Found 8 collections related to Longman,%20Thomas%20Norton,%201771-1842

Jane Porter, English novelist. The Jane Porter manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings, correspondence, and memoranda. The writings include a holograph poem, "To a friend of the Battle of Waterloo"; an unidentified story fragment; and a draft for an epitaph for her sister, the novelist Anna Maria Porter. The bulk of the correspondence dates from between 1834 and 1846, and much of it is in draft form. Correspondents include Longman Co., the publishers; Sir Robert Peel, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; Mary Robinson, the author and actress; and over fifty others. Most of the memoranda list topics to be addressed with certain people when she next sees or writes them. less

To Jane Porter, novelist : 1 autograph letter signed : 8 Nov 1840 : (MISC 4120) : from Hampstead : begins, "I beg that you will believe that I feel most highly flattered & gratified by the proof which you have given me of the sincerity of your unchanging regard to me & to my House ...". less

Autograph verse signed : [before 18 Sep 1819] : (MISC 4023.01c) : begins, "Go seek the turf where North, where Virtue lies." With note on verso in another hand explaining that the lines are the "last verse of a poetical epistle from Mrs. Barbauld to Dr. Enfield ..." Mounted in the Mary Ann Humble album. less

Thomas Moore, Irish poet and composer. The Thomas Moore manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection includes writings and correspondence. The writings consist of poems and music, including holograph alterations to his printed sheet music, "Thou has sent me a flowery band" (London: Clementi Co., ca. 1818). The bulk of the correspondence dates from 1828-1832 and discusses personal and professional matters, including his works on Lord Byron. Correspondents include: Messrs. Galignani, publishers; James Power, music publisher; Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, author; and over fifty others. less

The Samuel Taylor Coleridge manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of 20 pieces of writings and 26 pieces of correspondence. The writings include: a holograph corrected proof of his "Sonnet 8: To the Author of the 'Robbers'" ; fifteen holograph poems (only six of which were published during Coleridge's lifetime) ; two poems by William Lisle Bowles and one poem by Robert Southey, each copied out in Coleridge's hand ; a presentation inscription ; and a legal document with his signature. The bulk of the correspondence is dated between 1792 and 1794 and discusses both his professional and personal lives, most of which is published in the Collected Letters edited by E. L. Griggs. Correspondents include: Mary Evans, his first love, Sara Fricker Coleridge, his wife ; Mary Robinson, author and actress ; Charles Augustus Tulk, Swedenborgian writer and politician ; and over a dozen others. less