Letters to William Morris Colles

This material is held atUniversity of Manchester Library

  • Reference
    • GB 133 Eng MS 1274
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1898-1913
  • Physical Description
    • various sizes. 35 items;

Scope and Content

Letters from William Michael Rossetti to his literary agent, William Morris Colles (1855-1926), 17 May 1898 - 27 June 1913, concerning the publication of his own writings and those of Christina and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. All letters were written from 3 St Edmund's Terrace, Regent's Park, London, N.W., apart from numbers 20-21, which were penned at 16 Via Flaminia, Rome.

Acquisition Information

Purchased by the John Rylands Library at auction at Sotheby's on 31 October 1961 (Lot 297).