Hawthorne, Nathaniel. Autograph letters signed from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Concord, New Hampshire and Liverpool, to various people

Folger bibliographic ID: 217288
Folger call number: Y.c.1363 (1-2)
Folger holdings ID: 245544
Accession Number: cs992

Correspondents: W.D. [William Douglas] O'Connor and [William Davis] Ticknor(?). Letter (1) mentions that he has been negligent in sending the promised Delia Bacon letters for O'Connor's proposed writings on her and quoted at length from his journal describing his first meeting with her. This account was printed with some changes in "Recollections of a Gifted Woman," The atlantic monthly, January 1863. Letter (2) to Ticknor discusses Delia Bacon's forthcoming book, The philosophy of the plays of Shakspere unfolded, particularly the sale of copies in America; expressing that "it will fall flat" in England. Parker will not let him off from the preface

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Typescript of (1) in curatorial file Acquired from J. Tho. F. Madigan, N.Y., 1921 Also available on microfilm This record contains unverified data from catalog cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete information. Please email HamnetHelp@folger.edu for assistance

Extended title: Autograph letters signed from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Concord, New Hampshire and Liverpool, to various people 1857-1860

Bacon, Delia Salter, 1811-1859 Bacon, Delia Salter, 1811-1859. Philosophy of the plays of Shakspere unfolded Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. Correspondence O'Connor, William Douglas, 1832-1889 Ticknor, William Davis, 1810-1864 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

correspondent: Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864
subject: Bacon, Delia Salter, 1811-1859
subject: O'Connor, William Douglas, 1832-1889
subject: Ticknor, William Davis, 1810-1864
subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
correspondent: Ticknor, William Davis, 1810-1864
correspondent: O'Connor, William Douglas, 1832-1889