Letters of Thomas J. Wise to John Henry Wrenn: A Further Inquiry Into the Guilt of Certain Nineteenth-century ForgersA. A. Knopf, 1944 - 591 pages |
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Page 99
... whole transaction , on the authority of an unnamed friend of Browning , — an account as of a sol- emn secret entrusted to that friend on the understanding that it was to be divulged to the world after the poet's death . In that account ...
... whole transaction , on the authority of an unnamed friend of Browning , — an account as of a sol- emn secret entrusted to that friend on the understanding that it was to be divulged to the world after the poet's death . In that account ...
Page 471
... whole seven volumes are these two : " Arden of Feversham . " First 4to , 1592 ; there has never been a copy in the ... whole of the little manuscripts for , I think , £ 400 . I had not the money at the time to buy for myself . Mr. Wise ...
... whole seven volumes are these two : " Arden of Feversham . " First 4to , 1592 ; there has never been a copy in the ... whole of the little manuscripts for , I think , £ 400 . I had not the money at the time to buy for myself . Mr. Wise ...
Page 571
... whole collection consists of about 60 items , and Mr. Wallington wished to sell them in one lot , and the price he placed upon them was £ 350 . So far as I can tell at present there are about 30 ( or nearly 30 ) items which you do not ...
... whole collection consists of about 60 items , and Mr. Wallington wished to sell them in one lot , and the price he placed upon them was £ 350 . So far as I can tell at present there are about 30 ( or nearly 30 ) items which you do not ...
Contents
The Wrenn Library comes to Texas 3 | 3 |
The WiseWrenn friendship | 11 |
Carter and Pollards exposé | 37 |
Copyright | |
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