Identity area
Reference code
Butler/Section 8 (VIII)/23/1a
Unique identifier
GB 275 Butler/Section 8 (VIII)/23/1a
Title
Press cuttings relating to Samuel Butler
Date(s)
- 1900–1919 (Circa) (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 folder paper
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Scope and content
Extracts from the world press, of articles about Samuel Butler and reviews of his works. Includes a review from the New York Times of John F. Harris's biography of Butler (1917), and a number of extracts from Italian newspapers sent to Henry Festing Jones by acquaintances in Italy. Also includes correspondence between Henry Festing Jones, R.A. Streatfeild, A.C. Fifield and Harold Begbie (dated October 1913), relating to an anthology to include some of Butler's notes; an autograph letter from Jim Drabble; and publisher's prospectuses of A.C. Fifield, advertising editions of Butler's works.