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The subject of the article are handwritten dedication letters included in books given to Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz by writers and literary scholars. The volumes are archived in the Stawisko Library in Podkowa Leśna. The dedication letters vary in terms of character. Some authors ask Iwaszkiewicz for a book review or a translation, others inform him about their literary debuts, still others talk about the memories they shared with Iwaszkiewicz and emphasize the inspiration they found in his writing. The dedication letters thus show the private dimension of the literary relations within Iwaszkiewicz's cicrle. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author examines the representation of female ageing in fictions and correspondence of author Doris Lessing. She discusses the distinction between lived experience and conventional narratives of ageing emphasized by Lessing, the failure of representation of female ageing in different language and forms identified by Lessing, and the subjective experiences of a woman approaching middle age in Lessing's novel "The Golden Notebook".

The author examines the letters of author Doris Lessing included in the "Archive of the Muses," which feature exchanges of correspondence between English and Scottish writers and the Foreign Commission of the Soviet Writers' Union in Moscow, Russia. He discusses the relationship of Lessing with the Soviet Union as reflected in the letters, and Lessing's engagement with the communist ideas spreading across Europe in defiance of the growth of fascism in the continent.

The author discusses an online catalogue of a set of boxes called "The 2008 Deposit," which contains the correspondence of author Doris Lessing that can be used for teaching and research. Included in the catalogue are the A-Z Correspondence of Lessing from 1943 to 2007 and the Whitehorn Letters written by Lessing between 1944 and 1949 to airmen John Whitehorn and Coll MacDonald. He observes that some of Lessing's literary references are detailed criticisms.

The article examines the letters written by author Doris Lessing to cadet pilot Leonard Smith, which are documented and kept at the Keep, University of Sussex. It discusses the fictionalization of Smith, along with his friends Coll MacDonald and John R. M. Whitehorn, in Lessing's novel "The Golden Notebook," and the intermingling of sex and social protest, radical personal relations and radical politics revealed in the correspondence.

The article provides a modern spelling transcription of the late author Thomas Kyd's letter to then-Keeper of the Great Seal of England Sir John Puckering which was likely written after May 30, 1593, and it mentions how the letter, which was discovered in 1899, appeals for clemency in the wake of Kyd's arrest for his connection to a Dutch Church Libel incident in 1593. It states that a facsimile of the letter was published in scholar Frederick Samuel Boas' book "Works of Thomas Kyd."

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The article examines two unknown letters by British author Robert Browning, belonging to the National Library of Scotland, which are addressed to actor Helena Faucit, Lady Martin and dated 8 March 1883 and 17 April 1885.

The article examines an unpublished holograph letter written by Scottish philosopher Thomas Carlyle to German author Johann Peter Eckermann, belonging to the University Library in Leipzig, Germany, and dated 13 August 1834.

The article discusses a January 30, 1809 letter written by English author Jane Austen to her sister Cassandra which refers to the death of British military leader Sir John Moore (1761–1809) following the Peninsular War's Battle of Corunna. The letter explores the relationship between Austen's family and the family of Sir John Moore and refers to Austen's brother, Francis William Austen, who commanded the ship HMS St. Albans which helped transport some of the military forces led by Moore.

The winter of 1819-20, which Percy Shelley spent in Florence, coincided with a period of extraordinary literary productivity. But in spite of the time Shelley was clearly spending at his desk, he devised a plan to carefully study the sculptures in the Uffizi Gallery. This undertaking resulted in a set of descriptive notes, containing sixty or so entries, that aim to capture—in the act of observation—the vital energy caught by human forms in stone. This article examines how Shelley’s engagement with sculpture was informed by a way of thinking about materiality and ideality in the artwork that intersects suggestively with Herder’s writings on the subject. Both writers, close readers of Winckelmann, praise the products of Greek antiquity for their formal, ideal beauty and living qualities—and ground their observations in a nuanced distinction between painting and sculpture, and in Herder’s case, sight and touch. Shelley’s notes on such famous statues as the Venus Anadyomene and the Niobe group, read alongside his ekphrastic poem on a painting of the Medusa, attest to how perception (actively) animates, reciprocally, both subject and object—making sculpture, contra its critics, a fit medium for conveying health, life and motion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article examines the personal relationship of 17th century writer Thomas Brewer with the poets John Taylor, Thomas Heywood, and Robert Hayman. It explains how these friendships provide more insight into Brewer's writing style as well as his place within a network of dramatists and other British authors active in the late 1630s.

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The author discusses the book jacket designed by American artist E. McKnight Kauffer for "Requiem for a Nun" by American author William Faulkner. He mentions Kauffer's early career, the thank you note that Faulkner wrote to Kauffer for the original painting, and some of Kauffer's other book jackets,

This article considers the impact of the digital turn on feminist efforts to restore value to women's literature of past centuries, and positions the Digital Mitford project as a next step in site-specific excavation following the large-scale surveys of women writers of the Orlando Project and the Women Writers Project. The Digital Mitford departs from these earlier projects by concentrating on an influential and prolific yet non-canonical woman writer who would otherwise garner only passing selective treatment in digital survey work. The very problem of Mary Russell Mitford's literary success over multiple decades and genres has led to a faulty collective memory of her that is fragmented along Romantic vs. Victorian period boundaries in literary studies. To redress this memory loss, the Digital Mitford team has initiated a network analysis study drawn from its TEI XML markup to call attention to the literary and historical figures together with the publications Mitford wrote about frequently in the same paragraphs. The article features a view of Mitford’s literary and social network centered on her references to her canonical contemporary Jane Austen, to demonstrate how the excavation of a single woman writer may help to open new areas of research to literary historians. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses a 24 September 1821 letter written by women novelist Sarah Harriet Burney while she lived as a companion in Chelsea, England with heiress Charlotte Anne Gregor, her aunt Jane Urquhart Gregor, and Jane's sister Elinor Uquhart. The letter was to her friend artist Marianne Nicholson, who was traveling with her brother and Irish antiquary Thomas Crofton Croker, whom she later married.

The article presents the author's views on the letter written by author James Fenimore Cooper for explaining his reason of not attending the annual Printers' Festival sponsored by die New-York Typographical Society. it presents a transcript of the letter along with certain canceled words and some comments on it.

An author's response to referees' comments is a key component of the peer review process that affects whether a manuscript is accepted or rejected, the speed at which a manuscript moves through the review process, the workload of editors and referees, and the quality and clarity of published science. However, guidance on how to write a response to manuscript reviews is lacking from the instructions for authors of most journals and from science writing manuals. I offer some recommendations for authors, referees, and journals that can be implemented easily to improve the response to reviews and, thereby, enhance the publishing and reviewing process for authors, referees, and editors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Long before literary critics discovered reception theory, Louis-Ferdinand Céline placed the reader at the center of his poetics and put forward surprisingly modern ideas about his role in the literary process. In the many interviews he gave, in his pamphlet Bagatelles pour un massacre, in his letters to the American scholar Milton Hindus, and in his work Entretiens avec le professeur Y where most of his literary ideas and theories can be found, Céline not only showed that he was very interested in the reading process, but also that he was very aware of the intricacies that characterize that process and constitute the object of study of reception theorists such as Wolfgang Iser. In addition, Céline's stylistic innovations, such as his usage of the ellipsis and of suspension points, which attempt to communicate to his reader what he called “pure emotion,” allow the latter to complete the text he is reading by introducing in it his own ideas, reactions, or prejudices and thus to become the author's active collaborator. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article provides information on a complete letter and two fragments of letters by author Jane Austen between 1812 and 1814 that were included at auctioneer Sotheby's sale of of English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations, held in London, England on July 11, 2017.

Catherine de Saint-Pierre was Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's sister. Although his letters to her have not survived, we do have her letters to him. While he and his brothers travelled the world from Mauritius to Haiti, Catherine remained in their native Normandy. News and merchandise from far-flung corners of the globe came to her, but she never moved. Nevertheless she played an important role in the family dynamics, as she was often the one who gave family members news about each other. The trials and tribulations of her life in Dieppe fill the pages of her letters, but, in addition to details of her latest ailments, we gain a sense of someone who was very adept at navigating social networks to get the best for her and her family at as little cost as possible. This article reveals the hidden practical realities of getting things done on a budget in Dieppe at the end of the eighteenth century. It highlights the range and versatility of the networks upon which Catherine called as a means of saving money and provides us with some insider details on everyday expenses and exchanges invaluable to all those looking to better understand the economics and legalities of period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This essay explores the letters written by 18th-century historian Catharine Macaulay, focusing on her correspondence with Quaker Mary Knowles (née Morris), republican Baptist minister John Collett Ryland, and David Stewart Erskine, the 11th Earl of Buchan. Topics considered include Macaulay's views on politics, the American and French Revolutions, education, and masculinity.

After settling in France as part of the " Great Emigration" following the November revolt of 1830-31, the Polish writer Konstanty Gaszyhski maintained a copious correspondence with friends and literary colleagues he had known in Warsaw. These letters open a revealing window onto the life of the Polish diaspora in France. Increasingly comfortable in France and captivated by the beauty of Provence, Gaszyhski came to regard that as his second homeland, breaking with the typical Polish exile's longing for the land of his birth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses British religious author Hannah More, focusing particularly on her literary project known as the "Cheap Repository for Moral and Religious Tracts (1795-1797). As part of her efforts to promote the Cheap Repository and garner its popularity, she wrote a May 1, 1795 letter to regional publisher Ralph Beilby to promote its distribution. A transcription of this letter from More to Beilby is presented.

The article discusses the education of the former Jamaican-born slave Francis (Frank) Barber, who became valet and friend to English author Samuel Johnson. When author James Boswell was doing research for his biography entitled "Life of Johnson," he forwarded questions related to Barber's early relationship with Johnson. Barber reported he was educated by a writing master named Desmoulins, husband of Mrs. Elizabeth Desmoulins, in Birmingham, England until he was fourteen years old.

The article discusses British woman author Hannah More, focusing on her election to the Academy of Sciences, Belles Lettres and Arts, Rouen, France. Topics considered include the fact that 1783 was the date of her election to the Academy, her French correspondence with the Academy, and her letters to her friends notifying them of the honor she received.

The article discusses two letters written by English author John Cleland to British Prime Minister Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquis of Rockingham. They are part of the Wentworth Woodhouse Muniments collection at the Sheffield Archives in England. One letter is tentatively dated 1768, while the other is dated December 3, 1778. Excerpts from both letters are presented which show that Cleland sought Rockingham's patronage.

The article argues that the February 21, 1768 letter written by English author Laurence Sterne to to Luke Scrafton, employee of the East India Company and notable art and print collector, refers to an upcoming visit by Stern to book collector and wit Topham Beauclerk (alternate spelling Beauclerc). The interrelationships between Sterne with notable people including East India Company official William James and his wife Anne; John Fitzpatrick (1745–1818), the second Earl of Upper Ossory, and actor David Garrick, are explored.

Apophthegms circulated not only in collections, but also as parts of all sorts of texts. This article explores the relation between apophthegm and context in passages from Erasmus' correspondence, Declarations (1532), and Ecclesiastes (1535). From the point of view of the reader, the apophthegm is a surprising illustration of the argument For the author, however, it may have been the starting-point of a passage, as appears from Erasmus' De conscribendis epistollis. In his dedicatory letter to his own collection of apophthegms (1531), Erasmus stresses that these anecdotes offer more philosophy than one may suspect at first sight. This is corroborated by the passages discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This essay revisits a public dispute between Harriet Martineau and Charles Dickens during the winter of 1855-56. It argues both that the nature of their quarrel has been largely misunderstood and also that its wider implications for understanding nineteenth-century intellectual and literary culture have been overlooked. The essay thus reexamines the dispute, its origins, and its aftermath, and places the event within the context of recent critical readings of Utilitarianism, the experience of industrial society, and the emergence of the professional woman writer. In so doing, it shows that a deeper exploration of the relationship between Martineau and Dickens adds consid-erably not only to our knowledge of the two authors themselves but also to our under-standing of the ways in which nineteenth-century intellectual history interacts with the gender politics of Victorian literary culture and publishing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses a June 12, 1816 letter written by English labouring class poet Robert Bloomfield to author and patron of the arts Sir Samuel Egerton Brydges. The relationship between the two men is explored. A transcription of the letter is provided which discusses the proposed luxury printing of a volume of Bloomfield's poetry.

The article discusses a July 8, 1890 letter written by Unitarian minister and author John Hamilton Thom recollecting a October 1846 dinner discussion with English Romantic poet William Wordsworth. Topics include Wordsworth's attendance at a Presbyterian or nonconformist church, the Oxford Movement, and Tractarianism.

The article discusses a March 25, 1806 letter written by English labouring class poet Robert Bloomfield to British Whig Member of Parliament for Suffolk, England Sir Charles Bunbury about Whig-party literary patronage for Bloomfield's poetry collection entitled "Wild Flowers, or, Pastoral and Local Poetry." The relationship between the two men is explored. A transcription of the letter is provided which details visits made by Bloomfield to varied politicians accompanied by letters of introduction written by Bunbury,

The article focuses on 19th-century French novelist Honoré de Balzac and discusses his art collection, specifically the inclusion of "The Expulsion from Paradise" by Charles Joseph Natoire. It covers correspondence between Balzac and his wife, Even Hanska, which indicates the author's first engagement with the painting. Particular attention is given to the common Biblical themes in Balzac's literature and Natoire's painting.

This article focuses on the broad sociopolitical implications of Sarmiento's translations of Northern Hemispheric texts and ideas into the South American context in Las escuelas and the author's correspondence with Mary Mann. Exploring the relationship between the two reformers--both of whom were interested in using education to prepare nonwhites for the duties of citizenship in a broadly defined "South"--in order to examine the entangled history of Argentina during the War of the Triple Alliance and the early Reconstruction-era United States, this article shows how Sarmiento puts his relationship with Mann to creative use in his effort to incorporate Argentina's popular classes into the national project through public education. Ultimately, the relationship between the two writers points to how the interplay between transnational conversations and local histories gives rise to the entanglement of imperialism and neocolonialism in the Americas during the second half of the nineteenth century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents literary criticism of the books "La Petite Poule d'Eau," "Alexandre Chenevert," and "Rue Deschambault" by Gabrielle Roy. It references philosopher Paul Ricoeur's theories on memory. Particular focus is given to the role of memory in the fictional letters which appear in the novels and in Roy's personal correspondence. The relationship between memory and imagination is also discussed.

Focusing on the letters of the South African feminist writer and social theorist Olive Schreiner (1855-1920), this article explores Schreiner's strategic uses of letter-writing as a key tool in her work as a cultural entrepreneur in a number of different social and political contexts. In advocating a microhistory approach which recognizes that macro and micro are interconnected and should be seen as lenses of perspective rather than as separate spheres, we examine various strands of Schreiner's 'cultural project' and consider how her epistolary activities articulated and furthered this. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Denis Fonvizin, one of the most eminent Russian writers of the 18th c. and at the same time secretary to minister Nikita Panin, visited Paris in the year 1778. He described his stay in the French capital in the letters addressed to his friends and relatives; in them he intimated that the city did not suit his taste. Among others, he complained about a lack of cleanliness and also a slackening of morals and excessive social stratification. He criticized the majority of the Enlightenment professors admonishing them for their egocentrism and arrogance. He did not like the saloon and cultural life in the French capital either (apart from the high level of the French comedy). He tried to dissuade his countrymen from visiting the French capital which reminded him more of Sodom and Gomorrah, rather than of the famous City of Lights which was so popular in contemporary Europe. Without a doubt, his opinions were slightly exaggerated, yet due to their expressiveness and uncompromising nature, it is difficult for a historian to remain indifferent towards them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses English circuit court judge for the Oxford circuit which included eight English counties and the Carmarthen circuit of three Welsh counties, Sir William Jones, who spent eight years between 1775 and 1782 riding the four-hundred mile circuit to dispense justice. Jones was additionally known as an Orientalist, author, and poet. The letters written by Jones to his former pupil and friend Viscount Althorp, later George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, are considered. Other topics include Jones’s "The Principles of Government," and his views on patronage, naval impressment, as well as civic and human rights.

The article provides biographical information taken from primary source materials regarding English poet and author Christopher Smart, who received various monetary gifts during his last decade from friends and institutions. It focuses particularly on the charitable institution known as the Lord Crewe Trust. The Trust was established by Nathaniel, Lord Crewe and Bishop of Durham, England and Smart's schoolmate John Sharp, Archdeacon of Northumberland, England was a trustee and helped forward charitable bequests to Smart. Other notable people discussed include English music historian Charles Burney, poet William Mason, and Richard Stonhewer, Rector of Houghton-le-Spring near Durham.