Letters of Thomas Hardy to Sir George B Douglas, 5th Baronet of Springwood Park, near Kelso, Roxburghshire.
File
Identifier: MS.8121
Scope and Contents
As well as giving his impressions of contemporary literary figures, Hardy discusses poetry and frequently mentions both his own and Douglas's work including the reception in 1895-1896 of 'Jude the Obscure'.
The letters are followed by a typescript of Sir George Douglas's article, 'Thomas Hardy: personal reminiscences’.
Dates
- Creation: 1887-1924, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
97 Leaves ; Folio and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
91 folios.
The letters are arranged in chronological order.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Sotheby's, 16 December 1958, lot 457.
Bibliography
Selections from the letters are printed by W M Parker in ‘English’, volume xiv, number 84 (1963).
'Thomas Hardy: personal reminiscences’ by George Douglas was first published in the 'Scotsman' in 1928 and reprinted in ‘Gleanings in prose and verse from the literary life-work of Sir George B. Douglas, Bt.’, (Galashiels, 1939).
'Thomas Hardy: personal reminiscences’ by George Douglas was first published in the 'Scotsman' in 1928 and reprinted in ‘Gleanings in prose and verse from the literary life-work of Sir George B. Douglas, Bt.’, (Galashiels, 1939).
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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