BIB_ID
299589
Accession number
MA 7324.4
Creator
Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875.
Display Date
Monday [1852 May 3 or 10].
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 18.5 cm
Notes
Dating: Larry K. Uffelman dates this letter to early May, 1852.--Cf. Larry K. Uffelman, "Kingsley's Hypatia: Revisions in Context," Nineteenth-Century Literature 41, no. 1 (Jun., 1986), pp. 87-96.
Hypatia first appeared serialized in Fraser's Magazine beginning in 1852; it was published in book form in 1853.
Part of a collection of 13 letters from Charles Kingsley to his publisher J. W. Parker. Letters have been described individually in 13 catalog records (MA 7324.1-13); see collection-level record for more information.
Hypatia first appeared serialized in Fraser's Magazine beginning in 1852; it was published in book form in 1853.
Part of a collection of 13 letters from Charles Kingsley to his publisher J. W. Parker. Letters have been described individually in 13 catalog records (MA 7324.1-13); see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Mentioning that he has "been away 3 weeks with Froude" and that he is behind in the current number of Hypatia. Promising to send it by the 15th of the month, and referencing criticisms of the work. Instructing Parker to ignore the Leader, noting "Lewes is an ignorant Charlatan, who dislikes me ... & therefore snarls & snaps."
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