Smith, Logan Pearsall, 1865-1946
Dates
- Existence: 1865-10-18 - 1946-03-02
Biography
American-born British essayist and critic.
Found in 113 Collections and/or Records:
Excerpt titled "Ms. Siddons", undated
"The very sight of her name in the playbills is [?], as Alexander the Great, throws a light upon the day, and draws after it a long hail..."
Handwritten notes by Logan Pearsall Smith, undated
"Tact / 1 A Sense of Trust 1651 / to[?] figurative keen facully of perception 1797 / 2 Ready and delicate sense of falling etc..."
Letter from Logan Pearsall Smith to Bob [Robert Gathorne Hardy], 1934-05-21
"The people I have seen are all in favor of nominating Lascelles Abercrombie for a Nobel Prize- Bruce Richmond, Eddie Mash[?], Markail, etc..."
Letter from Logan Pearsall Smith to Bob [Robert Gathorne Hardy], 1934-05-28
"I am sorry I shouldn't see you this week, but I go abroad [?]. I met the Swedish Minister the other day, and he told me that nominations for the Nobel Prize must be made officially by..."
Letter from Logan Pearsall Smith to Bob [Robert Gathorne Hardy], 1940-02-24
"I shall be interested to see what you make of Aphorisms- writing them is a fascinating but dangerous occupation as it takes so much time..."
Letter from Logan Pearsall Smith to Bob [Robert Gathorne Hardy], 1941-10-09
"In that admirable work, Sir W. Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography, I found the following in the [?] about Horace..."
Letter from Logan Pearsall Smith to Bob [Robert Gathorne Hardy], 1942-12-17
"We should be so glad to hear how you are after your return home. Neither of us was able to come see you during your last weeks in hospital, as we were both ill with brochitis..."
Letter from Logan Pearsall Smith to Bob [Robert Gathorne Hardy], 1944-10-23
"I have looked at every reference in the index of Carlyle's Franch Revolution to Desm[?], but can't find the phrase you quotes to me..."
Letter from Logan Pearsall Smith to Bob [Robert Gathorne Hardy], 1945-06-24
"I wonder if you can help me to solve a little linguistic problem? Dr. Johnson[?] in his life of John Phillips..."
Letter from Logan Pearsall Smith to Clark, 8.12.[incomplete]
"I am sure the following is well known to you, but you may not have the quotationat hand 'Fra le polsie del Bramante son note..."