Edmund Gosse letter, 1916 August 17

Summary

Creator:

Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928

Date:

1916 August 17

Extent:

1 folder(s) (1 letter)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Edmund Gosse letter, ms 1332. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of one letter: dated August 17, 1916, signed "Edmund Gosse," regarding Madrigals of 1870. Gosse writes: "Fewer than 12 copies were sold of it, and I very seldom hear of its turning up."

The letter was originally laid in Madrigals, songs and sonnets, by John Arthur Blaikie and Edmund William Gosse. Madrigals was cataloged and is located in Hargrett Rare Books, Rare Bk PR4725.G7 M32 1870.

Biographical / historical:

Edmund Gosse was an English translator, literary historian, and critic who introduced the work of Henrik Ibsen and other continental European writers to English readers.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Correspondence

Names:

Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928 -- Madrigals

Preferred citation:

Edmund Gosse letter, ms 1332. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.