Category Archives: 19th-century letters

Letters exhibition at Leiden

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Ingrid Tieken

Last year, an exhibition was held at the Leiden University Library of letters from the late modern period, Dutch as well as English ones. It was called Ach schrijf mij toch!, which expresses the need for letters from far-away loved … Continue reading →

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Napoleon writing in English

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Ingrid Tieken

This summer, a letter from Napoleon was auctioned, written in 1816 and addressed to his teacher. It was meant as an exercise, to practice his English. The article in NRC-Next which announced the news, suggests that he still had a lot to … Continue reading →

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The Browning love letters

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Ingrid Tieken

The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett (1845-1846) is a lovely two-volume copy, published in London in 1913 (new edition). The original edition had been published in 1898, by Harper and Brothers. The editor of the letters, not mentioned … Continue reading →

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