Acrostics.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Acrostic, 1876, of Lewis Carroll to Marion Bessie [Terry], written on the half-title of ‘The hunting of the snark’ by Carroll (London, 1876); a letter, 1876, of Carroll to Marion Terry is inserted.
A letter from Lewis Carroll to Marion Terry, 1876, is inserted in the volume.
Letters of George Mackay Brown to Kenna Crawford, with some related literary papers and photographs.
Correspondence of George Mackay Brown to Kenna Crawford, including enclosures of poems, cuttings and other notes. Many of the poems and acrostics were written by Brown as gifts for special occasions, including one for Crawford's wedding in 1991 to Graham McGirk.
The collection also includes the uncorrected typescript of 'The ballad of the golden bird', published as 'The golden bird' (John Murray, 1987), which Brown dedicated to Kenna Crawford.
Photocopies of cards, acrostics, poems and stories of George Mackay Brown sent as birthday greetings to Alan, Peter and Betty Grant.
Most of the material in this file was sent as birthday greetings to Alan, son of Peter and Betty Grant, with some birthday acrostics to the parents.