Commonplace book compiled by Thomas Vining Whidborne including original and collected verse
MS. 23614
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Commonplace book compiled by Thomas Vining Whidborne including original and collected verse
Shelfmark
MS. 23614
Summary
Commonplace book compiled by Thomas Vining Whidborne including original and collected verse
Date
c. 1822-1852
Language
French
Spanish
English
Physical extent
1 box
Custodial history
Bears a circular ink stamp indicating it was formerly in the Library of Rev. Herbert Maynard Smith (1869-1949) and Rev. J. Outram Smith (1871-1954), which was dispersed and sold by auction in 2022.
Acquisition
Purchased from Bernard Quaritch Ltd, Dec 2023 with the aid of the Friends of the Bodleian.
Subject
19th century
Humanities
English literature
Romanticism
Commonplace books
Devon (England)
English poetry -- 19th century
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Connections
People associated with this object
- Landon | Letitia Elizabeth | 1802-1838 | poet and writer | pseudonym "L.E.L."
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Byron, George Gordon, 1788-1824, 6th Baron Byron
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Tennyson, Alfred, 1809-1892, 1st Baron Tennyson
