Posted in Houghton Library on Jun 18th, 2010 1 Comment »
While we don’t usually acquire multiple copies of the same book, we broke that rule with two recent accessions. Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805) published Das Lied von der Glocke (“The Song of the Bell”) in 1798. It remains one of the most well-known German poems, and has been translated into many languages. In 1873, the Dryden […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 14th, 2009 Comments Off on A poet in love
In 1818, poet John Keats (1795-1821) met Fanny Brawne (1800-1865), his neighbor in Hampstead. Keats was immediately intrigued by Brawne’s intelligence and beauty. The two fell in love, despite the obstacles of Keats’s health and poor finances. They exchanged frequent letters, and Brawne inspired some of Keats’s most well-known poetry. Houghton is currently exhibiting items […]
Posted in Houghton Library on Aug 19th, 2009 Comments Off on Runaway Groom
Modern has recently acquired the Report of the Proceedings in the Cause of Mary Alice Orford, versus Thomas Butler Cole, Esq. for a breach of promise of marriage…, published in 1818 following the trial on March 30th of that year. This sensational case was, according to The Times, “the subject of general conversation throughout the […]
Posted in Houghton Library on Jul 17th, 2009 Comments Off on Winifred Coombe Tennant
Winifred Coombe Tennant (1874-1956) was a Welsh writer, politician, suffragette, and patron of the arts. While her work to promote Welsh art, history, and culture are well known–and is extensively documented in her papers at the National Library of Wales–a group of papers bequeathed by Mrs. Coombe Tennant to the Houghton Library sheds new light […]
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