Meredith, George, 1828-1909 (novelist and poet)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1828 - 1909
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
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Letter from George Meredith, 16 Feb. 1903
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9225/1/39
Scope and Contents
Glad his 'books of fiction' have been of some little use
Dates:
16 Feb. 1903
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Letter from George Meredith to Alice Meynell, 1896
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9813/A2/9
Scope and Contents
Autograph leaf with words to Alice Meynell on the recto and a poem on the verso, dated 20 May 1896.
Dates:
1896
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Notebook on Meredith and Hardy, with drafts of three poems, 1946-1951 (date approximate.)
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9852/8/2
Scope and Contents
The volume comprises notes on George Meredith and Thomas Hardy, diary entries and a small number of poetical drafts. It includes: - quotations from Meredith and Hardy: /1*. - list of dates of occasions spent with Hardy: /1*(v). - notes on Hardy: /1-30, /90, /92. - drafts of poems: /98. untitled, begins 'I saw the future of my faithful room'; /99. 'The Onlooker'; /100. 'The Guardians'. - notes on Meredith: /122-102 (these run from the back page of the notebook). Two...
Dates:
1946-1951 (date approximate.)
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Poems and 'Meredith' notes, 1933-1950 (entries date mostly from 1933-1950)
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9852/6/7
Scope and Contents
Notebook comprising poetical drafts together with notes on George Meredith, diary entries, and some text relating to Wilfred Owen and Charlotte Mew. The notebook was used from both ends; it largely contains poetical drafts until folio 51, after which entries continue from the back page, comprising the notes on Meredith and additional material. Quotation from Byron's 'Don Juan': /inside front cover.
Drafts of poems: - Two drafts of 'Playmates', 3 Feb....
Dates:
1933-1950 (entries date mostly from 1933-1950)
Conditions Governing Access:
Fragile, cover is loose - please handle with care.
Item
Siegfried Sassoon: radio talk on George Meredith, 1948
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10304/56
Scope and Contents
'George Meredith: Talk by Siegfried Sassoon (read by Christopher Pemberton)'. Typescript carbon copy. The talk was scheduled to be broadcast on 25 May 1948 on the BBC Third Programme. The typescript is headed on the first page 'Not checked in Talks Department with 'As Broadcast copy'. The producer was Mr G. Lewin.
Dates:
1948
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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'The Tasking', 'Unwonted Themes' and 'Meredith Biographical References etc.', 1947-1957 (circa; the Meredith notes precede 1948; the poems date circa 1951-1957)
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9852/6/9
Scope and Contents
Notebook comprising draft poems for 'The Tasking' and 'Unwonted Themes' at one end, and notes for 'Meredith' from the other. The notebook also includes an almost continuous run of diary entries for 5 Feb. 1953 - 4 Apr. 1954. While the diary entries begin from the poetry end, many share pages with the Meredith notes. Contents: 'The Tasking. Unwonted Themes': /1r-29v & 76r. Contains the following draft poems and related notes: - Title page: /1r. - 'The Abstractionist': /1v. - Lists...
Dates:
1947-1957 (circa; the Meredith notes precede 1948; the poems date circa 1951-1957)
Conditions Governing Access:
Fragile, with many loose or detached pages - please handle with care.