Found 6 collections related to Horne, R. H. (Richard H.), 1802-1884

Richard Hengist Horne [formerly Richard Henry Horne], English poet and critic. · Holograph account booklet of money collected for Leigh Hunt : 1838-1840 : (H'ANA 0074) : [12] leaves (6 sheets folded and sewn); titled, "Receipts for Private List"; with the note at the top of the first page, "Money collected by me for Leigh Hunt, in consequence of the delay of the Govt in granting him a Pension. R. H. Horne.". less

Harriet Martineau, English novelist, economist, and social reformer. · Holograph manuscript, "The History of the Thirty Years' Peace, 1816-1846, Book III," signed : 31 Jan 1849 : (MISC 0658) : 304 leaves : [no place] : preface, 2 leaves, signed and dated; the main text leaves divided into six fascicles, each secured with a brass fastener in the top left corner; with many with annotations on the versos. First published by George Bell in 1877. less

Robert Browning, English Victorian poet and playwright. The Robert Browning manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of his writings and correspondence. The writings include one holograph verse play (Colombe's Birthday), some autograph corrections of printed proof sheets (La Saisiaz and Jocoseria), and one holograph sonnet, "Tutti ga I so gusti e mi go I mii." The bulk of the correspondence is dated between 1876 and 1887 and discusses both his professional and personal life, and his Shelley related interests. Correspondents include: Sarah Anne FitzGerald, learned lady ; H. Buxton Forman, bibliographer and forger ; Ellen Heaton, art collector and philanthropist ; George Barnett Smith, author and journalist ; and over forty others. less

Charles Jeremiah Wells, English lawyer and poet. · Holograph verses, "Joseph seated at Pharoah's side" : [circa 1870's] : (MISC 2115) : 1 ¹/₂ pages (single sheet) : [no place] : for insertion into a new edition of Wells's Joseph and his Brethren; begins, "Joseph / In exaltation seek humility / Oh mortal glory what art thou compared . . . ." With a slip attached, reading, "Please place this where Joseph at Pharoahs command is seated beside him.". less

The Leigh Hunt manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings and correspondence. The writings include: a holograph draft of his poem, "Jenny Kiss'd Me"; a holograph fragment of his preface to Shelley's Mask of Anarchy; and his address book circa the mid-1850s. The bulk of the correspondence is dated between 1817 and 1826 and discusses his experiences in Italy, including the death of Shelley; family matters; and publishing business. Correspondents include: the Irish poet William Allingham; the philosopher and reformer Jeremy Bentham; the writer and painter William Hazlitt; the writers Percy Bysshe and Mary Shelley; and over seventy others. less