- Creator:
- Smith, Pleasance (Reeve), Lady Smith, 1773-1877
- Published / Created:
- 1793-1857
- Call Number:
- Osborn d148
- Image Count:
- 252
- Abstract:
- Collection of letters assembled by Lady Smith from her correspondence and that of her husband, Sir James Edward Smith (1759-1828); before each section of letters, she provides a brief biographical sketch of the authors represented in those letters; the third volume contains mainly letters reacting to her husband's death and to her Memoir and Correspondence of the Late Sir J.E. Smith; collection touches on many aspects of the Smiths' interests, personal and public, scientific and literary; it illustrates their many friendships, especially with the family of William Roscoe (1753-1831) and the Holkham literary circle; especially interesting are the discussions of gardening and concerning the Linnean Society of England; on the whole it provides a well-rounded picture of Norfolk society and literature from the late 18th century to the mid 19th century; the collection includes several manuscript and printed poems.
- Description:
- Binding: contemporary half-green morocco, with title: Original Letters.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Norfolk (England)--Social life and customs--18th century and Norfolk (England)--Social life and customs--19th century
- Subject (Name):
- Smith, James Edward, Sir, 1759-1828 and Smith, Pleasance (Reeve), Lady Smith, 1773-1877
- Subject (Topic):
- Country life--Great Britain, Family--England--Domestic relations, Gardening, and Women authors
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Original letters, 1793-1857.
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- Creator:
- Smith, Pleasance (Reeve), Lady Smith, 1773-1877
- Published / Created:
- 1793-1857
- Call Number:
- Osborn d148
- Image Count:
- 194
- Abstract:
- Collection of letters assembled by Lady Smith from her correspondence and that of her husband, Sir James Edward Smith (1759-1828); before each section of letters, she provides a brief biographical sketch of the authors represented in those letters; the third volume contains mainly letters reacting to her husband's death and to her Memoir and Correspondence of the Late Sir J.E. Smith; collection touches on many aspects of the Smiths' interests, personal and public, scientific and literary; it illustrates their many friendships, especially with the family of William Roscoe (1753-1831) and the Holkham literary circle; especially interesting are the discussions of gardening and concerning the Linnean Society of England; on the whole it provides a well-rounded picture of Norfolk society and literature from the late 18th century to the mid 19th century; the collection includes several manuscript and printed poems.
- Description:
- Binding: contemporary half-green morocco, with title: Original Letters.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Norfolk (England)--Social life and customs--18th century and Norfolk (England)--Social life and customs--19th century
- Subject (Name):
- Smith, James Edward, Sir, 1759-1828 and Smith, Pleasance (Reeve), Lady Smith, 1773-1877
- Subject (Topic):
- Country life--Great Britain, Family--England--Domestic relations, Gardening, and Women authors
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Original letters, 1793-1857.
- Creator:
- Smith, Pleasance (Reeve), Lady Smith, 1773-1877
- Published / Created:
- 1793-1857
- Call Number:
- Osborn d148
- Image Count:
- 188
- Abstract:
- Collection of letters assembled by Lady Smith from her correspondence and that of her husband, Sir James Edward Smith (1759-1828); before each section of letters, she provides a brief biographical sketch of the authors represented in those letters; the third volume contains mainly letters reacting to her husband's death and to her Memoir and Correspondence of the Late Sir J.E. Smith; collection touches on many aspects of the Smiths' interests, personal and public, scientific and literary; it illustrates their many friendships, especially with the family of William Roscoe (1753-1831) and the Holkham literary circle; especially interesting are the discussions of gardening and concerning the Linnean Society of England; on the whole it provides a well-rounded picture of Norfolk society and literature from the late 18th century to the mid 19th century; the collection includes several manuscript and printed poems.
- Description:
- Binding: contemporary half-green morocco, with title: Original Letters. and Blank pages not digitized.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Norfolk (England)--Social life and customs--18th century and Norfolk (England)--Social life and customs--19th century
- Subject (Name):
- Smith, James Edward, Sir, 1759-1828 and Smith, Pleasance (Reeve), Lady Smith, 1773-1877
- Subject (Topic):
- Country life--Great Britain, Family--England--Domestic relations, Gardening, and Women authors
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Original letters, 1793-1857.