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The Life and Letters of William Sharp and "Fiona Macleod"
No full text"William Sharp (1855-1905) conducted one of the most audacious literary deceptions of his or any time. Sharp was a Scottish poet, novelist, biographer and editor who in 1893 began to write critically and commercially successful books under the name Fiona Macleod. This was far more than just a pseudonym: he corresponded as Macleod, enlisting his sister to provide the handwriting and address, and for more than a decade ""Fiona Macleod"" duped not only the general public but such literary luminaries as William Butler Yeats and, in America, E. C. Stedman.
Sharp wrote ""I feel another self within me now more than ever; it is as if I were possessed by a spirit who must speak out"". This three-volume collection brings together Sharp’s own correspondence – a fascinating trove in its own right, by a Victorian man of letters who was on intimate terms with writers including Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Walter Pater, and George Meredith – and the Fiona Macleod letters, which bring to life Sharp’s intriguing ""second self"".
With an introduction and detailed notes by William F. Halloran, this richly rewarding collection offers a wonderful insight into the literary landscape of the time, while also investigating a strange and underappreciated phenomenon of late-nineteenth-century English literature. It is essential for scholars of the period, and it is an illuminating read for anyone interested in authorship and identity.
Letter from William Sharp to William A. Turner, October 10, 1885
No full text1 leaf (double-sided)Handwritten letter from William Sharp to William Alfred Turner, October 10, 188
Letter from William Sharp to William A. Turner, October 10, 1885
No full text1 leaf (double-sided)Handwritten letter from William Sharp to William Alfred Turner, October 10, 188
The Life and Letters of William Sharp and “Fiona Macleod”. Volume 3
No full textSharp wrote “I feel another self within me now more than ever; it is as if I were possessed by a spirit who must speak out”. This three-volume collection on brings together Sharp’s own correspondence - a fascinating trove in its own right, by a Victorian man of letters who was on intimate terms with writers including Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Walter Pater, and George Meredith - and the Fiona Macleod letters, which bring to life Sharp’s intriguing “second self”. With an introduction and detailed notes by William F. Halloran, this richly rewarding collection offers a wonderful insight into the literary landscape of the time, while also investigating a strange and underappreciated phenomenon of late-nineteenth-century English literature. It is essential for scholars of the period, and it is an illuminating read for anyone interested in authorship and identity. As with all Open Book publications, this entire book is available to read for free on the publisher’s website. Printed and digital editions, together with supplementary digital material, can also be found at www.openbookpublishers.com
William Sharp, Wilkinsonville, to Ambrose Whitlock, Assistant Quartermaster
No full textSharp acknowledges receiving from Assistant Quartermaster Ambrose Whitlock a flat bottom boat and supplies with which to travel up the Wabash River to deliver clothing to Captain Johnson's company.Whitlock, Ambrose, d. 1863Document signed by Sharp
Portrait of Wm. L. Bowles, author of Fourteen sonnets, 1786 [picture] /
No full textIn: Album of William Romaine Govett, 1828-1847.; Inscriptions: "Author of Fourteen sonnets, 1786"--Below drawing.; Also available online at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an4699386-s12-a1
Moulding A Persona: The Life and Letters of William Sharp and Fiona Macleod
No full textDiscusses William F. Halloran\u27s three-volume collected Life and Letters of the Scottish poet and critic William Sharp (1855-1905) and his literary alter ego “Fiona Macleod,” with primary attention to the third and most recent volume and to its significance for students of Scottish literature and the fin-de-siecle
Faculty recital series: William Sharp, baritone, Martin Amlin, piano, Judith Braha, narrator, April 26, 1994
No full textThis is the concert program of the Faculty Recital Series: William Sharp, baritone, Martin Amlin, piano, Judith Braha performance on Tuesday, April 26, 1994 at 8:00 p.m., at the Concert Hall, 855 Commonwealth Avenue. The work performed was "Die schöne Magelone" Op. 33, Nos. 1-15 by Johannes Brahms. Digitization for Boston University Concert Programs was supported by the Boston University Humanities Library Endowed Fund
William Sharp and “Fiona Macleod”
No full textWilliam Sharp (1855-1905) conducted one of the most audacious literary deceptions of his or any time. A Scottish poet, novelist, biographer, and editor, he began in 1893 to write critically and commercially successful books under the name Fiona Macleod who became far more than a pseudonym. Enlisting his sister to provide the Macleod handwriting, he used the voluminous Fiona correspondence to fashion a distinctive personality for a talented, but remote and publicity-shy woman. Sometimes she was his cousin and other times his lover, and whenever suspicions arose, he vehemently denied he was Fiona. For more than a decade he duped not only the general public but such literary luminaries as George Meredith, Thomas Hardy, Henry James, William Butler Yeats, and E. C. Stedman.
Drawing extensively on his letters, his wife Elizabeth Sharp’s Memoir, and accounts by friends and associates, this biography provides a lucid and intimate account of William Sharp’s life, from his rejection of the dour religion of his Scottish boyhood, his turn to spiritualism, to his role in the Scottish Celtic Revival in the mid-nineties. The biography illuminates his wide network of close male and female friendships, through which he developed advanced ideas about the place of women in society, the constraints of marriage, the fluidity of gender identity, and the complexity of the human psyche. Uniquely this biography reveals the autobiographical content of the writings of Fiona Macleod, the remarkable extent to which Sharp used the feminine pseudonym to disguise his telling and retelling the complex story of his extramarital love affair with a beautiful and brilliant woman.
The biography illuminates not only the talented and conflicted William Sharp, but also the cultural landscape of Great Britain in the late-nineteenth century. From late Pre-Raphaelitism through the ""yellow nineties” and on to the excesses of the early twentieth century, Sharp dabbled in all the movements that comprised what some have called the Age of Decadence
Letter from John Sharp to Mayor William Card: 1995-07-19
No full textLetter from Comptroller of Public Accounts John Sharp to Mayor William Card regarding concerns about potential effects of the block grant funding formula. Document includes analysis of projected loss.https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/hcard/1052/thumbnail.jp
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