mss0099_0555.xml Finding aid for Marguerite, Countess of Blessington letter to William Longman1839 May 22 University of Delaware Library, Special Collections University of Delaware Library
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Date encoded (2007 March 20) Finding aid encoded 2007 March 20 English Marguerite, Countess of Blessington letter to William Longman1839 May 22 Special Collections Department, University of Delaware Library
Newark, Delaware 19717-5267 Phone: 302-831-2229 Fax: 302-831-6003 URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/
 Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of, 1789-1849. Marguerite, Countess of Blessington letter to William Longman 1839 May 22 MSS 099, F555 1 item (2 pp.) Letter from Marguerite, Countess of Blessington to publisher William Longman. Materials entirely in English. University of Delaware Library - Special Collections Source

Purchase, 1997

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MSS 099, F555, Marguerite, Countess of Blessington letter to William Longman, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.

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 Biographical Note

Irish writer Marguerite Blessington (1789–1849) authored literary works in a variety of genres including travel, novels and poetry. She also held salons in London.

"Margaret Power Farmer Gardiner - September 1, 1789–June 4, 1849." Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 166: British Travel Writers, 1837–1875: Victorian Period. A Bruccoli Clark Layman Book. Edited by Barbara Brothers, and Julia Gergits, Youngstown State University. The Gale Group, 1996. pp. 50-54. http://galenet.galegroup.com (accessed March 20, 2007).

Scope and Content Note

This is a letter from the Countess of Blessington to publisher William Longman regarding the proof of one of her books.

 Selected Search Terms Personal Names Longman, William, 1813-1877.Topical Terms Authors, Irish--19th century--Correspondence. Form/Genre Terms Letters (correspondence) Occupation Authors. Related Materials in this Repository

This item forms part of MSS 099 Miscellaneous Literary and Historical Manuscripts.

 Detailed Contents List 35F555 Marguerite, Countess of Blessington letter to William Longman 1839 May 22Autograph letter signed, 2 pp.