Box 4

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Book Review: The Hill of Vision by James Stephens AMsS.

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Letters: London, Herts., to Harold Monro, 1879-1932

6 ALsS. Letters concern stories and poems he is sending to Monro, asking for comments, and discussing payments.

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Letter: to Signora Massimigliano

ALS. In Italian. "As soon as I received your note, I did not hesitate to raise the issue of a pension with Card. Consalvi; in consequence of which the same issue was raised with the Academy. I believe I have not failed to use all the means in my power." Thanks her for her interest in the well-being of his family. Includes newspaper clippings about the statue from the 1960s.

Scope and Contents Letters: Washington, D.C., and Winchester, Va., to family and friends3 ALsS. As a new enlistee in the Union army, Capeling describes his experiences travelling to Washington, D.C., time spent in an army encampment ("There is a rumor afloat that we are to receive marching orders very soon"), and the movement of his regiment to Harper's Ferry. He describes in vivid detail an encounter with the rebel forces near Harper's Ferry. Also included in this folder are two letters written by...

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Poem: Greek translation

AMS. A translation of the A.E. Housman poem "Epitaph on an Army of Mercenaries" into Greek.

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Letter: Princeton, N.J., to B.F. Carter, Chester, Pa.

ALS. Signed "Little," this letter recounts a recent graduate's return to Princeton University for a social event. He also muses on "the Chester lassies" and asks to be remembered to several young ladies. Remarking on his visit to Aaron Burr's grave, Little writes: "I plucked a rose-bud from his side--I shall preserve it with greatest care--that so beautiful a rose should grow beside so vile a man."

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Pay Order: Camp at Leominster

ADS. "Capt. White will cause to be detailed from his Company, one Sergeant and eight privates, to serve as a Van Guard for the day."

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Letter: Chiswick, to James Gillman, 1782-1839, Highgate

ALS. Cary writes that Taylor and Hessey wish him to ask Coleridge to write "a character of Bonaparte" for their London Magazine. Cary asks Gillman to convey this to Coleridge.

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Letters: Westminster, to Edward Moxon, 1801-1858; and Westminster, to William Smith; [18--]-04-08-[1843?]-05-13

2 ALS. Wishes to consult with Smith on the printing and publication of his translation of Dante. Moxon letter issues an invitation to dinner. Also notes that his son thanks Moxon very much for some books.

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Poem: "Keats at Teignmouth: Spring 1818"

AMsS. A powerful tribute to Keats, in which Causley imagines seeing the poet in his native land: "Then I saw the crystal poet / Leaning on the old sea-rail; / In his breast lay death, the lover, / In his head, the nightingale." Also included are newspaper clippings about Causley's writing.