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Grant Allen : article (?in response to work by William James)

Henry James to Mrs Henry James Sr., 16 March 1881: "I have of course read Grant Allen in the March Atlantic and think it seems prettily enough argued."

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Henry James      Print: Serial / periodical

  

Grant Allen : What's bred in the bone

'he entered a competition held by Tit-Bits. The prize money was twenty guineas, and it was offered for a "humorous condensation" of a sensational serial which the paper had been running. The serial was called What's bred in the bone [title in italics], and it was by Grant Allen, a scientist-turned novelist like Wells...'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Arnold Bennett      Print: Serial / periodical

  

Hallen : [poems]

To Miss Hunt, April 7 1794 'I am very rich in German books right now for Dr Randolph, who has a great many, has given me his entire library, to take whatever I like. I have got your friend Kliest, which I think delightful; Hallen's poems; and Zimmerman's "Einsamkert", which pleases me more that [sic] almost any book I ever read... There are some ideas in Zimmerman's upon a future state very like your book [Essay on the happiness of the life to come].'

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Smith      Print: Book

  

Allen : Practical Psychology

[I am reading this] 'Because I've got a ten week's old baby. (Practical Psychology: Allen)'

Century: 1900-1945     Reader/Listener/Group:      Print: Book

  

John Allen : [article in the Annual Register, 1806]

'I have just been reading Allen's account of your Administration. Very well done, for the cautious and decorous style; but it is really quite shameful that a good stout answer has not been written to your calumniators'.

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Sydney Smith      Print: Serial / periodical

  

Grant Allen : Physiological Aesthetics

Considerable marginalia in pencil in English, especially on the following pages: 30, 186, 216, 220-224.

Century: 1850-1899 / 1900-1945     Reader/Listener/Group: Vernon Lee      Print: Book

  

Robert Allen : Ludi Scenici (unpublished)

Robert Southey to Grosvenor Charles Bedford, 20-21 July 1794: 'When Coleridges work is published you will see a Latin Poem of Allens which did not gain the praise. the subject Ludi Scenici. of the execution you will judge for my own part I will not scruple to pronounce it very excellent. Coleridge means to translate it. he won the Greek Ode at Cambridge & I have promisd to translate it for his work, so you will have some memorial of us all.'

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Robert Southey      Manuscript: Sheet

  

Hervey Allen : Anthony Adverse

Transcript of interview: 'The school library had a reasonably wide selection ā€“ we could take out one fiction and one non-fiction a week but the English teacher would vet them to see what we were taking out. There was a book called Anthony Adverse that fell open at a specific page because it had what we thought was a scene of terrifically kinky sex ā€“ I think actually that it was probably really very mild ā€“ just the woman was on top and we were very intrigued by it. Iā€™m sure the English teacher had never read that.'

Century: 1900-1945     Reader/Listener/Group: Hilary Spalding      Print: Book

 

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