Manuscript collection of poems, mostly unattributed, with some attributed to Maria Banks (Woodley) Riddell (1772-1808) two of which are dated 1789, and some attributed to "W" and to "L." Contents include: lengthy narrative poems on brave knights and a...
Description:
Paper watermark: 1810.
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Riddell, Maria, 1772-1808. and Tighe, Mary, 1772-1810.
Subject (Topic):
Classical poetry, Classicism, History, Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry, Classical influences, Fables, English, Ghost stories, English, Hymns, English, Occasional verse, English, Religious poetry, English, and Women authors
Manuscript, in multiple hands, of a collection of about 100 short English verses concerning such subjects as friendship, nature, and deaths of family members. Titles and authors include The Child's First Grief by Baxter, Walking Out into the Fields b...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
England. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Barker, Selina., Baxter, Mary., Herbert, George, 1593-1633., Southey, Robert, 1774-1843., Porter, Anna Maria., and Thomas, Eliza.
Subject (Topic):
English literature, English poetry, Farewells in literature, Friendship, Riddles, Sentimentalism in literature, Watercolor painting, Women authors, and Social life and customs
Manuscript, in mutliple hands, of a collection of several hundred riddles, acrostics, and rebuses, lighthearted poems primarily on female behavior, and several dozen hand-colored satirical engravings and newspaper clippings pasted in. Poem titles inc...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Ireland
Subject (Topic):
Acrostics, Catholics, Politics and government, English poetry, English wit and humor, Engravings, British, Rebuses, Riddles, Verse satire, English, Women, Conduct of life, and Women authors
Manuscript, in a multiple hands, of a collection of newspaper articles, prints, drawings, letters, and autobiographical text, primarily relating to Grimstone's published writing. The volume includes "my first prose [which] was the following letter in...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
England and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Grimstone, Mary Leman (Rede)
Subject (Topic):
English literature, English poetry, Letters, Music, Women authors, Women, Conduct of life, Periodicals, and Social life and customs
