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With associated letters of J A Carlyle and Mary Carlyle Aitken, and others concerning the Hope family.

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With eight letters of John Aitken Carlyle to his mother and brother, two letters, 1841, 1852, of R W Emerson to Thomas Carlyle, and associated correspondence.

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Agreement and receipt concern the keeping of fowl at 6 Cheyne Row.

With letter of Jane W Carlyle to John A Carlyle concerning the building of a client room by Thomas Carlyle.

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...

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With 29 letters (some incomplete), 1859-1862 and undated, of Jane Welsh Carlyle to amongst others, James Carlyle and Mary Austin.

With transcriptions.

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Concerning literary research in the British Museum and David Irving.

With letter, 1961, of John Aitken Carlyle to Jane.

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Carlyle praises and analyses Cunningham`s poem "The Maid of Elvar" and obliquely criticises the poetry of Sir Walter Scott.

Includes engravings and photographs of Carlyle, Carlyle-related locations, and one of Jane Welsh Carlyle inscribed by Thomas Carlyle in 1873.

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Concerning the destruction of his manuscript of "The French Revolution".

With portrait, 1825, of Carlyle by Daniel Maclise, and a copy of Cardinal Newman, "Lead, Kindly Light" (1872).

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Mrs Carlyle describes a holiday in Aberdour, Fife, and the behaviour of her husband and their dog, Nero.

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Concerns Thomas Carlyle`s behaviour.

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Concerns her own health and her husband`s reactions to a visit to the Lothians.

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Concerns his history, "The French Revolution".

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Concerns the translation of "Historie de l`Empereur Napoléon" of P M Laurent, called l`Ardeche.

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With two draft letters of Wiliam Gomm to Thomas Carlyle, and one letter of Lady Geraldine Somerset to Lady Elizabeth Gomm.