'Original Letters collected by William Upcott... Living Poets... 1824'

Title

'Original Letters collected by William Upcott... Living Poets... 1824'

Shelfmark

MS. Montagu d. 4

Summary

'Original Letters collected by William Upcott... Living Poets... 1824', letters of British poets living in 1824, arranged in alphabetical order, often illustrated by portraits. An index of names and a note by Upcott begin the volume. The more important pieces are:

Barton, Bernard, five, 1820-2 (fol. 16).

Bowles, rev. William Lisle, two, 1820, etc. (fol. 41).

Brydges, sir Samuel Egerton, three, 1813- 23 (fol. 59).

Campbell, Thomas, five, 1808-24, with two poems (fol. 67).

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, three, 1812, etc. (fol. 102).

Colman, George, the younger, two, 1808- 12 (fol. 109).

Cottle, Joseph, three, 1795-1823 (fol. 118).

Crabbe, George, seven, 1784-1825 (fol. 127).

Dyer, George, three, 1806, etc. (fol. 190).

Fitzgerald, William Thomas, two, 1819- 23, with a poem (fol. 204).

Gifford, William, some proof-sheets of his Juvenal, with corrections (fol. 218).

Gisbome, Thomas, six, 1798-1822 (?) (fol. 227).

Haslewood, Joseph, Nov. 26, 1815 (fol. 243).

Heber, bp. Reginald, April 4, 1822 (fol. 246).

Hogg, James, Feb. 1, 1819 (fol. 260).

Hunt, Leigh, Dec. 30, 1813 (fol. 273).

Date

written in the second half of the 18th and first half of the 19th century

Language

English

Physical facet

On paper

Physical extent

281 Leaves

Custodial history

Part of lot 496 in the Upcott sale in 1846.

Old (until about 1890) MS. Montagu no. 29 (part).