Garnett, Richard, 1835-1906
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1835 - 1906
Biography
Richard Garnett (1835–1906) worked at the British Museum for 50 years, and became Keeper of Printed Books; he was the author of many biographies, histories of Italian and English literature, verse translations of European poetry, and a poet in his own right.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Garnett Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS3
Abstract
The Garnett collection of correspondence spans three generations of the Garnett family, consisting of more than 700 pages of correspondence written to Richard (1835–1906), his son Edward (1868–1937), and Edward's son David (1892–1981). Authors of these letters include H.E. Bates, E.M. Forster, Leslie Stephen, Richard Curle, Liam O'Flaherty, Henry Williamson and H.G. Wells. Although the collection of correspondence spans nearly eight decades, from 1882 to 1966, the bulk of the letters were...
Dates:
1882 - 1966; Majority of material found within 1891 - 1928
Garnett Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS164
Abstract
The Garnett Family Papers are comprised of the correspondence, manuscripts, journals and diaries, documents, photographs, albums, and other archival materials concerning the Garnett family which were held by Richard Garnett at Hilton Hall near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, U.K. until 2008.
Dates:
1784 - 2005; Other: Majority of material found within 1814 - 1981