoa, Italy132
Beckenham, United Kingdom22
Nice, France18
Rome, Italy16
Florence, Italy9
Manchester, United Kingdom9
Paris, France6
Cannes, France5
Fermo, Italy5

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria58
Cowden Clarke, Charles30
Novello, (Joseph) Alfred29
Novello, Vincent25
Novello, Clara Anastasia20
Novello, (Mary) Sabilla19
Haines, Frederick17
Hunt, James Henry Leigh16
Novello, Joseph Alfred14
Clarke, Mary Victoria Cowden13

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From 17006
From 1800513
From 190026

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Up to 1899507
Up to 199936

Archive Print Item

The young man's book of classical letters : consisting of epistolary selections; designed to improve young ladies and gentlemen in the art of letter-writing... with introductory rules and observations on epistolary composition

Author of The young man's own book

1842

Added t.-p., engraved, with vignette: The classical letter writer. Philadelphia, Desilver, Thomas & Co. Edward C. Biddle.

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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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NOVELLO COWDEN CLARKE, Letters

1770-1966

Correspondence between members of the Novello Cowden Clarke family and their personal and professional networks. Together they illuminate both the everyday lives of the Novello Cowden Clarke family an...

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COWDEN CLARKE, Charles

1803-1879

Papers and ephemera relating to the writer and lecturer Charles Cowden Clarke (1787-1877), including examples of his jewellery and stationary, the notes he made for public lectures, painted and photog...

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Adams, Sarah Fuller Flower to Novello, Vincent

c. 1841

Handwritten letter from the poet Sarah Fuller Flower Adams to Vincent Novello, discussing lectures that Novello might be interested in attending. Insered into Sarah Adams, 'Vivia perpetua' (1841) [NCC...

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Arne, Thomas Augustine to Garrick, David

c. 1750

Copy of an undated letter from Thomas Augustine Arne to David Garrick in an unknown hand, in which Arne provides his professional thoughts on Garrick's musical performance in a revival of the opera Ki...

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Balmanno, Mary to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

20 Nov 1850

Handwritten letter from the author, editor and illustrator Mary Balmanno to Mary Cowden Clarke, inserted into Mary Balmanno's 'Pen and Pencil' [NCC BAL].

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Balmanno, Robert to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

1850-1861

Four handwritten letters from the author and collector Robert Balmanno to Mary Cowden Clarke, informing her of her election to the Shakespeare Society of New York and introducing her to Mrs Waterston....

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Barbera, G. to Novello, (Mary) Sabilla

2 Oct 1864

Handwritten letter in Italian from G. Barbera to (Mary) Sabilla Novello.

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Bell, John to Cowden Clarke, Charles and Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

25 Feb 1867

Letter from the sculptor John Bell to Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke, in which John describes his surprise at finding himself in Italy, having sailed for ten days from France. He records the beauty of...

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Bishop, Sir Henry Rowley to Novello, Vincent

30 Dec 1846

Letter from Sir Henry Rowley Bishop to Vincent Novello, thanking Novello for his loan of Handel's Duets and the request of another score in preparation for a performance of ancient music. The postscri...

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Bright, Jacob to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

2 Oct 1845

Handwritten letter from Jacob Bright to Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke, asking her to record him as a subscriber to her publication 'The Complete Concordance to Shakespeare'.

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