Found 127 collections related to Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822

The Shelleys of Castle Goring and of Michelgrove, in the county of Sussex, England. A collection of fifty-three manuscript legal documents relating both to close and more distant family members of Percy Bysshe Shelley, the English poet. Chiefly made up of large parchment indenture agreements, the collection documents: the leasing of land and homes (Wolborough Manor, Field Place, Castle Goring); marriage settlements; the granting of annuities; the 1791 settlement of the Shelley family estates; and a number of other transactions, dating as far back as the mid-sixteenth century. less

Reversed calf album with marbled endpapers and 78 total leaves (many blank), containing transcripts of letters by and about Shelley family members, Shelley family pedigrees, and various genealogical notes tracing the Shelleys from the Norman conquest of England; the latest recorded date is 1813 and the latest watermark is 1815. Among the 11 loosely inserted items (a-k) is a watercolor, inkwash and gold rendering of the coat of arms of the family of Shelley of Michaelgrove. less

Originally housed in his Park Avenue apartment, the Carl H. Pforzheimer Library moved to a suite in midtown Manhattan after Pforzheimer's death in 1957. There, Kenneth Neill Cameron, leading Shelley scholar of the time, continued his work as editor of the multi-volume Shelley and his Circle publication, years later followed by Donald H. Reiman. Mihai Handrea, hired as librarian in 1970, became the first curator of The Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle (a portion of the much larger Pforzheimer Library) when it moved to the New York Public Library in 1986. 23 manuscript boxes of correspondence, proofs, and printed material comprising the Pforzheimer Library papers in the Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle. less

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was an English novelist, best known as the author of Frankenstein. She also wrote short-stories, poetry, biographies, journal articles, reviews, and edited the works of her husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley. This is a synthetic collection that includes literary manuscripts and correspondence by Mary Shelley. The manuscripts include one holograph poem ("Stanzas") and one transcript of a poem by her husband, P. B. Shelley ("To the L[or]d C[hancello]r"). The correspondence dates from between 1822 and 1847. Correspondents include: Claire Clairmont, her stepsister; Leigh Hunt, the journalist and critic; John Howard Payne, the actor and writer; and a few others. Also held are copies of forty letters from Mary Shelley to Claire Clairmont, in the in the hand of Clairmont's niece, Paola Clairmont. less

In ink; two poems on each page of one single sheet : (S'ANA 0909) : first lines of each poem as follows: "Shelley! thy mind was as a noble bark"; "The loftiest poetic powers were thine"; "How wildly sweet the breatings of thy lyre"; "For thou hadst seen thine error and returned". Signed "Nemo Aug.t 183[-]" (last digit of date cut off). Tipped into Pforzheimer copy 3 of the first edition, first issue of Byron's Prisoner of Chillon. A partially erased inscription on the front free endpaper, in what seems to be the same hand as that in the "sonnets," examined in ultra-violet light, reads: "Julia R[ ] June 1824 / from Eliz[a] R[ ] / June 18 / 1817.". less

A fourteen-stanza manuscript draft in the hand of "D.M.," an otherwise unidentified versifier; begins, "Oh thou, among poets the first / in proud Britannia nurst ..."; with a number of deletions and corrections. Along with an earlier draft of stanzas VIII through XIV of the same poem (S'ANA 0630b), and what appears to be a fragment of an early draft of stanza I (S'ANA 0630c), which begins, "Immortal Spirit! / the mighty youth, who first, / [---n] Anglia's bosom nurst ...," though it is marked as being "by C.N." Also with a one page draft of another poem by D.M., "A Letter to Aristarchus Carlie, Esq." (S'ANA 0630d), which, along with the ode to Shelley, was published in R. Carlile's journal The Lion, volume 3, number 11, on Friday, March 13, 1829. less

To Leigh Hunt, poet, journalist, and literary critic : 1 autograph letter signed : 16 Aug 1855 : (S'ANA 0049) : from Bute St. Old Brompton : begins, "We have missed you grievously on Wednesday evenings, and we laid the blame on the unsettled state of the weather ...". less

Harry Buxton Forman, English bibliographer and forger. He wrote a great deal of critical and bibliographic literary scholarship throughout his life, most notably on Shelley and Keats, all the while maintaining a career in the Post Office. In 1886 Forman met fellow bibliographer T. J. Wise through the Shelley Society, and the two began secretly printing counterfeit publications of works of famous authors, subsequently validating the authenticity of the books through their own bibliographic works. Their scheme remained largely undetected until nearly two decades after Forman's death, with the publication of John Carter and Graham Pollard's Enquiry into the Nature of Certain Nineteenth Century Pamphlets. The Harry Buxton Forman manuscript material in the Pforzheimer collection consists of writings and correspondence. The writings include: the holograph text of his Memoir of Shelley, as published in the 1892 Aldine edition of Shelley's works ; papers relating to his "The Building of the Idylls," an essay on Tennyson ; and over a dozen essays and works of criticism on Shelley or Shelley-related publications. The correspondence is dated from between 1877 and 1913, and mostly discusses Shelley scholarship. Correspondents include: Paola Clairmont, niece of Claire Clairmont ; Mary Cowden Clarke, literary scholar and writer ; E. J. Trelawny, writer and adventurer ; and Thomas James Wise, book collector and forger. less

Harriet Collins Boinville, of Bracknell. Mrs. Boinville was a member of a radical social circle in England in the early 19th century that included the Godwins and the Shelleys. She was greatly admired by Shelley, and he appeared at one point to have been in love with her daughter Cornelia. Mrs. Boinville's brother-in-law was John Frank Newton, who wrote the vegetarian tract The Return to Nature (1811). To Thomas Jefferson Hogg, barrister and friend of Shelley : 1 autograph letter signed : 11 Mar 1814 : (HG'ANA 0003) : among other things, discusses Shelley after his recent travels. less

Vernon Horace Rendall, British editor and writer. · To H. Buxton Forman, bibliographer and forger : 2 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 11 Dec 1908 : (S'ANA 0219c) : 2 pages (double sheet) : from Athenæum Office, Bream's Buildings, Chancery Lane, E.C. (printed stationery) : marked "Private"; begins, "I know all about the Shelley letter which was the subject of a recent article in the Athenaeum -- among other things that you are the happy possessor of it. It is obvious that it is not now regarded as a forgery..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 17 Dec 1908 : (S'ANA 0219d) : 1 page (double sheet) : from Athenæum Office, Bream's Buildings, Chancery Lane, E.C. (printed stationery) : begins, "Many thanks for your letter. I fear I am held up with much business till after Xmas ...". less

Richard Herne Shepherd, English bibliographer. · To John Ramsden Tutin, literary editor and bibliographer : 1 autograph letter signed : 14 Oct 1887 : (S'ANA 0932) : 3 pages (double sheet) : from The Bald-faced Stag, Kingston Vale, S.W. : begins, "Accept my best thanks for your courteous and pretty gift of The Shelley Birthday Book ...". less

Angela Mond, née Goetze, British patron of the arts. After her husband, Emile Schweich, went into business with his uncle, Ludwig Mond, both Angela and Emil adopted the surname "Mond.". · To Wilfrid Meynell, publisher, editor and writer : 1 autograph letter signed : 25 July 1918 : (S'ANA 0265) : from Grey Friars, Storrington, Sussex (printed stationery); with mourning border; begins, "I have just received the enclosed prints. I hope they are what you meant ..."; with the stamped, postmarked envelope, and second envelope enclosing eight photographic prints of Meynell's Shelley bust, which was later presented to Eton College. less

Alma Murray, English actress. To Charles Wilmot, manager of the Grand Theatre, Islington : 1 autograph letter signed : 3 Mar 1886 : (S'ANA 0467) : from London (printed Grand Theatre memorandum form) : on behalf of "The Shelley Dramatic Society"; body reads in full, "I, on behalf of the committee of the above Society, agree to take the Grand Theatre on Friday May 7th for a morning performance of 'Cenci.'" Docketed across the memo with Wilmot's signature, and annotated with notes in an unidentified hand about performance costs. less

To Henry S. King & Co., publishers : 3 documents : -- 1 memorandum of agreement signed : 11 Jun 1873 : (G'ANA 0033a) : 1¹/₄ p. (single sheet) : for payment to Paul for his Godwin biography. -- 1 receipt of payment signed : 12 Jun 1873 : (G'ANA 0033b) : 1 p. (single sheet) : for £100 for the Godwin biography. -- 1 receipe of payment signed : 14 May 1875 : (G'ANA 0033c) : 1 p. (single sheet) : for another £100 for the Godwin biography. less

Kineton Parkes, British art critic and librarian. Holograph essay, "Shelley's Faith: Its Development & Relativity" : [ca. 8 Feb 1888] : (S'ANA 0050) : from Summerfield Crescent, Edgbaston, Birmingham : 39 + [2] leaves (versos blank); begins, "The consideration of Shelley's faith naturally involves a review of the whole of Shelley's poetical and prose writing ..." With notes and signature of T. J. Wise, in red ink on the front cover leaf (including: "Read to the Shelley Society 8/2/88"). less

Frederick Gard Fleay, Shakespeare scholar. · Holograph essay signed, "On the received text of Shelley's poems" : 12 Sep 1894 : (S'ANA 0014) : 52 p., in brown cloth folding case. At the end is a note written by Fleay to the printer. Shelved as *Pforz BT (Shelley, P. B.) 03. less

Joseph Kennerley, man's mercer on 7 St. Martin's Court, St. Martin's Lane (cf. Kent's Directory for 1800). · To William Whitton, Percy Bysshe Shelley's lawyer : 1 autograph receipt signed : 11 Jan 1813 : (S'ANA 0277) : with an embossed revenue stamp [EIGHT PENCE]; acknowledging payment of Shelley's bill owed to W. R. Dry, the Oxford tailors (see record for William and Richard Dry manuscript material). Published as SC 256 in Shelley and his Circle v. III, p. 256. less

Captain Edward Augustus Silsbee, American merchant seaman and Shelley devotee. · Holograph marginalia in his copy of The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley (London: Moxon, 1870) : ca. 1870 : (S'ANA 0761) : penciled marginalia in two volumes given to Silsbee by Claire Clairmont, with her inscription on the verso of the frontispiece of volume 1; Silsbee's notes marked with paper slips. Shelved as *Pforz BT (Clairmont, C.) 01. less

· To Peggy and Flora Trevor, her nieces (daughters of her sister Mary) : 1 autograph letter signed : 27 Dec [between 1844 and 1827] : (S'ANA 0234) : 8 pages (2 double sheets) : [no place] : with thin mourning border; begins, "This a time of year that every one aught to hear of their friends even if they do not expect it ..." Printed (with some minor omissions) and discussed in Shelley and his Circle volume 2, p. 889-891. less

Sir Sidney Patrick Shelley, 8th Baronet, British army officer. He was the grandnephew of Percy Bysshe Shelley, the poet. · To Louise Schutz Boas, biographer : 1 autograph letter signed : 10 Dec 1955 : (S'ANA 0431a) : 1 page (single sheet) : from Colombo Club, Colombo, Ceylon : begins, "Just received this. Regret to say I know of no paintings or portraits of Elizabeth Shelley ..."; with Boas's prompting letter to Sir Sidney on the verso (S'ANA 0431b), dated 12 Nov 1955, saying she is "trying to find a portrait or miniature of Elizabeth Shelley, sister of the poet, said to have resembled him so closely that they might have been taken for twins ..."; with the postmarked envelope from Sir Sidney to Boas. less

John Slatter, English plumber and glazier. · To Sir Timothy Shelley, father of Percy Bysshe Shelley, the poet : 1 autograph letter signed : 9 Jan 1823 : (S'ANA 0279) : 1 page (double sheet) : from Oxford : begins, "In consequence of your son's death I again applied to Mr Longdill to settle my account against your son but can obtain no answer ..."; with some contemporary ink notes in an unidentified hand explaining Slatter's relationship with Sir Timothy. less

These items were acquired together, forming a manuscript collection relating to Shelley's Bath upholsterers, English & Becks. Included are letters, documents, and contemporary copies to and from people associated with the following firms: Bell De Young and Co., merchant banking house of Leghorn ; R. G. & H. R. Burfoot, London solicitors ; the Pelican Life Insurance Company ; Tugwell, McKenzie & Co., banking firm ; and the following individuals: Richard Else, Bath solicitor ; Captain Daniel Roberts, superintendant of the building of Shelley's boat ; and Sir Timothy Shelley. less

John Neate, English solicitor, with the London law firm Stileman & Neate. To H. Buxton Foreman, bibliographer and forger : 3 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 26 Jun 1876 : (S'ANA 0247c) : from 16, Southampton Street, Bloomsbury Sq.re (printed Stileman & Neate stationery) : on "[t]he case of 'Shelley v. Westbrook' ..."; begins, "I received your note of 22d June ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 28 Jun 1876 : (S'ANA 0247d) : from 16, Southampton Street, Bloomsbury Sq.re (printed Stileman & Neate stationery) : begins, "I cannot make out what is meant by Shelley's 'Replication" - there is no such document filed by a defendant ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 30 Jun 1876 : (S'ANA 0247e) : from 16, Southampton Street, Bloomsbury Sq.re (printed Stileman & Neate stationery) : begins, "I have now seen all the proceedings in the suit 'Shelley v. Westbrooke' but I am afraid they will not interest you much ...". less

William Roberts (fl. 1812-1844), surgeon of Carnarvon, Wales; he was elected mayor of Carnarvon in 1832. · To Thomas Love Peacock, satirical novelist and poet : 1 autograph letter signed : 12 Jun 1844 : (S'ANA 0283) : 2 pages (double sheet) : from Uxbridge Place, Carnarvon N[orth] W[ales] : begins, "Having lately seen an acct. of the death of Sir Timothy Shelley, may I be allowed to hope you will pardon the liberty of my troubling you on the following subject. About 30 years since his son Mr. P.B. Shelley was arrested in this town for a sum of money which he owed ...". less

To Maurice Buxton Forman, literary editor : 1 typescript letter signed : 4 Apr 1927 : (H'ANA 0071) : from Amen House, Warwick-Square, London, E.C.4. (Oxford University Press letterhead) : regarding the holograph manuscript of Leigh Hunt's poem, "Jenny Kiss'd Me"; begins, "We all read 'stricken'; does that agree with your decipherment?" Filed with Hunt's holograph (LH 0294). less

John Joseph Powell, British barrister. · To "My dear Moyer" : 1 autograph letter signed : 21 Feb 1877 : (S'ANA 0051a) : 6 pages (2 double sheets; 1 single sheet) : from 9, King's Bench Walk, Temple, E.C. : begins, "Touching the copyrights questions you sent to me some time ago I think the publisher has copyright in all the publications of Shelley which he has registered under the Talfourd Act ...". less

Maurice Buxton Forman, English postal worker and literary editor. He was the son of the bibliographer and forger H. Buxton Forman, and has been posthumously implicated as a party to his father's literary counterfeit schemes. Forman produced several works on George Meredith, and followed his father as the editor of the letters of Keats. · To Neville Rogers, Shelley scholar : 5 autograph letters signed : 1948-1953 : (S'ANA 0912.37--41) : three of five written on printed South African "air letter" sheets ; discussing various literary subjects, including Keats and Shelley. less