Miscellaneous papers concerning Henry Vassall Fox : Draft; Miscellaneous. c.1820 - 8 May 1851.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Vassall-Fox, Henry Richard (3rd Baron Holland), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Draft.

Poetry.

Editing.

Authors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

2020

Summary:

"Collection of documents, mostly relating to a work entitled "Lines Found in Lord Holland's Pocket Book": annotated proof, verse responses, a costing for 500 copies of a work by Robert Southey and a review of a book in the hand of Henry Vassall Fox."

Notes:

AMDigital Reference: MS.42235.

"(1) Manuscript of two poems: folio recto, "Lines Found in Lord Holland's Pocket Book"; folio verso, "Lord Holland's Answer to the Foregoing". (2) Manuscript of ?three poems: folio recto, top, "Lord Holland's answer to the foregoing"; folio recto, bottom, "Lines found in Ld. Holland's Pocket Book". The verso of the folio has a poem that begins, "It seems an idle boast to say ...". (3) Annotated proof: folio recto, poem entitled "Lines found in Lord Holland's Pocket-Book"; folio verso, poem entitled "Lord Holland's Answer to The Foregoing". (4) A review, in the hand of ?Henry Fox, of a book. (6) A costing for the "Probable expense of 500 copies of Southeys Life of Bell".".

Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related papers.