Found 8 collections related to Shelley%20Society

James Dykes Campbell, Scottish biographer. · To Thomas James Wise, book collector and forger : 1 autograph letter signed : 6 Oct 1889 : (S'ANA 0219k) : 3 ¹/₂ pages (double sheet) : from 40, West Hill, St Leonards-on-Sea (embossed stationery) : begins, "I am very sorry that you shd have had to remind me that I was behind with my subscription to the Shelley Society . . . .". less

Henry Thornton Wharton, English physician, ornithologist, and scholar of Greek. · Holograph essay, "Note on the Identification of 'The Aziola' of Shelley" : [before 11 Apr 1888] : (S'ANA 0125) : 5 pages (in 6 leaf fascicle) : [no place] : begins, "In Shelley's charming little lyric, 'The Aziola,' written in 1821, but only published, in 'The Keepsake,' in 1829, the specific identity of the 'little downy owl,' Mr. Tegetmeier informs me, has never been made out in print." Published in The Shelley Society Papers volume I, part II, page 343, where it notes that the paper was read before the Shelley Society on 11 Apr 1888. 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

Stopford Augustus Brooke, British preacher and writer. His sermons reflected his liberal Christianity and social commitment. Brooke was also a lecturer and a literary critic. His English Literature (1876) is a primer which covers the work of literary figures from Caedmon to Shelley. Holograph address, "Inaugural address to the Shelley Society" : 10 Mar 1886 : (S'ANA 0009) : begins, "It has been asked, 'Why have a Shelley Society?'"; the address was privately printed in 1886 by T. J. Wise. Laid in is a note from T. J. Wise (S'ANA 0154). less

Edward Bibbins Aveling, English Marxist campaigner and companion of Eleanor Marx. To Sydney E. Preston, Shelley Society secretary : 1 autograph post card signed : [2?] Apr 1886 : (S'ANA 0219j) : identifying an issue of Modern Thought containing an article on Shelley, thanking him "for admissions last night." From the files of H. Buxton Forman. less

Helene Richter, Viennese scholar of English literature. · To the Secretary of the Shelley Society [Sydney E. Preston?] : 2 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 28 Nov [1888] : (S'ANA 0113f) : 1 ¹/₂ pages (double sheet) : from Wien, Fleischmarkt 17 : begins, "Knowing that it is the aim of the Shelley-Society to promote the popularity of this poet, and flattering myself that I have contributed . . . ." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 10 Feb 1889 : (S'ANA 0113g) : 2 pages (double sheet) : from Vienna, Fleischmarkt 17 : begins, "Taking a great interest in all that concerns the Shelley-Society and sharing her endeavours . . . .". less