Sales catalogue 652: Maggs Bros

Date:: 1937

Reference:: WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/176

Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 652: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Areher (William)—continued. An extremely interesting collection of letters containing a number of references to Pinero’s: plays, ‘“‘ Mid=Channel,’” “Iris,” “* Letty,” ‘die Bie” Drum,” “The ‘* Thunderbolt,’’ ‘‘ His House in Order,’ ‘‘ The Second Mrs. Tanqueray,’’ ‘* The Mind the Paint Girl’; expressing his pleasure at the success of ‘‘ The Gay Lord Quex ”’ in America; discussing Pinero’s suggestion that he should collaborate with him in writing a play; gives his opinion that Pinero’s work was not influenced by Ibsen ; and congratulating the dramatist on his knighthood. Archer mentions his book ‘ The Life, Trial and Death of Francisco Ferrer ”’ and his drama ‘‘ War is War,” which he considers should have been published before the Armistice. 612 AUSTEN (JANE, 1775-1817). Author of ‘‘ Pride and Prejudice,” etc. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO MARTHA LLOYD. 2 pp., 4to. Chawton, 16th February, N.Y. - £140 (SEE ILLUSTRATION OPPOSITE.) A very fine letter full of gossip about the neighbourhood, etc. wie I have great pleasure in what you communicate of Anna, & sincerely rejoice in Miss Marden’s amendment; & only wish there were more stability in the character of their two constitutions. I will not say anything of the weather we have lately had, for if you were not aware of it’s being terrible, it would be cruel to put it in your head. My mother slept through a good deal of Sunday, but stall it was impossible not to be disordered by such a sky, and even yesterday she was but poorly. She is pretty well again to-day, & I am in hopes may not be much longer a prisoner. We are going to be all alive from this forenoon to to-morrow afternoon ; It will be over when you receive this, & you may think of me as one not sorry that it is so. George, Henry & William will soon be here & are to stay the night, and to-morrow the Deedes’ & Henry Bridges will be added to our party; we shall then have an early dinner, & dispatch them all to Winchester. We have no late account from Sloane Str. & therefore conclude that everything is going on in one regular progress, without any striking change. Henry was to be in town again last Tuesday. I have a letter from Frank; they are all at Deal again, established. once more in fresh lodgings. I think they must soon have lodged in every house in the town. We read of the Pyramus being returned into Port, with interest, & fear Mrs. D. D. will be regretting that she came away so soon. There is no being up to the tricks of the sea. ‘*T suppose all the world is sitting in judgement upon the Princess of Wales’s letter. Poor woman, [ shall support her as long as I can, because she is a woman, & because [ hate her husband, but I can hardly forgive her for calling herself ‘attached and affectionate’ to a man whom she must detest, & the intimacy said to subsist between her & Lady Oxford is bad. I do not know what to do about it, but if I must give up the Princess, I am resolved at least always to think that she would have been respectable, if the Prince had behaved only tolerably by her at first.”’ 613 BACH (L. EMIL). Composer. AUTOGRAPH MUSICAL MANUSCRIPTS OF TWO SONGS. “BRITISH DASH.” WORDS BY SIR WILLIAM VAVASOUR. WITH PIANOFORTE ACCOMPANIMENT. | 6 pages, folio. ALSO HUNGARIAN, SONG. WORDS. BY MRS: MARK -H. JUDGE. WITH PIANOFORTE ACCOMPANIMENT. 6 pages, folio. Together £1 10s

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