John Forster manuscript material

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{"value"=>"Forster, John, 1812-1876", "type"=>"persname"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"John Forster manuscript material"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1832-1868", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1832/1868"}

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{"value"=>"<p>· To Sir Anthony Panizzi, librarian : 10 autograph letters signed : 17 Oct 1853 - 24 Jun 1868 : (MISC 0226-0235) : on various subjects, including requests for books, some remarks on having met with Bulwer Lytton, and regretfully cancelling a meeting planned with his correspondent and Prosper Merimée.</p><p>· To James Whiteside, judge and politician : 1 autograph letter signed : 31 Dec 1832 : (S'ANA 0248) : including remarks elicited by a recent encounter with William Godwin, including a detailed description of Godwin's appearance ; \"His face is singularly fine -- with a mixture of earnest intellectual expression and dignity to a degree I never saw before.\".</p>"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>John Forster, English writer and literary adviser. Best known for his friendship with Charles Dickens, Forster also maintained long-lasting friendships with Leigh Hunt, Bulwer Lytton, Walter Savage Landor, William Charles Macready, and Robert Browning.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

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1832

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1832

date_end

1868

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1832

date_inclusive_end

1868

extent_statement

11 items

prefercite

{"value"=>"John Forster manuscript material : 11 items, Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"John Forster, English writer and literary adviser. Best known for his friendship with Charles Dickens, Forster also maintained long-lasting friendships with Leigh Hunt, Bulwer Lytton, Walter Savage Landor, William Charles Macready, and Robert Browning. &#xB7; To Sir Anthony Panizzi, librarian : 10 autograph letters signed : 17 Oct 1853 - 24 Jun 1868 : (MISC 0226-0235) : on various subjects, including requests for books, some remarks on having met with Bulwer Lytton, and regretfully cancelling a meeting planned with his correspondent and Prosper Merim&#xE9;e.", "generated"=>true}

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