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Brotherton Collection4
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comedy1
wit and humor1

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Arthur Ransome Society1
Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)1
Congreve, William1
Congreve, William (1670-1729)1
Morris, Corbyn (1710-1779)1
Ransome, Arthur, 1884-19671
Thomas Eliel Fenwick Blackburn1

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An essay towards fixing the true standards of wit, humour, raillery, satire, and ridicule : to which is added, an analysis of the characters of an humourist, Sir John Falstaff, Sir Roger de Coverly, and Don Quixote : inscribed to the Right Honorable Robert Earl of Orford

Morris, Corbyn (1710-1779); Congreve, William (1670-1729)

1744

Dedication signed: Corbyn Morris. With a leaf of errata and advertisements between the dedication and introduction. Includes (p.66-75) Congreve's Essay concerning humour in comedy. By Corbyn Mor...

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The outlaw

Arthur Ransome Society

no.1-4 (Spring 1996 - Autumn 1997); 6-8 (Autumn 1998 - Autumn 1999); 11-15 (Spring 2001-Spring 2003); 17-23 (Summer 2004 - Spring 2007); 25-31 (Autumn 2007 - Autumn 2009); 34-35 (Autumn 2010 - Spring ...

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"Poems 1989-90-91"

1989 - 1991

Drafts and notes for poems including 'Under Vesuvio' (pp.4-10), 'Satanic Verse' (pp.12-51), 'An Address' (pp.53-58), 'Laburnum' (pp.61-62), 'Marcus Aurelius' (pp.65-66), 'For Dionnissis F. v. his boo...

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Notebook 17

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

c.1956-1957

Poetry notebook which containing drafts of the following poems: - Only I am breft (untitled poem and notes fol. 1) - I do not think the dawn will ever break (untitled poem fol. 1-3) - Connubial(fo...

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