Poetry.
Found in 2772 Collections and/or Records:
Leaf of a letter of James Elroy Flecker to Trelawney Dayrell Reed.
Containing manuscripts of two Bathrolaire sonnets.
With a copy of "Bridge of Fire" (1907), in which the above sonnets were published.
Lecture notes and papers of John Stuart Blackie., Mid 19th century-late 19th century.
The papers concern:
(i) German literature, with translations of German poems and student-songs (folio 1);
(ii) Education (folio 152);
(iii) Language (folio 218).
Lectures and papers of John Stuart Blackie on Greek and Latin literature and philosophy., Mid 19th century-late 19th century.
The contents are as follows:
(i) University lectures and other papers on ancient Greek literature and philosophy (a selection preserved as specimens of John Stuart Blackie's thought and method) (folio 1); with verse translations of Greek and Latin poets (folio 190);
(ii) Papers relating to modern Latin poetry (folio 230);
(iii) Papers relating to modern Greek literature (folio 249) and modern Greece (folio 272).
Legal documents concerning the families of Stuart of Castlemilk, and the Stuarts of Torrance., 1631-1829, undated.
Legal papers in the trial of Alexander Wilson for libel of William Henry, Silk-manufacturer, Newtown of Paisley, in his broadside poem ‘The Hollander’.
The papers are bound with the broadside poem 'The Hollander'.
Letter, 1795, of Robert Burns to Maria Riddell, tipped into an edition of "Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect" (1787).
Letter, 1824, of James Hogg to a Mrs Laing, including the texts of two poems, `Reflections on the Nature of Woman` and `A Metaphor`; together with two undated poems of Robert Hogg, his nephew, `Linlithgow Palace` and `I think of thee`.
Letter, 1824, of Lord Byron to Sir John Bowring.
With four letters, 1824 and 1828, concerning Byron, and a manuscript of his last poem, undated.
Letter, 1832, of Thomas Campbell to D H Williams (possibly David Hiram).
With poem, undated, "Lines Suggested by a Picture of the Statue of Arnold von Winkelried".
Letter, 1832, poems and hymns of the Reverend Horatius Bonar., 1832, undated.
Letter, 1893, of William Sharp to the publisher Frank Murray, inserted in Murray’s own copy of ‘Pharais’ by Sharp (Derby, 1894)., 1893, 1894, 1899, undated.
The letter concerns the publication of ‘Pharais’ and the author's wish to maintain his pseudonym.
Two press cuttings are tipped in to the volumes:
A poem, undated, of Fiona Macleod;
A letter of Fiona Macleod published in ‘The athenaeum’, 13 May 1899.
The volume contains the bookplate of Frank Murray.
Letter and corrected carbon typescripts of six poems by Alastair Reid; with an inscribed copy of "Oddments, inklings, omens, moments: poems" (Boston, 1959).
Letter and five postcards, 1904-1905, of William Sharp.
With a manuscript poem, undated, "The Dirge of Clan Siubhail", and a letter, 1906, of Mrs Sharp.
Letter of Christopher Murray Grieve to Dorothy Horsman of the publishers, Victor Gollancz, concerning the revisions to 'Stony limits and other poems', and enclosing manuscripts of poems to be substituted for those which had been deleted., 1934.
Some of the manuscripts of poems are fair copies; others ('The Progress of Poetry' and 'Lament for the Great Music') are corrected versions.
Letter of Hamish Henderson to W G McCullough.
Concerns Henderson`s work on a translation of Antonio Gramsci, "Lettere dal Carcere".
With inscribed copy of Henderson`s "Elegies for the Dead in Cyrenaica".
Letter of Pittendrigh Macgillivray.
Includes typed copies of seven of his poems.
Letter of Rev. Charles Walker MacIntyre to the editor of `An Gaidheal`, with annotated proofs of Gaelic verse translations made by his father, John MacIntyre, minister of Kilmonivaig.
Letter of Robert Burns to Captain John Gillespie.
Incorporating an early version of "Elegy on the Late Miss Burnet of Monboddo".
Letter of Thomas Campbell to Richard Sharpe with revised manuscript of `Lord Ullin`s Daughter`
Letter of Violet Jacob, with manuscript poem "Rejected".
The letter and poem are contained in an envelope tipped into a copy of "Songs of Angus" (1915) which originally belonged to Alexander Keith, the recipient of the letter. `Rejected` was published in "More Songs of Angus" (1918).
The letter-date of circa 1930 was suggested by the donor as the Kirriemuir address is where Violet Jacob lived for a preiod in the 1930s.