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This article focuses on the Royal Manuscript 18 B II which is the earliest and most complete surviving witness to the Middle English prose "Melusine." The article discusses the single-text codex and its features including the number and placement of capitula and explores the hypothesis that the manuscript was translated from the first edition of writer Jean d'Arras's "Mélusine" printed by Adam Steinschaber in Geneva, Switzerland in August 1478.

The article focuses on the history of "The Diggers' Song," a song associated with a 17th-century English commune known as the Diggers, and its possible authorship. It discusses how the song was originally preserved in an anonymous and undated version, found in the papers of Sir William Clarke, a military administrator. The article also explores the potential authors of the song, including Gerrard Winstanley and Robert Coster, and their connection to the Digger movement.

The article focuses on a letter dated November 11, 1585 from William Davison, the English ambassador to the Low Countries, to an unidentified recipient. It mentions the note argues that the letter was most likely addressed to Sir Christopher Hatton, shedding light on their patronage relationship and providing a valuable addition to Hatton's limited surviving papers. Topics explored include the recipient's profile, the close working relationship between Davison and Hatton.

The article discusses about the Chairing the members, one of the William Hogarth's four paintings The Humours of an Election. It informs that the series describes an election which takes place in the mythic borough of Guzzledown, making it a satire on the manoeuvrings behind the 1754 General Election, particularly in the constituency of Oxfordshire.

The article focuses on William Barker's translation of Xenophon's Cyropaedia into English, examining his sources for the translation. It delves into Barker's use of not only Xenophon's Greek but also intermediaries in Latin and Italian, shedding light on his methods as a translator and their implications for Tudor translation and the reception of Greek in early modern England. The study reveals that his debt to Francesco Filelfo's Latin translation was more significant than previously thought.

The article focuses on John Moore, an 18th-century apothecary known for selling treatments for worm infections through sensational advertisements and satirical works like Alexander Pope's ballad. It delves into Moore's background, family, and the neighborhoods in London where he practiced, shedding light on his life beyond the mockery of his quackery.

The article focuses on the analysis of a Catholic manuscript compilation in Bodleian Libraries MS. Rawlinson 107 D, which contains various Catholic writings, including a life of Sir Thomas More, apologetical treatises, and a ballad. The author discusses the content, dating, and historical context of the manuscript, shedding light on the importance of these texts within the English Catholic community during the 16th century.

The article focuses on the discovery of a letter from Leonhard Euler, the Swiss mathematician, sent to Johann Daniel Schumacher, the head of administration at the Petersburg Academy of Sciences. It mentions letter, dating back to 1754, though not significant scientifically, sheds light on Euler's ongoing relationship with the Petersburg Academy during his time in Berlin, Germany revealing his role in recommending educators or companions for princes.

The article focuses on the publication history of a tract believed to be written by Francis Bacon. It discusses how the tract, originally attributed to Sir Francis Walsingham, was later reattributed to Bacon and examines the role of Thomas Powell in publishing it. The article suggests that Powell's printing of the tract provides valuable insights into its early dissemination, shedding light on its authorship and potential suppression by Bacon due to its outdated content on religious policy.

The article focuses on Ares dual role as both god of war and lover of Aphrodite goes back to Homer. Topics include examines the first line of the epigram evokes the Iliad, where Ares fights on the battlefield; the second line, the Odyssey, in which Odysseus hears the story of how Hephaestus, the husband of Aphrodite, entrapped Ares in bed with his wife.

The article reports that the Italian scholar Scipione Lentolo, known in English as Lentulus completed several page history of the Waldensian church and its tribulations, the Historia delle grandi e crudeli persecutioni contra il popolo che chiamano valdese. Topics incldue examines this partisan yet scholarly account of the highly controversial Protestant community in the French and Italian Alps was over thirty years in the making and circulated early.

The article examines John Owen's Latin Epigrammata collection which went through numerous editions in the U.K. and Europe. Topics include Owen's adoption of common satiric practice of using pseudonyms or initials to identify the many names in his epigrams, the corrections made by multiple editors of Epigrammata to the identification of Sir Toby Matthew, and an analysis of text of epigram 8.38.

The author suggests the allusion of Ralph Ellison's novel "Invisible Man" to William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" specifically to the scene of Duncan's murder. Topics include the elements of Shakepeare's scene that further substantiate "Invisible Man's" crisis identity, the author's analysis of the knocking scene in both works, and his argument that Ellison uses "Macbeth" as a short-hand for white construction of blackness.

The article focuses on the confirmation that English novelist John Hampson Simpson is a convicted and incarcerated book thief in the past according to his close friend Walter Allen's memoirs. Topics include Allen's allusion to Hampson's troubled personal history in his 1981 memoir "As I Walked Down New Grub Street," the success of Hampson's novel "Saturday Night at the Greyhound" published by the Hogarth Press in 1931, and a background on Hampson and his family's life in Birmingham, England.

A list of new attributions of authorship of anonymous, pseudonymous or incompletely signed letters, articles, drawings, reviews, poems, obituaries and staff notes appearing in the "Gentleman's Magazine" during the years 1827-1830 is presented.

The article focuses on the stylized version of the decorative hedera symbol used by Cambridge University Library in England in transmitting the extant version of the Old English translation of Bede's book "Historia ecclesiastica." Topics include a description of the punctuation symbol as a triangle of dots above a comma, the appearance of the hedera in inscriptions of second-century B.C., and the use of the stylized hedera to separate major segments of the text in Old English translation.

The article focuses on a speech given by historian Thomas Carlyle during a meeting at the Freemasons' Tavern in 1840 wherein he urged the need for a lending library in London, England. Topics include the problems with British Museum according to Carlyle, the support gained by Carlyle from barrister William Dougal Christie leading to the creation of a Committee for a London Subscription Library and the unpublished letters they received stating desire to subscribe to the proposed London Library.

The article examines the origin of the tragicomic tale "The Luck of Roaring Camp" by Bret Harte. Topics include comment from biographer George Stewart about the sudden appearance of the short story, the connection between a speech given by orator Henry Whitney Bellows during the Society of California Pioneers' celebration of the anniversary of California's statehood in 1864 and Harte's breakout story, and Bellows' impressions of California which reverberate in Harte's fiction.

The article focuses on a previously unknown episode in the career of physician and philosopher Walter Charleton (1619-1707) in which he was involved in a case concerning St. John the Baptist Hospital in Bath, England in 1667-68.

The article focuses on William Blundell and his writing of the first standalone "A history of the Isle of Man." The article explores the evidence supporting Blundell's authorship of the history and identifies three aspects suggesting his authorship such as thematic affinities between the History and Blundell's copious notes and correspondence, Blundell's intimacy with the Stanley family Lords of Man since 1405, and the similarity of the History to his other writings.

The article focuses on a fall 1926 incident involving Miriam Stephenson, a Lawrence College sophomore, who wrote a paper on George Bernard Shaw's 'philosophy and religion.' Shaw's response, a note calling her an "ingenious young liar" and suggesting a career in journalism, is examined. The topics include the incident itself, Shaw's unconventional response, and the implications for Stephenson's future, potentially in journalism.

The article discusses the life and accomplishments of 16th century English translator Thomas North. Topics explored include the commissioning of North as justice of the peace in Cambridgeshire, England in 1592, the recognition earned by North's translation of Plutarch's biographical work "Parallel Lives," and the honour of knighthood awarded to North on October 8, 1591.

The article reviews the Shell Series of the periodical "Gentleman's Magazine" from 1755-1759 contributed by French naturalist Antoine-Joseph Dezallier d'Argenville.

The article lists the attributions of authorship of anonymous, pseudonymous, or incompletely signed letters, poems, articles, reviews, obituaries, drawings, and staff notes appearing in the Gentleman's Magazine during the years 1824–1826.

The article focuses on letters to Roden Noel, English poet, from cleric Frederic William Farrar, novelist Giovanni Ruffini and painter Anna Mary Howitt Watts. It informs that letters are in the Sheila and Terry Meyers Collection in Swem Library at the College of William and Mary. It also informs that the letters illustrate the social and literary connections.

The author examines the surviving manuscript "De Elementis" from Bury St Edmunds Abbey in England written around the middle of 12th-century. Topics include the identification of the author as one named Marius based on the manuscript's running head or page header, the author's suggestion that the manuscript was connected to an early 13th-century entry for a "Marius medicus" in the necrology of the church of San Matteo in Salerno, Italy, and arguments on the sources and ideas in the manuscript.

The article explores the possible origins of the confusion over the identity of 16th century antiquarian Laurence Nowell and his first cousin, English churchman Laurence Nowell. Topics discussed include the appointment of the churchman Nowell as Dean of Lichfield until his death, the significant contribution of antiquarian Nowell to the field of cartography, and the enquiries made by antiquary Anthony Wood into the Nowell that also attended the University of Oxford in England.

The article explores documentary records about the life and date of demise of Church of England clergyman Gilbert Coles in the 17th century. Topics discussed include the attitude demonstrated by Coles toward the educational system and policies during the Interregnum period in England, the arguments regarding the date of his death on his tombstone, and the confusion over the dates of the death of Coles and his son, Edward.

The article critiques the Old English poem "The Dream of the Rood." Topics discussed include the interpretation of the phrase "sorhleoð galan" as an expression for mourning noted by historian Michael Swanton, the way said poem on the Passion of Jesus Christ presented contexts for a sorrowful song, and the commentary offered by Irish poet Blathmac Cú Brettan on the stanzas which suggested the failure of the Jews to offer public funeral rites for Christ.

The article explores documentary records about the children of English playwright Ben Jonson. Topics discussed include the elegies written by Jonson for his late first son and first daughter, the 1608 burial of his child that was entered in the parish register of Saint Dunstan and All Saints Stepney church in London, England, and the recording of the baptism of his daughter at Saint Mary Matfelon in Whitechapel on March 25, 1610.

The article explores the 16th century lawsuit filed by Southwark gentleman Robert Browne in the Court of King's Bench in England against playwright Benjamin Jonson, who was then identified as a London bricklayer. Topics discussed include the discovery of lawsuit records by historian Leslie Hotson, the alleged non-payment of debt by Jonson which resulted to the lawsuit, and the failure of Jonson to fulfill the bond he sealed on April 7, 1599.

The article examines a new document from the city archives of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England regarding the players who were touring with a company which claimed to be Queen Anne's men. These players include Thomas Swinnerton, Martin Slaughter, William Perry and William Parr. Topics discussed include an order issued by the Earl of Pembroke Sir William Herbert that warns town authorities against these players on July 16, 1616, and the difference of the new document and the old one.

The article focuses on Scottish biographer John Boswell. Topics include a description of Boswell's journal in London, England for the period of April 21 to May 16, 1768 in the Yale editors "Catalogue," his final entry for May 16, 1768, his friendship with Edinburgh bookseller Alexander Donaldson, and a brief biographical background on covenanter Robert Trail.

The article reports that Nicholas Trevet Annales sex regum Anglie and its anonymous Continuatio are important narrative sources for England in the high to late Middle Ages. Topics include considered it relates anecdotes, legends, and local stories as Trevet pays by far the greatest attention to events of national importance and often narrates them at length.

The article reports that between the years 1821 and 1828 an anonymous contributor writing under the signature ‘T.N.' sent fifty-six poems and four letters to the Gentleman Magazine. Topics include examines although his identity has proved impossible to verify with absolute certainty it is my contention, based on extensive evidence in his contributions, that a very strong case can now be made that he was Revd Thomas Nichols.

The article focuses on engraving of Edmund Spenser's tomb, which usually appears as a frontispiece to the volume and faces the title-page that is bound immediately after sig. A1. Topics include considered that in the place of the usual frontispiece, this copy has George Vertue 1727 engraved portrait of Spenser, which has been cropped to fit the volume.

The article reports that Bobby Fong described ‘five fugitive poems' that had circulated during Wilde's lifetime but were not well known because they had not been included in the 1908 Collected Edition. Topics include considered poem was published and attributed to Wilde in the New York Tribune on 23 January 1882 at which time Wilde was in the USA at the start of an almost year-long lecture tour.

The article reports that during the last two decades or so Wirral has emerged as the favored location for the site of the battle of Brunanburh fought in 937 C.E. Topics include examines support for the identification, however, remains far from being universally accepted and several other locations have been advanced and it is perhaps fair to say that the case for Wirral rests primarily on philological grounds.

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 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 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 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.

The article explores the documents made available for research by the General Directorate of State Archives in Turkey on Lord Byron's visit to the grand mosques in Istanbul. Topics discussed include Lord Byron's description of the historical buildings in Istanbul in a letter written for his mother, Robert Adair's petition for Sultan Mahmud II's permission to admit the Ambassador and his guests into the mosques, and the Ambassador's departure from Turkey after obtaining the permission.