Letter from Whitley Stokes to William Allingham, December 20, 1859
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| Title | Letter from Whitley Stokes to William Allingham, December 20, 1859 |
| Creator | Stokes, Whitley |
| Date | 1859-12-20 |
| Description | One letter from Irish lawyer and Celtic scholar Whitley Stokes to William Allingham thanking him for having his publisher send Stokes a copy of "Nightingale Valley," which Stokes informs him came 3 or 4 days prior. Stokes mentions that the only mistakes in the text are the ones which Allingham intentionally included. Stokes inquires about the use of the word "chrisom" which Stokes mentions is the cloth put over newly baptized children. Stokes inquires about several other word choices in Allingham's book. He mentions that he has been reading American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson's book "Humble Bee," and describes it as having a bit of "Yankee Exaggeration." Stokes also mentions Thomas Carlyle. |
| Extent | 1 leaf, 4 pages |
| Dimensions | 18 x 22.7 cm. |
| Language | eng |
| Geographic Subject | London (England) |
| Subject | Stokes, Whitley, 1830-1909 |
| Genre Subject | Personal Correspondence |
| Collection Title | William Allingham Papers |
| Series | Series 1: Correspondence: Sub-series 2: Correspondence to William Allingham; |
| Container | Box 3, Folder 40: Stokes, Whitley to William Allingham, 1857-1861, 1886-1887 |
| Rights | No Copyright - United States |
| Acquisition Information | Purchased from Ivor L. Poole Ltd., circa 1951-1953 |
| Type | Correspondence |
| Identifier | 0003_003_040_03 |
| Collection | William Allingham papers, 1846-1920 |
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