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10. Letter to Horace Walpole, 1769 May 8.
- Creator:
- Mason, William, 1725-1797
- Call Number:
- LWL Mss Vol. 163
- Image Count:
- 8
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand, of a letter from Mason to Horace Walpole, in which Mason writes that he has read Walpole's tragedic play, The Mysterious Mother, several times and has provided a sketch of alterations he believes necessary to improve the denouement. The list of alterations accompanies the letter, which consist of dialogic emendations at specific page and line numbers. At the end of the letter, a note signed by Walpole states his reasons against adopting Mason's suggestions, "because they woud totally have destroyed my Object."
- Description:
- William Mason (1724-1797) was a poet, editor, and gardener. In 1747, his poem "Musaeus, a Monody on the Death of Mr. Pope" was published to acclaim and quickly went through several editions. In 1775, he published the Poems of Mr Gray, a friend who was a great influence on his own work. Ten years later, William Pitt nominated him for the post of Poet Laureate, but he turned it down. Among Mason's other works are the historical tragedies Elfrida (1752) and Caractacus (1759), as well as a long poem on gardening, The English Garden (1772-1782). Indeed, Mason was an influential garden designer, designing several flower gardens for his friends and patrons, especially for Richard Hurd, Lord Jersey, and Lord Harcourt. In 1797 he fell and injured his leg while entering his carriage, and died several days later at his rectory in Aston., In English., Typed transcript available in object file., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Mason, William, 1725-1797. and Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Subject (Topic):
- English drama (Tragedy), Family, Incest, Religion, and Theater
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Letter to Horace Walpole, 1769 May 8.
11. Théâtre de la pantomime futuriste
- Published / Created:
- 1928?]
- Call Number:
- Marinetti +T32955
- Image Count:
- 13
- Description:
- BEIN Marinetti +T32955: Original wrappers., Wrapper title., and Imprint from back wrapper.
- Publisher:
- M. et J. De Brunoff
- Subject (Geographic):
- Italy and Italy.
- Subject (Topic):
- Theater, Pantomime, and Futurism (Art)
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Théâtre de la pantomime futuriste
12. [Travel diary], 1816 and later
- Call Number:
- Osborn d190
- Image Count:
- 78
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Holograph diary which chronicles a journey through France, Switzerland and Italy, compiled from several diaries of different journeys, the earliest being a tour in the summer of 1816. The author travels to Calais from London with members of her family. In Paris, she sees King Louis XVIII reviewing his troops in commemoration of his return to Paris last year; attends the theater; visits the Conservatorie des Arts et des Metiers to view the models of machines; and dines at Very's. She also visits the porcelain manufactory at Sevres; climbs Montanvert, describing the system of sticks used by their guides to protect them from falling; and spends the night in a monastery in St. Bernard, in the same room in which Napoleon stayed on his way to the Battle of Marengo. In Italy, she attends the opera in Turin, commenting on its lighting system, "which like the theatres in France is dark, the only lights being on the stage." She also vists churches, admires artwork and architecture, ascends Mount Vesuvius, and attends Mass at the Sistine Chapel. The diary concludes with a visit to the Devil's Bridge in Switzerland and The diary is annotated throughout, in the same hand, with further notes concerning the journey
- Description:
- In English. and Binding: quarter pigskin. Taped on spine: MS. Diary 1816.
- Subject (Geographic):
- France, Italy, Europe, Switzerland, and Vesuvius (Italy)
- Subject (Topic):
- Mountaineering, Alps, Theater, Travelers' writings, English, Description and travel, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Travel diary], 1816 and later