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Robert and Charlotte Southey and Bronte : letters

Charlotte Bronte to Charles Cuthbert Southey, 26 August 1850, regarding possible publication of letters between herself and Robert Southey: 'I have now read them and feel that -- truly wise and kind as they are -- they ought to be published ...'

Century: 1800-1849 / 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Charlotte Bronte      Manuscript: Letter

Robert Southey : Poet's Pilgrimage to Waterloo

'We have been reading the "Poet's Pilgrimage to Waterloo," & generally with much approbation. Nothing will please all the world, you know; but parts of it suit me better than much that he has written before. The opening - the Proem I beleive [sic] he calls it - is very beautiful. One cannot but grieve for the loss of the Son so fondly described. Has he at all recovered it?'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Jane Austen      Print: Book

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