ALS to William Walsh (1663-1708), [early 1691].

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Description

Title
ALS to William Walsh (1663-1708), [early 1691].
Alternative Title
[Autograph letter signed] to William Walsh (1663-1708), [early 1691].
Creator
Dryden, John, 1631-1700
Published / Created
[early 1691]
Abstract

[Autograph letter signed] to William Walsh (1663-1708), [early 1691] digitized at high resolution. Accompanying material digitized at medium resolution.

Accompanied by: Butler's note (1833 Jan 12) presenting the letter to Sir Henry Dryden; an inaccurate printed version of the letter; ALS (ca. 1710) from Honor Dryden to her cousin Sir Erasmus Dryden (1669-1710); some 19th century notes on Dryden and Walsh.

Dryden criticises Walsh's "Dialogue concerning Women" (published in 1691) and an epigram that later appeared in Walsh's "Letters and Poems" (1692) with Dryden's suggested revisions.

Description
Imperfect: mutilated with some loss of text.
The letter was presented to Sir Henry Dryden in 1833 by Samuel Butler (1774-1839), Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry.
Extent
1 v. ; 22 x 18 cm.
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Osborn b302

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
mixed material
Genre
Annotations
Autographs
Correspondence
Reviews

Access And Usage Rights

Access
Public
Rights
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Citation
John Dryden, ALS to William Walsh. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Identifiers

Orbis Record
7040350
Object ID (OID)
11707231

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