Edmund Gosse letter

Edmund Gosse letter

Descriptive Summary

Title: Edmund Gosse letter
Creator: Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928
Inclusive Dates: 1916 August 17
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 folder(s) (1 letter)
Collection Number: ms1332
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

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.

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.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

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

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2017.


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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
boxfolder
11Letter, 1916 August 17

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