Scope and Contents Includes fragment of a manuscript on linguistics and the following letters:1. letter, 1850, of Thomas Carlyle to Richard Owen on the penalties of frequent dining out, and Assyrian bull sculptures2. letter, 1874, of Thomas Constable to Thomas Carlyle concerning Carlyle`s support of Constable`s efforts to vindicate his father, Archibald, in the face of Lockhart`s criticism3. letter, undated, of Henry Brougham4. letter, 1833, of Francis Jeffrey...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Sara and Benjamin Austen had a large circle of friends and acquaintances. The letters in this sequence demonstrate their wide ranging circle, which included diplomats, novelists and army officers. The letters here give an indication of the relationships of both Sara and Benjamin Austen with their friends and their influence. Many of the people represented in this sequence, wrote to the Austens over a number of years and the development of their relationships can be traced through the...