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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
Portrait of M. Faraday, author of Chemical manipulation [picture] /
No full textIn: Album of William Romaine Govett, 1828-1847.; Also available online at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an4699386-s14-a1
Portrait of Anna Maria Hall, author of Buccaneer [picture] /
No full textIn: Album of William Romaine Govett, 1828-1847.; Also available online at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an4699386-s11-a2
Portrait of G.R. Gleig, author of The subaltern [picture] /
No full textIn: Album of William Romaine Govett, 1828-1847.; Also available online at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an4699386-s8-a1
Portrait of Geo. Cruikshank, author of Illustrations of time [picture] /
No full textIn: Album of William Romaine Govett, 1828-1847.; Also available online at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an4699386-s9-a2
John Soane, author of Design of buildings [picture] /
No full textTitle from inscription.; In: Album of William Romaine Govett, 1828-1847.; Also available online at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an4699386-s16-a2
The Life and Letters of William Sharp and "Fiona Macleod"
Full text link"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.
Portrait of Sydney Smith, author of Plymley's letters on the catholics [picture] /
No full textIn: Album of William Romaine Govett, 1828-1847.; Also available online at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an4699386-s8-a2
Portrait of R. Macnish, author of The anatomy of drunkenness [picture] /
No full textIn: Album of William Romaine Govett, 1828-1847.; Also available online at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an4699386-s14-a2
Portrait of Leigh Hunt, author of Byron and his contemporaries [picture] /
No full textIn: Album of William Romaine Govett, 1828-1847.; Also available online at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an4699386-s11-a1
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