Showing 4371 results

Autograph letter in French, addressed from "Londres", signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer.

Hand written letter J.R.R. Tolkien to H.S. Bennett about the offer to C.S. Lewis of the chair of Medieval and Renaissance English. It was enclosed in a letter from B. Willey to H.U. Willink.

Thinks Lewis will accept the position if the domestic arrangements for his move to Cambridge could be arranged satisfactorily.

Handwritten letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Sir Henry Willink marked 'confidential' about the offer to C.S. Lewis of the chair of Medieval and Renaissance English.

Thanks him for his hospitality and kindness. He should have written before but wanted to have a chance to talk to C.S. Lewis first.

Although it would be Oxford's loss he wanted to urge the case for Cambridge as Lewis was the precise man for the job and he would probably be happy there and be reinvigorated by a change of air. Oxford had not treated him very well, and although he was incapable of dudgeon or showing resentment he had been a little dispirited.

After their talk Lewis said he would accept. The chief obstacle had been domestic. As long as he could be assured he could have rooms to live in during term time that could house a lot of his books he would accept. Unlike in Oxford 'chairs' were not attached to Colleges but he hoped there would be no difficulty in an offer being made. Magdalene held enormous attraction for him.

He would be relieved if this came off as the more he reflected the more he felt certain in his one obdurate vote.

Autograph letter in French, addressed from "Bruxelles", signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer.

Autograph letter in French, signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer.

Autograph letter addressed from "Buckingham Palace", to Jean Sylvain Van de Weyer, regarding the Prince of Leiningen.

Autograph letter addressed from "10 Berkeley Square", signed, to Elizabeth Van de Weyer, regretting that the Van de Weyers cannot come to dinner on Wednesday and inviting them on Thursday 23rd.

Autograph letter addressed from "Malahide Castle", signed, to “Col Shawe”. “Col Shawe” is Lieutenant Colonel Merrick Shawe. Also mentioned in the letter is Richard, Marquess Wellesley (1760–1842), Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, his wife, Marianne Wellesley née Caton (1788-1853), her sister Elizabeth Caton (1790-1862), and Thomas Spring Rice (1790–1866).

Full transcription of the letter:

Malahide Castle
Sunday Octr. 27th
1833

My Dr Col Shawe

Altho’ you have shewn me no signs of life, since
my return to this land of Blessedness, yet so many
tender recollections, and historical associations, of all
that concerns you & the vice regal court of the
present day, crowd on my mind in this Castle, that
I cannot refrain from giving you a flapper and
reminding you, that, “such things were, & were to us
most dear”.—This being sentimentally observed, I shall
proceed to business, in the true Irish style, by
asking a favor—viz—will you allow me—to
name a few foreign letters (which are lying for me
at my Booksellers in London),—under cover to
you? —They are but letters! in case you
favorably “incline your ear” to my petition

will you have the kindness to frank the inclosed
for my Ministers which contains an order to
forward my foreigns letters to you.—We
shall return to Town ^\on/ Tuesday—and
hope to hear from you, de-bisée-birse,
a good account of the Lord Lieutenants
health & of the safe arrival of la
belle Excellence.—We have had
Mr & Mrs Littleton here, making
the most agreable impressions,
I grieve for the loss of my old Fogeys,
especially as there does not appear

that there are any younger ones to supply
their place at present in Dublin,
I hope Mr Spring Rice will spare us
the two or three men, old or young that
remain,—& that under the latter head
he will at least leave us him, whose
eternally devouée, I beg to subscribe myself
Sydney Morgan

I hope Miss Caton accompanies Lady Wellesley;
She is a famous Coajutor, as we say in our church—
If you have not read Manor Sackvill (in dramatic
scenes) you may expect to be read out of mine by
Bell book & Candle light!

[Superscription:] Col Shawe

[Docketed:] Lady Morgans letters

Autograph letter addressed "Kent House, Knightsbridge", to Jean Sylvain Van de Weyer, presenting her compliments and inviting him to dinner in the company of Mr Lister.

Autograph letter addressed from "Sussex Chambers, Duke Street", signed, to Jean Sylvain Van de Weyer, seeking a passport to Belgium for a Polish acquaintance.

Autograph letter in French, signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer.

Autograph letter in French, addressed from "Londres ", to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer.

Autograph letter addressed from "New York", signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer, presenting three volumes of her works to add to his "noble collection of books", and to remember her to his wife and "beautiful boy".

Autograph letter addressed from "Seamore Place", signed, regarding a proof sheet of a sale fee.

Autograph letter addressed from "1 North Audley Street" to Elizabeth Van de Weyer, paying her compliments and expressing regret that she could not see more of her and her husband in town due to her sister's illness.

Autograph letter addressed "Royal Institution", to Jean Sylvain Van de Weyer presenting his compliments and asking to convey a paper to a Dr Jacquemyus.

Autograph letter in French, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer.

Autograph letter, signed, to Jean Sylvain Van de Weyer, to rearrange the date of a meeting between the two.

Autograph letter in French, addressed from "Anvers", signed, to Monsieur H. Castellain, Belgian Consul in London.