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This item forms part of MSS 099 Miscellaneous Literary and Historical Manuscripts.

Source

Purchase, 1997

Citation

MSS 099, F555, Marguerite, Countess of Blessington, letter to William Longman, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.

Biographical Note

Irish writer Marguerite Blessington (1789-1849) authored literary works in a variety of genres including travel, novels and poetry. She also held salons in London.

"Margaret Power Farmer Gardiner - September 1, 1789-June 4, 1849." Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 166: British Travel Writers, 1837-1875: Victorian Period. A Bruccoli Clark Layman Book. Edited by Barbara Brothers, and Julia Gergits, Youngstown State University. The Gale Group, 1996. pp. 50-54. http://galenet.galegroup.com (accessed March 20, 2007).

Scope and Content Note

This is a letter from The Countess of Blessington to publisher William Longman regarding the proof of one of her books.

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Selected Search Terms

Personal Names

Longman, William, 1813-1877.

Topical Terms

Authors, Irish--19th century--Correspondence.

Form/Genre Terms

Letters (correspondence)