Correspondence of Ichabod Charles Wright

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 Brotherton Collection MS 19c Wright
  • Dates of Creation
    • ca. 1831-1871
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 5 vols containing ca. 358 letters All the volumes are finely bound in red with leather spines embossed with gilt lettering appropriate to their respective contents

Scope and Content

Contains: (1) Correspondence when editing Dante, 1831-1871, 2 vols lettered: J.C. WRIGHT ON DANTE: AUTOGRAPH LETTERS; (2) Correspondence when editing Homer, 1846-1865, 3 vols lettered: J.C. WRIGHT'S TRANSLATION OF HOMER'S "THE ILIAD": AUTOGRAPH LETTERS AND CORRESPONDENCE.

Administrative / Biographical History

Ichabod Charles Wright (1795-1871) was a translator of Dante and of Homer's Iliad. For full details of his life and work see the Dictionary of National Biography

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

From the library of Lord Brotherton

Note

In English