thomas james wise forger (3 risultati)

Both 12mo, 1 p. The second addressed to Hutton, the first to 'My dear Sir'. Both very good on lightly aged paper. Letter One: Thanking him for his book. 'I shall be delighted if you can find out about the residence of Maurice & Robert Hall. It is not creditable to a great city like Bristol that these should not have been identified.' (Note) He feels it would be 'slightly invidious' to publish Hutton's letter. 'But I also am an old customer of Messrs George & highly appreciate the firm.'.

2pp., 12mo. In fair condition, on aged and lightly-worn paper. Written in a difficult hand. The letter begins: 'My dear Campbell. | You will find all I know about Axiologus, and Miss Maria Williams, in a prefatory note Vol I of my Edition of W[illiam]. W[ordsworth].s Poems (not Life).' He confirms that the poem is by Wordsworth, and expresses regret at 'letting it be known: for it led Tutin [John Ramsden Tutin (1855-1913)] of Hull to go & print the sonnet for private circulation some years ago. I was really displeased with this, & told him that this unspeakable collector [clearly Thomas James Wise] of "hitherto unpublished" fragments, which the poet wished to die, would be the only persons who would thank him! it was almost as bad as the reprinting of the Tragedy '. He asks if 'S[amuel]. T[aylor]. C[oleridge]'s lines to Axiologus' are 'good': 'We have not been hit by this scourge, directly; but, indirectly, we are all run down by it.' The next sentence is difficult to decipher, and the letter ends on a personal note.

See the various entries in the Oxford DNB. Typed carbon copy. 1p, foolscap 8vo. Text complete, on aged piece of carbon paper, worn and chipped at edges. No signature. Addressed at foot to 'E. F. Benson Esq.' Thirty-one lines of text. He begins by stating that Benson, in his 'work on Charlotte Brontë', has 'made a very correct study of her'. After discussing a point about Branwell Bronte, he states: 'We cannot rely on Charlotte's assertion that he knew nothing whatever of their ventures in publishing. I am just busy preparing the "Life and Letters" for the Shakespeare Head edition, and have found from Charlotte's letters and other associated facts that she did not always tell the truth.' She describes the 'most glaring instance', concerning 'her references to Balzac's works', and adds that there are ' other instances of deceit in her correspondence with Ellen Nussey'. In the final paragraph he states that his 'old friend Mr. C. W. Hatfield [of the Bronte Society] will not hear a wrong word about Charlotte, and pleads with me to modify my editorial notes concerning the influence of Branwell, whilst my colleagues and editorial chief T. J. Wise is quite impartial, though he would like Charlotte's reputation upheld. In consequence of this I am venturing to send you the introductory portion (in rough galley form) of Chapter XIV in "Life and Letters" which I have headed "The Influence of Branwell." I wonder if you would be good enough to look this over and give me your opinion and criticism of it.'.