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The article explores the identity of the man named Thomas Tickell who authored the 18th century poem "To a lady before marriage." Topics discussed include printing of the said poem in the December 1761 issue of "Gentleman's Magazine," the submission of the poem by Mary Stevenson for publication, and the distinction between Thomas Tickell, uncle of Stevenson, and the poet Thomas Tickell.

The article presents a letter from the mid-18th century, discovered among some family papers, written by Andrew Cowan and addressed to Francis Russel, which describes Lisbon, Portugal, following the 1755 earthquake.

A literary criticism of the novels "Taras Bulba," by Nikolai Gogol and "Veranilda," by George Gissing is presented. It examines the influence of Gogol on Gissing's "Veranilda," Gissing's reading and writing practices, Gogol's reception among 19th-century English readers, and the theme of Gogol's "Taras Bulba."

The article presents a documentary evidence surrounding the prosecution of Sir Samuel Tuke, a royalist officer during the Civil Wars, an author and confidant of Charles II, from 1653 to 1654. Topics discussed include details of a duel challenge made by Tuke against military captain and knight Robert Starismore that led to the death of the latter, Tuke's motive for making the challenge, and the role of Princess Mary in solving the legal conflict between Tuke and Starismore's widow Mary Bust.

A biography of Jane Ashley, sister of Middle Temple's library founder Robert Ashley, is presented. It mentions the archival sources that provide details of Jane's life. It offers information on her family background, her marriage with Francis Langley, her connection to Paris Garden, lawsuits involving Jane and her husband, her imprisonment and her death.

The article discusses a passage B XV 417-28a from Langland's C-Papers by Piers Plowman. Piers Plowman B XV 417 has presented itself to any editors or readers as a crux, either textual or interpretive. As a standalone passage; its point is clear the manuscript variants are minor. In the poem Anima, he discusses the contemporary followers of the apostles. Quotations from the book "Piers Plowman: The B Version" have been used in the article to analyze the passage. The passage doesn't look like ur-B material of revision, rather seems to be a draft of matter perhaps originally intended for the opening of C XVII, but eventually discarded and nor recalled from the ur-B papers, its best material is for use where appropriate.

The article discusses the possible sources of the 1940 wartime speech delivered by then British Prime Minister Winston Churchill which included the phrase "ye men of valour." It addressed topics such as the religious text which reportedly served as reference for the phrase, the translation of a medieval chant which may have influenced the verses of the speech, and the publication of various revisions of the speech.

The article discusses issues associated with the publication of Allen Walker Read's 1935 book "Lexical Evidence from Folk Epigraphy in Western North America: A Glossarial Study of the Low Element in the English Vocabulary," by Obelisk Press. Topics explored include the way the book featured profanity and obscenity written on national park toilet walls, the prohibition on publications that show obscenity, and the risqué memoirs and fiction previously published by Obelisk.

The article discusses the revision of the date of the nineteenth-century letter sent by American poet Emily Dickinson to "Springfield Republican" newspaper editor Samuel Bowles. Topics explored include the gratitude demonstrated by Dickinson to the previous visit made by Bowles, the recorded activities in Bowles in 1875 which may have complicated the initial dating of the letter, and the speculations regarding the relationship between Dickinson and Bowles.

The article describes five eighteenth-century manuscripts about Middle English in the Hunterian Collection of the Glasgow University Library. These manuscripts are a concordance to the poem "Vision of Piers Plowman," by William Langland, a concordance to the works of author Geoffrey Chaucer, a concordance to the book "Chronicle of Pierre de Langtoft," a grammar of the book "Robert of Gloucester," and a grammar of the works of theologian John Wycliffe. Topics include the dating of the manuscripts, descriptions of the paper and watermarks used, and labels attached to the manuscripts.

The article discusses Anglo-Irish author Hugh Kelly (1739-1777), focusing particularly on his early career as a journalist in London, England. He wrote for the periodicals "Gentleman's Journal" and "Gazetteer" in the 1760s, as well as served as managing editor of "The Public Ledger" in 1760, during the early years of the reign of King George III of Great Britain. References to his career are found in the personal papers of British Under Secretary of State Edward Weston, as well as those of pamphleteers John Hume and Dr John Campbell.

The article proposes new identifications of historical counterparts for two figures in William Baldwin's novel "Beware the Cat," such as John Young, to whom the prefatory letter is addressed, and primary narrator Gregory Streamer. Topics include the anti-Catholic nature of the novel, the characteristics of John Young that made him a fitting addressee for Baldwin fictional persona G.B.'s dedicatory epistle, and a description of the fictional Streamer.

The article focuses on a list of 100 new attributions of authorship of anonymous, pseudonymous or incompletely signed letters, poems, articles, reviews, obituaries, drawings and staff notes appearing in the "Gentleman's Magazine (GM)" during the years 1818-1820 under the editorial direction of John Nichols and his son John Bowyer Nichols. Topics include contributors who dominated the list, short titles used in the text, and information concerning Sir John Holman of Banbury, England.

The article describes some unnoted textual witnesses that have been overlooked by author Josephine Guy in her attempted reconstruction of the 1883 performance text of Oscar Wilde's first play "Vera; or, The Nihilist." Topics include the importance of emendations to the play reprinted in Stuart Mason's "Bibliography of Oscar Wilde," the minor transcription errors made by Mason, and the assertion that there is no evidence in the textual witnesses documented by Guy.

The author presents a criticism of the play "The House of Aspen" by Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. He mentions the manuscript of the play at the National Library of Scotland, the dating of the manuscript, and the influence of German drama on the play.

The article discusses the interpersonal relationship between British physicist John Tyndall and English-American scientist John William Draper. It discusses their possible interaction at the 1860 Advancement of Science meeting at Oxford, England. Topics include their correspondence, their exchange of publications, and visits with each other in London, England in 1870 and New York City in 1873.

The article explores the fragment of a late medieval English folding almanac, analysed by historian Hilary Carey and academic J. P. Gumbert. Topics discussed include the acknowledgment of its textual contents in the 1963 book "A Catalogue of Incipits of Mediaeval Scientific Writings in Latin," the presence of schematic diagrams of the Vein Man and Zodiac Man on the parchment, and the accessibility of the fragment through the medieval manuscript collection of Cambridge University Library.

The article explores the identity of Robert Parke, translator of the 1588 version of Juan González de Mendoza's book "Historia de las cosas más notables, ritos y costumbres del Gran reyno de la China." Topics discussed include the printing of the first English translation of said book about early Chinese history, the quality and accuracy of Parke's translation, and the possibility that Parke may be identified as cloth merchant Robert Parker.

Focuses on the allusions in the book 'Paper's Complaint,' by John Davies. Criticisms of several poets; Imagery in the texts; Derivation of the theatrical nickname 'Ajax.'

Focuses on Anthony Wood's bibliographical attachment which accompanied the legal document, identified in the Christ Church library, Oxford, England and dated 1151. Information on Wood's treatment of the documents he examined; Reference to a series of unsuccessful claims made by the canons of Saint Frideswide's against the canons of Oseney in 1151,1174 and 1200; Accusations made against the archdeacon of Oseney by the Prior of Saint Fridewside.

This article reports that in Graham Greene's "The Quiet American," Thomas Fowler scans the two-shelf library of Alden Pyle. It is just such a motley array one finds in the 183 items the Rare Books, Room of the McFarlin Library, University of Tulsa, has recently acquired from Graham Greene's personal library. The collection, which undoubtedly represents only a small portion of Greene's library, ranges from offprints to collected editions, from library discards to presentation copies, from inexpensive paperbacks to valuable first editions.

The article explores the way American poet Ezra Pound acknowledged half-watt lighting technology in his 1920 poem "Hugh Selwyn Mauberley." Topics discussed include the poetics and terminologies presented by Pound, the recorded use of half-watt lamps in the U.S. and Great Britain in the mid-1910s, and the interest of Pound in photography which involves the use of similar lighting.

The article explores the allusion featured in the novel "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man," by Irish novelist James Joyce. Topics discussed include the remarks made by protagonist Stephen Dedalus about the wall being built by a person named Balbus, the annotation made by author Jeri Johnson about the connection of Latin lessons to the allusion, and the appearance of the name Balbus in Cicero's book "Letters to Atticus."

The article discusses the creation of a biography and genealogy of Scottish physician John Arbuthnot by British literary biographer George Aitken. Topics explored include the reputation of Aitken in the area of genealogy, the challenges in obtaining the family pedigree of Arbuthnot, and the biographical inquiries made by Aitken which led to favorable reviews of his 1892 book "The Life and Works of John Arbuthnot."

This section presents a list of attributions of authorship of anonymous letters, poems, and drawings published in the "Gentleman's Magazine" from 1815 to 1817, including authors such as John Carter, Mark Holman Shephard, and William Jerdan.