Original poetry by Robert Southey, including parts of 'Madoc', 'Thalaba the Destroyer' and 'The Curse of Kehama', in various stages of composition, some of them included in letters sent by Southey to Charles Williams Wynn; letters, 1795-1805, to Southey from John Joshua, first earl of Carysfort, with a criticism of 'The Retrospect'; a letter, 1845, from George Fletcher to Sir Henry Taylor concerning Southey's manuscripts; a copy by Southey of a poem written 'in the spirit of prophecy' for Sir James Mackintosh by S[amuel] T[aylor] Coleridge.
Poetry and letters
This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
- Reference
- GB 210 NLW MS 4819E
- Alternative Id.(alternative) vtls004368484(alternative) (WlAbNL)0000368484
- Dates of Creation
- [1794]-[1845]
- Location
- ARCH/MSS (GB0210)
Scope and Content
Note
Formerly known as Southey and Williams Wynn 9.
Preferred citation: NLW MS 4819E.
Additional Information
Published