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Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1866-09-21 - 1946-08-13

Biography

English author.

Found in 36 Collections and/or Records:

Nesbit, Edith to H.G. Wells, 1905

 Item — Box 3: Series 2005.002.1 [Barcode: 000021215353], Folder: 2
Identifier: 2005.002.1.3.2.003

Nesbit, Edith to H.G. Wells, undated, possibly 1905 or 1906

 Item — Box 3: Series 2005.002.1 [Barcode: 000021215353], Folder: 2
Identifier: 2005.002.1.3.2.004
Scope and Contents

Transcribed copy of the original letter.

Researcher's note indicates that this was written in either 1905 or 1906.



Dates: undated, possibly 1905 or 1906

Nesbit, Edith to H.G. Wells and Mrs. H.G. Wells, 1905-10-23

 Item — Box 3: Series 2005.002.1 [Barcode: 000021215353], Folder: 1
Identifier: 2005.002.1.3.1.078
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of the original letter.

Nesbit signed the letter "Ernest," apparently a nickname.



Dates: 1905-10-23

Nesbit, Edith to unidentified recipient [H.G. Wells?], 1905-10

 Item — Box 3: Series 2005.002.1 [Barcode: 000021215353], Folder: 1
Identifier: 2005.002.1.3.1.079
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of the original letter.

Researcher notation in the margin indicates that this was written before 1905-10-21.



Dates: 1905-10

Sharp, Rosamund to Doris Langley Moore, Jan 24th

 Item — Box 3: Series 2005.002.1 [Barcode: 000021215353], Folder: 7
Identifier: 2005.002.1.3.7.032
Scope and Contents

"Dear Mrs Moore I might [?] have written to you before thanking you for the gift of "E. Nesbit." I am awfully glad to have it with your inscription. I was waiting to see how the reviews behaved on it. I have seen several [putts?] good return..."

Dates: Other: Jan 24th

Sharp, Rosamund to H.G. [Wells?], Sept. 3rd

 Item — Box 3: Series 2005.002.1 [Barcode: 000021215353], Folder: 7
Identifier: 2005.002.1.3.7.021
Scope and Contents "Dear H.G. Clifford came home the other night and thrust a page of "The Tatler" under my nose, saying "There's H.G. for you!" And it really was! You cannot imagine how glad I was to see him again. Orpen is awfully clever. He has put down all that is essentially you, and nobody ever did that before. They put the unessential and obvious. But this is the real H.G., the H.G. who writes unforgettable, and darling things, the H.G. one loves, and always love, and couldn't misunderstand. This was...
Dates: Other: Sept. 3rd

Sharp, Rosamund to H.G. [Wells?], Feb. 19th

 Item — Box 3: Series 2005.002.1 [Barcode: 000021215353], Folder: 7
Identifier: 2005.002.1.3.7.029
Scope and Contents

"Dear HG I shall welcome any work you can send me and the sooner I can do it the better. I'm sorry about the manuscript. It would have taken more than an hour to read and I wouldn't have suggested it if I hadn't thought there was a good chance of you rather liking it..."

Dates: Other: Feb. 19th

Wells, Herbert George (and Marjorie), 1959

 File
Identifier: 1988.012.1.242
Scope and Contents

Exchange regarding permission to quote from a Joyce letter to Wells.

Dates: 1959