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Letters. Correspondence.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Pieces of correspondence that are somewhat more formal than memoranda or notes, usually on paper and delivered.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Letters of Lord Byron to John Murray II concerning Bowles' Strictures on Pope, 1821.

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Identifier: MS.43491
Scope and Contents There are here two letters of Lord Byron to John Murray II dated 1821, both relating to the work of William Lisle Bowles about Alexander Pope. These letters form part of the controversy between Bowles and Byron about Pope. The two letters have been bound into one volume.The first of these letters is dated 7 February 1821, with additional notes and insertions added at the end of the letter. It was published by Murray as a pamphlet on 31 March 1821.Bowles replied to...
Dates: 1821.

Manuscript copies of miscellaneous papers of and concerning Alexander Pope, compiled by Whitwell Elwin., ? 1860-? 1870.

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Identifier: MS.42213
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The manuscripts, proofs and notebooks here reflect the interests and writing of Whitwell Elwin. There are items relating to Alexander Pope, William and Charles Napier, James Boswall and Samuel Johnson, and William Cowper among others. Many of these items relate to the work of Whitwell for the 'Quarterly Review' and his other published works, including 'Some XVIII century men of letters'.

Dates: ? 1860-? 1870.