Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge), 1825-1900. |
| Title: | Richard Doddridge Blackmore Letters |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1890, 1896 |
| Quantity: | 3 items (SC). |
| Abstract: | Papers of and regarding the English poet. One 2-page ALS from Blackmore, one related typewritten letter with enclosure by Blackmore. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
Richard Doddridge Blackmore (1825-1900) was an English poet, novelist and translator. Though he initially trained as a lawyer, Blackmore retired due to poor health and worked instead as an educator, a gardener and a writer. His best known works include Lorna Doone: a romance of Exmoor and The Maid of Sker. A large portion of his work was written under the pseudonym "Melanter."
The Richard Doddridge Blackmore Letters consists of a two-page holograph letter signed by Blackmore, and a typewritten letter from the publisher Burrows Brothers Company to H. P. McIntosh regarding a signed copy of Blackmore's Fringilla: some tales in verse. Included with this letter is a handwritten enclosure of Blackmore's suggestions for the Fringilla title page.
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Richard Doddridge Blackmore Letters,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Created by: AM
Date: 1 May 2009
Revision history:
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| SC 317 | 29 Jan 1890 - "My dear friend" | ||||||||||
| SC 317 | 28 Nov 1896 - To H.P. McIntosh from The Burrows Brothers Co., includes title page design for Fringilla. | ||||||||||
