• William Sotheby to August Wilhelm von Schlegel

  • Place of Dispatch: London GND · Place of Destination: Bonn GND · Date: 20.10.1826
Edition Status: Newly transcribed and labelled; double collated
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  • Sender: William Sotheby
  • Recipient: August Wilhelm von Schlegel
  • Place of Dispatch: London GND
  • Place of Destination: Bonn GND
  • Date: 20.10.1826
  • Notations: Empfangsort erschlossen.
    Manuscript
  • Provider: Dresden, Sächsische Landesbibliothek - Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek
  • OAI Id: DE-611-34477
  • Classification Number: Mscr.Dresd.e.90,XIX,Bd.25,Nr.74
  • Number of Pages: 1 S., hs. m. U.
  • Format: 23 x 18,9 cm
  • Incipit: „[1] London.
    Lower Grosvenor Str 13
    October 20th 1826
    Dear Sir,
    I trust that you have not so far forgotten me, as to render [...]“
    Language
  • English
    Editors
  • Cook, Hermione
  • Varwig, Olivia
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[1] London.
Lower Grosvenor Str 13
October 20th 1826
Dear Sir,
I trust that you have not so far forgotten me, as to render an apology, from me, necessary, when I beg to recommend to your kind attentions my Friend Mr Talbot, a Gentleman of the first Family & Fashion in England, of polited manners, a cultivated mind, & peculiarly conversant with German literature – among other translations of great merit, He has with much success rendered into English, tho’ as yet unpublished, the sublime Poem of your great Epic, Klopstock –
There is not much of novelty or of importance to mention to you of our literary transactions, except, that we may expect, ere long, a constitutional History of England, which I am sure will increase the high reputation of my Friend, Mr Hallam: and the life of Bonaparte, of that extraordinary Genius Sir W. Scott – It is nearly complete, & highly spoken of by those who have been favord with the perusal – From you, Sir, we expect what will delight & instruct us, & add fresh leaves to your laureld brow –
Believe me
Dear Sir
most faithfully
Yrs Wm Sotheby
P: S: I have nearly printed, & shall publish in Spring A Polyglott Edition of the Georgics –
The Latin ....
The German by your Justly celebrated Voss –
The French – by Delile –
The Spanish d: Juan d Guzman
The Italian Francesco Soave
The English. by myself –
The Versions in Juxta Position – Superbly printed Folio –
[2] [leer]
[1] London.
Lower Grosvenor Str 13
October 20th 1826
Dear Sir,
I trust that you have not so far forgotten me, as to render an apology, from me, necessary, when I beg to recommend to your kind attentions my Friend Mr Talbot, a Gentleman of the first Family & Fashion in England, of polited manners, a cultivated mind, & peculiarly conversant with German literature – among other translations of great merit, He has with much success rendered into English, tho’ as yet unpublished, the sublime Poem of your great Epic, Klopstock –
There is not much of novelty or of importance to mention to you of our literary transactions, except, that we may expect, ere long, a constitutional History of England, which I am sure will increase the high reputation of my Friend, Mr Hallam: and the life of Bonaparte, of that extraordinary Genius Sir W. Scott – It is nearly complete, & highly spoken of by those who have been favord with the perusal – From you, Sir, we expect what will delight & instruct us, & add fresh leaves to your laureld brow –
Believe me
Dear Sir
most faithfully
Yrs Wm Sotheby
P: S: I have nearly printed, & shall publish in Spring A Polyglott Edition of the Georgics –
The Latin ....
The German by your Justly celebrated Voss –
The French – by Delile –
The Spanish d: Juan d Guzman
The Italian Francesco Soave
The English. by myself –
The Versions in Juxta Position – Superbly printed Folio –
[2] [leer]
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