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Shirley Brooks was a journalist and editor who also wrote a handful of novels and plays. He contributed to many popular magazines including the 'Illustrated London New's and the 'Literary Gazette'. He began writing for the satirical magazine 'Punch' in 1851 and in 1870 he became its editor, remaining in the post until his death four years later.
Shirley Brooks was a journalist and editor who also wrote a handful of novels and plays. He contributed to many popular magazines including the 'Illustrated London New's and the 'Literary Gazette'. He began writing for the satirical magazine 'Punch' in 1851 and in 1870 he became its editor, remaining in the post until his death four years later.
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| Title: | Letter from Shirley Brooks |
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| Description: | This letter written by Shirley Brooks is a request for a copy of a German Dictionary he has seen advertised. He encloses stamps to cover the cost. The dictionary was probably 'A new pocket-dictionary of the English and German languages, with a pronunciation of the English part in German characters' by Frank Williams, published in 1871. |
| Address: | 6 Kent Terrace Regents Park NW |
| Letter dated: | 07-03-1871 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 1 page ; printed address. Some minor glue seepage. |
| Type of letter: | Request for an item |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | © National Portrait GalleryLondon. by Elliott & Fry albumen carte-de-visite 1860s https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
| Identifier: | SL_16 |
