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Maarten Maartens Manuscripts
Maartens, Maarten (1858-1915)
1882-1930
Comprises: Boxes of manuscripts, as follows: (1) 'Dorothea', MS 958pp. in 6 envelopes, and first MS drafts I-III in 3 envelopes, held in 2 boxes; (2) 'Eve', MS 510pp. in 4 envelopes, and sections rewr...
Bram Stoker correspondence and manuscripts
Stoker, Bram (1847-1912)
1866-1997
Comprises: (1) Correspondence dated between 1866 and 1911; (2) Autograph literary manuscripts by Bram Stoker: (i) Lecture 'Personal impressions of America', delivered at the London Institute (and else...
Brontë family manuscripts and correspondence
Brontë Family
1812-1925
A substantial collection of original and transcribed material by, or relating to, different members of the Brontë family. The collection contains: (A) by Anne Brontë, an autograph manuscript discu...
Elizabeth Gaskell manuscripts and correspondence
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn (1810-1865)
1757-1914
A significant collection of material relating to Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (ECG). The collection includes a nearly complete manuscript draft for ECG's novel 'Sylvia's Lovers', several manuscript frag...
William Watson, correspondence and literary manuscripts
Watson, Sir William (1858-1935)
1880-1917
Comprises: (1) Correspondence: (i) Autograph letters from Sir William Watson to John Lane, his publisher, 1906-1907, 1913-1914, 1915-1916, 3 vols; (ii) Autograph letter from Sir William Watson to Har...
Correspondence and a literary manuscript of Henry Arthur Jones
Jones, Henry Arthur (1851-1929)
c.1854-1929
Some letters are undated. One bound volume contains 54 letters with transcriptions from M. H. Spielmann to Henry Arthur Jones. Box 5 includes 223 letters from Sir Charles Wyndham to Henry Arthur Jones...
Correspondence and literary manuscripts of James Sheridan Knowles
Knowles, James Sheridan (1784-1862)
1825-1925
Comprises: Vol.1: A collection of autograph letters from James Sheridan Knowles to James Muspratt, with a letter from Lady Max Muspratt presenting the collection to Lord Brotherton, 18th April, 1831-1...
Robert Louis Stevenson, correspondence and literary manuscripts
Stevenson, Robert Louis (1850-1894)
1898-1923
Comprises: (1) 1 box containing 2 vols and 1 other separate volume of copies of letters by Katharine D. Osborne concerning Robert Louis Stevenson, 1922-1923; (2) Correspondence between Sidney Colvin, ...
Oscar Wilde, autograph letters and manuscripts, including the manuscript of his play 'The Duchess of Padua', with some related material
Wilde, Oscar (1854-1900)
1878-1895
Comprises the following items: (1) Autograph letter to Marian Willets [1878]; (2) Manuscript draft and notes for the original contract made by J.M. Stoddart, and Co. with Wilde for publishing Rennell ...
Bernard Barton, correspondence and literary manuscripts with related materials
Barton, Bernard (1784-1849)
1818-1848
(Envelope 1) 25 letters to Barton from literary figures, 1818-1836; 3 poems, by Lucy Barton, E. Charlesworth, and J. E. Roscoe; silhouette portrait (unknown); printed sheet featuring portraits of lite...