Poetry.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Literary and oral genre rooted in the compressed and cogent imaginative awareness or associations of experiences, ideas, or emotional responses and arranged under an organized criterion of meaning, conscious and unconscious expression, symbolism, formal or informal pattern, sound, and rhythm. The genre encompasses narrative, dramatic, satiric, didactic, erotic, and personal forms. (AAT) All poetry, except ballads, was indexed under this heading in the published catalogues. (NLS) .
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Charles Evans., 1898, 1903-1904 and undated (? 1895-? 1904).
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Identifier: MS.40387
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. Evans, in retirement, undertook work for the Murrays both in an editorial and in an advisory capacity, particularly on works relating to Classics and religion. Evans had also a keen interest in the history of the Napoleonic Wars, particularly in the Battle of Waterloo, to which the letters contain references.The letters are arranged chronologically.1903: folios 1-65;1904: folios 66-99....
Dates:
1898, 1903-1904 and undated (? 1895-? 1904).
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Aitken, I. to Alexander, S., 1812-1914.
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Identifier: MS.40013
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Aitken, I.M.Letter, 1898, of I. Aitken to John Murray, publishers. Folios 1-2.Aiton, John.Letters, 1851, of John Aiton to John Murray, publishers. Folios 3-6B.Akers, Charles Edmond.Letters, 1904-1905 and 1907, of Charles Akers to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. Folios 7-28.Included is a letter, 1907, of Margaret Akers to John Murray IV. The...
Dates:
1812-1914.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Henry, J. to Hentsch., 1842-1919.
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Identifier: MS.40547
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Henry, James.Letter, 1857, of James Henry to John Murray III. Folios 1-12.Folios 4-10. Printed poems, ?1857, of James Henry. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1857, of James Henry to John Murray III, folios 1-3.Folio 12. Engraving, ?1854, of a portrait of James Henry. Sent as an enclosure of a letter, 1857, of James Henry to John Murray III, folios...
Dates:
1842-1919.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Barmby, K to Barratt, R., 1824-1936.
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Identifier: MS.40052
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Barmby, Kate P.Letter, 1904, of Kate Barmby to John Murray IV. Folio 1.Barnard, F C.Letters, 1847, of F C Barnard to John Murray III. Folios 2-5.Barnard, Frederick Lamport.Letter, 1847, of Frederick Barnard probably to John Murray III. Folios 6-7. Barnard, George.Letters, 1842, 1861 and 1879, of George Barnard to John Murray III....
Dates:
1824-1936.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Henry E. Carlisle., 1885-1903.
File
Identifier: MS.40195
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. The letters for 1885-1886 concern the preparation and publication of “A selection from the correspondence of Abraham Hayward, Q.C. From 1834-1884” (1886), edited by Henry Carlisle. The others mostly concern Carlisle`s proposal to publish a memoir of the 5th Duke of Newcastle, and discussions over the content and argument of the manuscript. Despite being advertised by Carlisle under the title “The life of the Duke of...
Dates:
1885-1903.