BIB_ID
299603
Accession number
MA 7324.12
Creator
Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875.
Display Date
Wednesday [ca. 1856-1857].
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 18.1 cm
Notes
Dating: The book of poetry here referenced is probably Andromeda and other Poems (1858), which included Saint Maura. Previous cataloging dates the letter to 1856-1857.
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.
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
Discussing his intention to publish a book of poetry, noting "that there is no trash in it." Mentioning his work on the poem Saint Maura, and asking for his advice. With a postscript referring to Hypatia.
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