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John Thelwall Letters

The bulk of this collection is comprised of eight letters from John Thelwall to Thomas Hardy written between 1796 and 1805. They are numbered at the top (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13), suggesting that the letters are part of a group of at least thirteen. In 1950 the English poet, critic, and literary editor, Edgell Rickword (1898-1982), purchased the letters from the Bookseller Rogers of Newcastle and later published seven of them in Literature and Society: Essays and Opinions (II), 1931-1978 (Manchester: Carcanet New Press, 1978). Rickword also published an article on these letters entitled: "Thelwall to Hardy" in The Times Literary Supplement, 17 June 1953.

In addition to the eight letters from Thelwall to Hardy, this collection also includes a short note from Thomas Hardy to a "Mr. Gardner"; the note is dated 2 April 1821.

Metadata

Creator
Thelwall, John, 1764-1834
Date
1796-1799, 1803, 1805, 1821
Material Type
Mixed Materials
Genre/Physical Characteristic
Letters (correspondence)
Dimensions
.5 Cubic feet
Language
English
Identifier
/repositories/3/resources/1390
Campus Location
Rare Books & Special Collections, Hesburgh Libraries
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions
Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user

Immediate Source of Acquisition
The John Thelwall Letters were purchased by the Hesburgh Libraries in 2013 from Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers, London, U.K
Subject
Great Britain -- Intellectual life
Romanticism -- Great Britain
Hardy, Thomas, 1748-1798
Thelwall, John, 1764-1834 -- Political and social views
Link to Finding Aid
https://archivesspace.library.nd.edu/repositories/3/resources/1390
This digital collection may not include all items or all of the information available about the source collection. See the finding aid for more information.
Contact Us

Our collection information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. If you have spotted an error, please contact Rare Books & Special Collections, Hesburgh Libraries at rarebook@nd.edu.

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