Letter dated 19 April 1898. Declines an invitation from "Mr. Tree." Sender's address printed as 20 Cavendish Square W.

Herbert Henry Asquith was the British prime minister from 1908-1916.

Letter dated 1 July 1886. Writes Swinburne about poem in the Times newspaper. Also comments on British politics and the "would-be Destroyer" of England which included "the newest pool of Separatists and Slaves of the priesthood – of this truly 'sin-bad' Old Man who has got astride from upon her neck – of this Caesarean Demagogue who, in alliance with Charles Stewart Parnell [Irish nationalist politician], would fain act as a Charles Stuart…" Sender's address printed in red: 3 Winchester Road, South Hampstead, NW.

Blind was a German political writer and stepfather of fellow writer Mathilde Blind.

Bult of correspondence from Blind to Theodore Watts-Dunton, with one letter to Algernon Charles Swinburne.

Letters are dated between 1875-1895.

Mathilde Blind was a German-born English writer and critic. Her stepfather was political writer Karl Blind.

Letter dated 1 January 1892. Responds to Elizabeth Procter Brockbank letter: "Dear Miss Brockbank, I recognized with great pleasure your beautiful writing and felt touched at your father's remembering me with his rare and charming flowers this first day of the year. I hope it is not too late for me to return, you all, my heartiest wishes for your happiness all this year and many others. Some time back you kindly sent me a magazine with some really sweet poetry of your in it and I have ever since regretd my neglect in me writing to Thank you for it, but you must forgive it, for at that time I was not well myself and very much troubled with misfortunes of one kind or another. Hoping sincerely that you are all well at home. Believe me, Most truly yours, Ford Madox Brown. I trust you continue both your painting and your poetry!" Sender's address is 1 St. Edmund Terrace, N.W. Paper edged in black.

Ford Madox Brown was a British Pre-Raphaelite painter and active within Victorian literary and aesthetic circles.

Elizabeth Procter Brockbank was an artist and the daughter of Brown's patron, William Brockbank.

Folder contains brief letter descriptions from seller.

Robert Buchanan was a Scottish writer.

Edward Coley Burne-Jones was a Pre-Raphaelite artist. He married fellow artist Georgiana "Georgie" MacDonald in 1860.

Georgiana [nee MacDonald] Burne-Jones was an English artist involved with the Pre-Raphaelites and married to fellow artist Edward Burne-Jones.

Lucy [nee Lane] Clifford was an English writer and married to philosopher William Kingdon Clifford.

Hall Caine was a popular British author.

Folder contains a small black and white photograph of Caine.

Letters are addressed to "Mrs. Rossetti" [Lucy Madox Ford Rossetti] and annotated in pencil by William Michael Rossetti.

Rose Mary (nee Yeates) Crawshay was a British philanthropist.

James Douglas was a British journalist and editor.

Letter dated 4 March 1876, addressed to Lucy [Madox Ford] Rossetti, and annotated in pencil by William Michael Rossetti.

Anne (nee Burrows) Gilchrist was the author of A Life of Mary Lamb, and the wife of William Blake biographer Alexander Gilchrist. She was a close friend of poet Walt Whitman.

Letter dated 27 January 1910 to W. Isaac Levine, responds to Levine's questions about his work and remarks: "Your acquaintance with [Gosse's work] seems to be truly remarkable and I wish I could boast more of such careful and enthusiastic readers." Address printed 17, Hanover Terrace, Regents Park, N.W.

Letter dated dated February 23, 1897, to Theodore Watts-Dunton, mentions a lingering illness and his hopes to travel south; Groome also mentions how his brother, "captain of the H.M.S. Aeolus, is coming back from China in April" and he might join his ship "at Port Said." Sender's address is 3 Whitehouse Loan Edinburgh.

Francis Hindes Groome was an English author and expert on Romani culture.

Letter dated 28 June 1892, addressed to and annotated by William Michael Rossetti.

William Money Hardinge was a British novelist.

Iza Duffus Hardy was an English novelist and daughter of Mary Duffus Hardy.

Letter undated and addressed to "Mrs. [Lucy Madox Ford] Rossetti." Expresses remorse for not responding to "Mr. Rossetti's little announcement" and asks for him "to reserve our books." Asks for Rossetti to come call.

Pencil notation is in William Michael Rossetti's handwriting.

Lady Mary Duffus Hardy was an English novelist and the mother of Iza Duffus Hardy.

Letter addressed to "My dear Mr. Brooks" and dated 3 January 1915. 2 pages. Stationery stamped with "F.H." intitals. Discusses World War I and the situation in Europe. Mentions his son, Rene, who was killed later in the war. Sender's address is 10 Royal Crescent, Bath.

Frederic Harrison was an English historian.

Letter addressed to "My dear [Algernon Charles] Swinburne" and dated 10 May 1882. Includes envelope. Mentions his books, including Bible Tragedies, Laura DiBalzo, and asks if Swinburne and "Theodore Watts" will "kindly sit in judgement" on his most recent publishings. Sender's address is 16 Trinity Hill, Margate.

Richard Henry Horne was an English poet and literary critic.

Letter addresed to Joseph Payne and dated 18 November 1870, expresses dismay that Payne's name did not appear on the list of candidates for the Education Board, bemoans the public's lack of awareness on the issue. Written on Geographical Survey of England and Wales stationery.

Thomas Henry Huxley was an English biologist and advocate for Darwinism.

Joseph Payne (1808-1876) was an English educator and professor.

Letter addressed to "Dear Mrs. Rossetti" [Lucy Madox Brown] and dated 22 October 1887. Exchanges pleasantries, asks for Christina Rossetti's address. Sender's address is 143 Albion Road Stoke Newington, N.

John Henry Ingram was an English biographer, notably of Edgar Allan Poe.

Benjamin Jowett was an English professor and administrator at Balliol College, Oxford.

Walter Savage Landor was an English writer and political activist who advocated for the unification of Italy and social reforms.

Letter addressed to "My dear Mr. [Algernon Charles] Swinburne" and dated 22 May 1880. Thanks Swinburne for reading her some of his poems and for his "protest against the desecration of Westminster Abbey" with the placement of a monument to Napoleon III's son. Sender's address is Hayter House, 238 Marylebone Road, NW.

Eliza Lynn Linton was an English essayist and novelist.

Tyled letter is dated 20 November 1893 and addressed to "Mrs. W.M. [William Michael] Rossetti" at Villa Cadorna in Castagnola, Pallanza Italy. Discusses "terms of publication" and layout of pages. Sender's address is 39 Paternoster Row, London, E.C.

Charles James Longman was an English publisher.

Thomas Babington Macaulay was an English historian and politician.

Letter is adressed to "Mr.[Norman] MacColl," but outside letter to Theodore Watts-Dunton at the Pines, Putney, dated 17 April 1896. Complains about "notice" of his "Arrows of Song" to appear in The Athenaeum magazine; mentions Watts' review as objectionable and inaccurate. Sender's address is New Travellers Club, Piccadilly, and letter on blue paper

Eric Mackay was an English poet and half-sibling of novelist Marie Corelli.

Letter addressed to "Dear Mr. Ranking" and dated 6 February 1884, sends a letter from Swinburne to Ranking to satisfy a friends request for Swinburne's autograph; mentions Ranking coming to see him "some evening." Sender's address is 191 Euston Road, NW.

Philip Bourke Marston was an English poet.

Letter addressed to [unreadable] and dated 26 May 26 1894, will try to attend a function, but he has been "very ill again with Influenza…" Sender's address is 2, Palace Gate, Kensington.

John Everett Millais was an English artist closely affiliated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

Richard Monckton Milnes, Baron Houghton, was an English poet and literary patron.

Letter addressed to "Dear Mr. [William Michael] Rossetti" and undated.

Pencil notation is William Michael Rossetti's handwriting.

Frances Minto Elliot was an English writer.

Letter addressed to "My very dear Archbishop" and dated 13 May 1916, sent from Flowermead, Wimbledon Park, S.W., in black ink on white paper stamped in blue, includes envelope addressed to "The Most Rev. The Hon. Archbishop of Dublin."

John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn, was a British politician and newspaper writer.

Letter addressed to "Dear Madam" and dated 8 March 1876, from 26, Queen Square, Bloomsbury, London, explains why his response was so delayed, and states "I am happy to be able to send you the letter in question."

William Morris was a British artist, writer and close associate of the Pre-Raphaelite circle. He was an active member of the British Arts and Crafts Movement.

John Nichol was a Scottish academic and biographer at the University of Glasgow.

Letter addressed to "Dear Miss Leonova" and dated 3 July 1879, with British Museum embossed on paper, sends an article which he hopes will interest and supplement what he already told her.

Arthur O'Shaughnessy was a British poet and zoologist with the British Museum. He married Eleanor Marston, sister of fellow poet Philip Bourke Marston.

Postcard to Basil Champneys, Esq. [English architect], at Frognall, Hampstead, dated from Lymington, 16 July 1894, informs Champneys that he will be with him "about 4:30 on Saturday."

Coventry Patmore was an British poet and a close associate of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

Letter addressed to "My dear Sir" dated 24 June 1876, embossed with the Athenaeum Club, Pall Mall, S.W., on paper edged in black, refuses an invitation.

Mark Pattinson was a British academic and priest in the Church of England.

Letter addressed to A.C.[Algernon Charles] Swinburne, dated Hollingbury Copse, Brighton, 4 August 1882, thanks Swinburne for "your volume of new poems" and begs forgiveness for not sending his gratitude sooner as Phillipps has "been suffering from one of my fits of nervous depression."

James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps was a Shakespearean scholar, writer and antiques collector.

Letter addressed to Theodore Watts-Dunton, dated 16 October 1898, sent to Heatherwood, Putney Heath, S.W. from Elizabethan Stage Society, 9, Harrington Road, S.W.: "Dear Mr. Watts Dunton, At the end of this months, I propose issueing [sic] a new syllabus to the members of our society announcing the revival of The Merchant of Venice in November and Ben Johnson's comedy The Alchemist in February – May I at the same time state that we hope in the spring of the year to produce Mr. Swinburne's tragedy "Locrine"? Would you be willing to speak to Mr. Swinburne on the subject and to let me know what his views are? Believe me, Your very truly, William Poel."

William Poel was an English actor and founder of Elizabethan Stage Society

Letter to AC Swinburne, dated 18 October 1874, and sent from 32 Weymouth St, Portland Place W, on paper edged in black, writes to thank Swinburne for his "charming tribute to my dear husband" and stated "I cannot tell you, what a pleasure your good company was to me how you lifted me out of all that has been pressed upon me for the last fortnight."

Anne Benson Procter (née Skepper) was an American writer, married to English poet Bryan Waller Procter, and mother of poet and philanthropist Adelaide Anne Procter.

Letter addressed to to "My dear Lady [unreadable]" with blue paper strip down the middle, mentions visiting an optician's shop.

Bryan Waller Procter was an English poet who used the pseudonym Barry Cornwall; husband of Anne Benson Procter and father of fellow poet Adelaide Anne Procter.

Handwritten letter of condolence from Queen Victoria to Lady Grant, Buckingham Palace, dated March 1875, edged in black ink: "…allow me to express my deep and sincere sympathy with you in your present overwhelming affliction. I am also conscious to express my deep regret at the loss of your noble and gallant husband…"

Letter addressed to Mrs. Rossetti [Lucy Madox Brown], no date, sent from 20, Earl's Terrace, Kensington W, declines "your kind invitation for Friday" as she is "pressed for time."

Frances Mabel Robinson was an English novelist poet who often used the pseudonym W.S. Gregg; sister of fellow writer Mary Robinson.

Letter addressed to Mrs. Rossetti [Lucy Madox Brown], no date, sent from 20, Earl's Terrace, Kensington W.

Agnes Mary Frances Duclaux, nee Robinson, was an English writer and poet; the sister of fellow writer F. [Frances] Mabel Robinson.

Letter addressed to "Dear Sir" and dated Saturday morning, sent from 166 Albany Street, N.W. on paper edged in black, contents include a transcription and letter to Terry Meyers from editor of letters. Letter discusses the publication of one of her pieces, and offers "a little essay on pews" and "some trifle in verse" – also asks when the publication will appear.

Christina Georgina Rossetti was an English poet and sister of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Michael Rossetti.

Dante Gabriel Rossetti was an English artist and poet in the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. His siblings were Christina Georgina Rossetti and William Michael Rossetti.

Postcard to R. Spence Watson, located at 101 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle on Tyne, from William Michael Rossetti, at 56 Euston Square N.W. dated 1 June 1876, includes photocopy of Spence's bio.

William Michael Rossetti was an English writer and literary critic; sibling of Christina G. Rossetti and Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

Letter addressed to "My dear Sir" [The Rector of Lincoln] dated 6 April 1877, from Denmark Hill, SE stamped in red at top of page, written in black ink, scotch tape along one side, provides a reference for "a Scotch lady who is applying for the place of Lady Resident at Bedford College."

John Ruskin was an English literary critic, philosopher, and philantropist.

Letter addressed to Madame Moscheles, dated 29 March 1881, from Hotel L'Angliterre, St Petersburg, letter pasted to sheet of paper: Sala states that he cannot "come to see" pictures as he is in St. Petersburg.

George Augustus Sala was an English journalist; used initials G.A.S.

Elizabeth Sewell, nee Missing, was an English educator, author and founder of the Ventnor St. Boniface school.

Letter addressed to "Dear Mrs. Payne" with no date, sent from Arts Club, Hanover Square, 12 Fitzroy St W., inquires about "Burnell. "

Simeon Solomon was a Jewish painter associated with the Pre-Raphaelites; he illustrated Swinburne's novel Lesbia Brandon.

Correspondence written by Algernon Charles Swinburne, signed "A.C. Swinburne" and sent between 1878-1906. Letters are mostly sent from The Pines, Putney Hill, SW with a few noted exceptions.

Letter from Algernon Swinburne to sisterAlice Swinburne.

Letters written by Swinburne, with day and month but no year. Letters are chronologically arranged by day and month, but researchers should be aware of missing year.

Letter addressed to "Dear Mr. [Algernon Charles] Swinburne" and dated 23 July 1882, expresses gratitude for "another volume of your poems."

Sir Henry Taylor was an English dramatist and Colonial Office official.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson was a British poet and Poet Laureate in the Victorian era. He was married to Emily Tennyson, née Sellwood.

Emily Tennyson, nee Sellwood, was the wife of poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

Letter addressed to "Mrs. William Rossetti, [Lucy Madox Brown]" and undated, on stationery with red anchor, thanks Mrs. Rossetti for a copy of "Your life of Mrs. Shelley."

William Cave Thomas was an English painter.

Letter addressed to to "Sir" and dated 26 October 1909, from Grand Hôtel (Brufani) Perugua, hotel stamp in blue, provides editorial advice on a reprint of Trevelyan's poem, "The Cambridge University Boat of 1860."

George Trevelyan was an English writer and politician.

Typed carbon copies include correspondence from Algernon Charles Swinburne to Edmund Gosse, Victor Hugo, William Michael Rossetti, Theodore Watts,

Correspondence to Algernon Charles Swinburne from Henry Norman, Frederick Whymper, William Michael Rossetti, Lucy (Madox) Rossetti.

One letter from William Michael Rossetti to Theodore Watts-Dunton.

Correspondence between 1870 - 1909 and arranged chronologically.

Typecript carbon copies are undated. Correspondence from Algernon Charles Swinburne to unknown; Lucy (Madox) Rossetti to Swinburne.

Letter addressed to "Dear Mr. [Theodore] Watts" and undated, mentions availablity to meet, notes Watts' presence at a wedding.

and Addressed to "My Dear Holman [unreadable]" dated 7 June 1894, Little Holland House, Kensington W., cannot make a "Sunday Society Meeting." Mentions his health.

G.F. (George Frederick) Watts was an English sculptor and painter.

Thedore Watts-Dunton was an English writer, critic, and close friend of Algernon Charles Swinburne. In 1897, Watts begins to publically use his mother's maiden name, Dunton.

Addressed to Algernon C. Swinburne, Esq., dated 19 March 1868, from 76 Wimpole Street, Cavendish Square, London W, written in black ink. Wilkinson writes Swinburne to praise his Critical Essays on Blake as "perhaps the deepest Book I have ever read…. You have conquered the Blakian Labyrinth."

James John Garth Wilkinson was a British physician, editor, and writer, including a biography of Scandanavian philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg.

Thomas Woolner was an English sculptor, poet, and founding members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

Handwritten list requesting book titles: "Poems from Villon 1916," The Old Wives Tale by Arnold Bennett; signature unreadable but stamped 26 July 1927.

Handwritten poem, "In Bohemia," signed and dated 3 October 1888. Includes short, separate typed description.

Louise Chandler Moulton was an American writer and editor of poetry by Philip Bourke Marston and Arthur O'Shaughnessy.

Handwritten copies of two poems, "The Church Porch – II" and "Pax Volis" [aka "World's Worth"], signed "D.G. Rossetti." Poem is undated.

Original handwritten manuscript of "Ariadne in Naxos" and "Beatrice." Manuscript is "Dedicated with affectionate regard to J.N. [John Nichol] Admiringly to the author of "Hannibal" and noted "To my friend Adelaide L. Elder, Xmas 1877, W.S." Written in 1876.

Manuscript is accompanied by two photocopied articles about the identification of the its author.

Scottish poet William Sharp also used the feminine pseudonym, Fiona MacLeod.

John Nichol, the subject of the manuscript's dedication, was a close friend of Algernon Charles Swinburne.

Manuscripts are arranged chronologically, if date is known. Original and facisimile manuscripts are noted in the individual manuscript's Scope and Contents note.

Folder 4 is the indicator for nine of Swinburne's original and facsimile manuscripts; some are bound volumes, some are foldered. Each has its own item number.

"Phaedra" manuscript is located separately in Box 3.

Pencil sketch signed by Murray "to my friend..." and dated May 26, 1887; in an oval mat with gold outline, some cracking along the image.

Charles Fairfax Murray was an English artist associated with teh Pre-Raphaelites and the Arts and Crafts Movement.

Original pen caricature of Swinburne, in black ink.

William Rothenstein was an English artist and painter.

Press release for "Exhibition at Leeds" dated 6 April 1937, The Times, exhibition to commemorate Algernon Charles Swinburne's centenary, included books, manuscripts, letters and "galley proofs" of Lesbia Brandon.

Reproduced photograph of "The Burial of Lady Jane Swinburne at Bonchurch with A.C. Swinburne and his sisters present" dated 1896.

Original signature and photograph in cardboard mat.

Large cardboard photograph of "Mr. Swinburne" published by Elliott & Fry Photographers, 55 Baker Street W. and at 7 Gloucester Terrace S.W. Swinburne is standing on steps with brick, ivy-covered wall behind him.

Greeting card with George Richmond's 1843 painting of "Swinburne and his sisters" reproduced on the front. Back of card contains brief bios for Swinburne and Richmond. Printed by The Roundwood Press for the National Portrait Gallery.

Original copy of The Daily Mirror newspaper, 16 April 1909, "Mr. Swinburne's Funeral Procession Passes Unnoticed in London: The Poets remains conveyed from Putney to the Isle of Wight." Photos include Swinburne's coffin being carried through a crowd and funeral procession.

Several reproduced photographs of Swinburne, including one with an unidentified woman and one of Swinburne oasted to cardboard.

13 photo copies of Swinburne, his family, and other associates; the original photographs are from the collection of Swinburne biographer, Rikky Rooksby who in turn obtained them from John Browne-Swinburne's family photos. Note: Swem does not hold the rights to these images.

Autographs, on torn sheets of paper; handwriting is also included on an envelope stamped The Pines, Putney Hill S.W.

Autograph signed "AT" and including the phrase, "Many thanks." Included with letter to "Dear Mr. Fox," dated 20 October 1888, found in correspondence (Box 1, Folder 56).

Small fragment of handwriting from Maria Francesca Rossetti and James Hannay.

Autograph dated High Elsm, 30 January 1881, in black ink.

Also includes one letter, written and signed by Arnold, dated 2 August 1887, states that he will not give any lectures this year. "even for the sake of the Kindergarten, to which I wish heartily well."

Letter dated 28 May 1934, Dolder Grand Hotel, Zurich, to bookseller Fred Bason, addresses Bason's interest in Hichens' The Green Carnation. Also includes a handwritten transcription, author unknown.

Autograph signed below a short note from The Smart Set: A Magazine of Cleverness, dated 27 February 1912, regarding "the Washington article."

Caricature depicts figure near a fireplace mantel, dressed in slippers, with small girl in black dress, captioned: "Mr. Matthew Arnold. To him, Miss Mary Augusta, "Why, Uncle Matthew, Oh why, will not you be always wholly serious."

Arnold, poet and literary critic, was the uncle of Mary Augusta Arnold, the little girl depicted, who later became a novelist and an anti-suffrage advocate.

Vanity Fair caricature by Ape (pseudonym for artist Carlo Pellegrini) titled, "Men of the Day, No. 28 The Poet Laureate," dated 22 July 1871. Swinburne is depicted with beard, large top hat, and carrying a pocket watch with one hand in his pocket.

Vanity Fair magazine, dated 21 November 1874, color caricature of Swinburne, titled "Before sunrise." Lower left corner shows: "Vincent Brooks Day & Son, Lith. London. Signed "Ape" (Italian for "bee" the pseudonym for Italian caricaturist Carlo Pellegrini); folder also contains the caricature's biographical accompaniment (that would have faced the image in publication), a copy of "Mr. Algernon Charles Swinburne" entry in Men of the Day No. 91, 1874, pasted to cardboard.

Second copy is without the biography and cardboard. Image is the same.

Print of "P.B. Shelley – Etched by W.B. Scott from a bust by Mrs. Leigh Hunt." Print has some water damage at the top corners and light foxing.

Reproduction sketch of P.B. Shelley, pasted to cardboard, with reproduced signature of Shelley: "… affectionately yours P.B. Shelley."

Sketch of P.B. Shelley, eyes closed, pasted to cardboard.

Vanity Fair caricature of Wilkie Collins, "Men of the Day, No. 39 The Novelist who invented Sensation," dated 3 February 1872. Caricature is on cardboard with note to Terry Meyers from Carl Dolmetsch.

1975 Calendar (January – December) with reproduction of photograph of a young Swinburne; paper with stapled calendar pages; some dates have light transfer on the photograph

Two copies of sheet music, possibly for the piano, set to Algernon Charles Swinburne's verse.

"Love At Sea," with music by Paul Mariet and dated 1876, published by S. Brainard's Sons, 20 East 17th Street, New York City. The music is dedicated to Eugene Clark.

"Butterflies" with music composed by Felix Corbett, sung by Evangeline Florence, dated 1894, published by Boosey and Co, 9 East Seventeenth Street, New York and 295 Regent Street, London, England. The name "Helen Briggs" is written in cursive across the front page. "Egge & Heard, The Music Center" is stamped in red across the bottom. Pages are separating.

Advertisement for Johnnie Walker scotch whiskey, dated 7 June 1924 and published in The Illustrated London News. Ad depicts the ghost of Algernon Charles Swinburne telling the figure of Johnnie Walker that his "inspiration" (or whiskey product) "is more universally enjoyed" than Swinburne's poetry. The image is black and white, with streetscape from Wimbledon, London, Englad where Swinburne was known to walk. The Rose and Crown pub is also featured in the background. A small black Scottish Terrier runs alongside the figures.

Bottom half of page features a photograph of Swinburne's funeral, dated April 24, 1909 and printed in the Illustrated London News. The image is in black and white, with a short caption below that addresses the controversey surrounding the graveside service: "...the Rector's action was in complete accordance with the wishes of Swinburne..." Photograph by the World's Graphic Press.

Illustrated copy of Swinburne's "Reverse" written November 1, 1899. Poem's subject is Wellington at Waterloo and is surrounded by black and white images of the battle and its participants.

Round blue tin, with flowers and strawberries on the lid. Line from Swinburne's poem "Atalanta" circles the base: "Blosson by Blossom the Spring Begins..."