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Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930. Online exhibition
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14th November, 2016
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Kinship and creativity are natural companions. As a child, Charlotte Brontë invented the imaginary world of Angria with her brother Branwell. William Wordsworth borrowed from his sister Dorothy’s diary to create one of the most famous poems in English. Long before Charles Darwin studied the fertilisation of orchids, his grandfather Erasmus wrote poetry about the loves of plants. Dante Rossetti created lavish illustrations to accompany his sister Christina’s volumes of poems. <br />Far from being a simple, solitary process, the creation of a poem or painting is inevitably collaborative. <em>Keeping it in the Family. British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930</em> considers the family as an essential, if often overlooked, element of creative production. It presents the stories of talented families working (and sometimes quarrelling) together in creating some of the most remarkable literary, artistic, and scientific works of the long 19th century. Many of the families, like the Wordsworths and the Brontës, are well known; others, like the Hunts and Porters, were famous in the past, but deserve a new look. In some cases, the family connections are surprising. <br />There is a familial element to the exhibition itself: many of the works come from collections gifted to the University of Otago by cousins Charles Brasch and Esmond de Beer. Furthermore, the Hocken Library and the Dunedin Public Library have generously lent rare material, allowing us to tell a more complex story of the role of kinship in creative production. <em>Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations 1770-1930</em> is made possible by the generous support of the Royal New Zealand Marsden Fund.
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Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth. Volume I
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Edited by William Knight
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1904
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Private Collection
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Books
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London: Macmillan and Co.
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The page entry in Dorothy Wordsworth's <em>Journal</em> that inspired her brother William's famous poem 'Daffodils'.
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Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14th November, 2016
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Kinship and creativity are natural companions. As a child, Charlotte Brontë invented the imaginary world of Angria with her brother Branwell. William Wordsworth borrowed from his sister Dorothy’s diary to create one of the most famous poems in English. Long before Charles Darwin studied the fertilisation of orchids, his grandfather Erasmus wrote poetry about the loves of plants. Dante Rossetti created lavish illustrations to accompany his sister Christina’s volumes of poems. <br />Far from being a simple, solitary process, the creation of a poem or painting is inevitably collaborative. <em>Keeping it in the Family. British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930</em> considers the family as an essential, if often overlooked, element of creative production. It presents the stories of talented families working (and sometimes quarrelling) together in creating some of the most remarkable literary, artistic, and scientific works of the long 19th century. Many of the families, like the Wordsworths and the Brontës, are well known; others, like the Hunts and Porters, were famous in the past, but deserve a new look. In some cases, the family connections are surprising. <br />There is a familial element to the exhibition itself: many of the works come from collections gifted to the University of Otago by cousins Charles Brasch and Esmond de Beer. Furthermore, the Hocken Library and the Dunedin Public Library have generously lent rare material, allowing us to tell a more complex story of the role of kinship in creative production. <em>Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations 1770-1930</em> is made possible by the generous support of the Royal New Zealand Marsden Fund.
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Poems by William Wordsworth: including Lyrical Ballads, and the Miscellaneous Pieces of the Author. Volume I
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William Wordsworth
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1815
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de Beer Eb 1815 W
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Books
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London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
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Here is a mystery. Otago holds three early volumes of William Wordsworth’s poems that were previously owned by one Charlotte E. Wordsworth. This could be Charlotte Emmeline Wordsworth (1839-1922), the daughter of the poet’s nephew Charles Wordsworth (1806-1892), Bishop of St Andrews in Scotland. Unfortunately, we have been unable to locate any document in Charlotte Wordsworth’s hand to compare to the signature in these volumes. Charlotte Emmeline was an Anglican nun, and some quotes transcribed on a front page of <em>Poems</em> suggest an interest in Wordsworth’s religious beliefs. Interestingly, several poems in the volume have been edited and marked up in pencil as if in preparation for a public reading. The handwriting bears a remarkable similarity to that of Charlotte's father, Bishop Charles Wordsworth.
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Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14th November, 2016
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Kinship and creativity are natural companions. As a child, Charlotte Brontë invented the imaginary world of Angria with her brother Branwell. William Wordsworth borrowed from his sister Dorothy’s diary to create one of the most famous poems in English. Long before Charles Darwin studied the fertilisation of orchids, his grandfather Erasmus wrote poetry about the loves of plants. Dante Rossetti created lavish illustrations to accompany his sister Christina’s volumes of poems. <br />Far from being a simple, solitary process, the creation of a poem or painting is inevitably collaborative. <em>Keeping it in the Family. British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930</em> considers the family as an essential, if often overlooked, element of creative production. It presents the stories of talented families working (and sometimes quarrelling) together in creating some of the most remarkable literary, artistic, and scientific works of the long 19th century. Many of the families, like the Wordsworths and the Brontës, are well known; others, like the Hunts and Porters, were famous in the past, but deserve a new look. In some cases, the family connections are surprising. <br />There is a familial element to the exhibition itself: many of the works come from collections gifted to the University of Otago by cousins Charles Brasch and Esmond de Beer. Furthermore, the Hocken Library and the Dunedin Public Library have generously lent rare material, allowing us to tell a more complex story of the role of kinship in creative production. <em>Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations 1770-1930</em> is made possible by the generous support of the Royal New Zealand Marsden Fund.
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The Brontë Sisters
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Patrick Branwell Brontë
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c. 1834
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Reproduction from Wikipedia; original held in National Portrait Gallery, London
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Portraits
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Unpublished
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The Brontës are surely Britain’s most famous literary family. Originally published under the pseudonyms Acton, Ellis, and Currer Bell, the novels of sisters Anne (1820-1849), Emily (1818-1848) and Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855) remain cornerstones of British literature. The work of their brother Patrick Branwell Brontë (1817-1848) has never received as much attention, though he painted the most famous image of the three youngest Brontë daughters (his ghostly presence appears between Emily and Charlotte), and he shared with Charlotte the writing of stories about the imaginary kingdom of Angria. In 1840 he corresponded with Hartley Coleridge about poetry and translation, and he published a handful of poems and essays.
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Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14th November, 2016
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Kinship and creativity are natural companions. As a child, Charlotte Brontë invented the imaginary world of Angria with her brother Branwell. William Wordsworth borrowed from his sister Dorothy’s diary to create one of the most famous poems in English. Long before Charles Darwin studied the fertilisation of orchids, his grandfather Erasmus wrote poetry about the loves of plants. Dante Rossetti created lavish illustrations to accompany his sister Christina’s volumes of poems. <br />Far from being a simple, solitary process, the creation of a poem or painting is inevitably collaborative. <em>Keeping it in the Family. British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930</em> considers the family as an essential, if often overlooked, element of creative production. It presents the stories of talented families working (and sometimes quarrelling) together in creating some of the most remarkable literary, artistic, and scientific works of the long 19th century. Many of the families, like the Wordsworths and the Brontës, are well known; others, like the Hunts and Porters, were famous in the past, but deserve a new look. In some cases, the family connections are surprising. <br />There is a familial element to the exhibition itself: many of the works come from collections gifted to the University of Otago by cousins Charles Brasch and Esmond de Beer. Furthermore, the Hocken Library and the Dunedin Public Library have generously lent rare material, allowing us to tell a more complex story of the role of kinship in creative production. <em>Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations 1770-1930</em> is made possible by the generous support of the Royal New Zealand Marsden Fund.
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Extract from Angria Stories and a portrait silhouette
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Patrick Branwell Bronte
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15 December 1837
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Heritage Collection, Dunedin Public Library
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Ephemera
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Unpublished
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The Dunedin Public Library kindly lent Special Collections a very rare item: a page of writing in Branwell Brontë's hand. Never before published, this page provides the concluding lines to a story in which a group of rebels escape from Angrian soldiers, thanks to the clever thinking of the Falstaffian character, Joynes. The remainder of the story survives at the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth, England. Drs Tom McLean (Otago) and Grace Moore (Melbourne) are preparing an article that explores the significance of the Dunedin manuscript.
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Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14th November, 2016
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Kinship and creativity are natural companions. As a child, Charlotte Brontë invented the imaginary world of Angria with her brother Branwell. William Wordsworth borrowed from his sister Dorothy’s diary to create one of the most famous poems in English. Long before Charles Darwin studied the fertilisation of orchids, his grandfather Erasmus wrote poetry about the loves of plants. Dante Rossetti created lavish illustrations to accompany his sister Christina’s volumes of poems. <br />Far from being a simple, solitary process, the creation of a poem or painting is inevitably collaborative. <em>Keeping it in the Family. British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930</em> considers the family as an essential, if often overlooked, element of creative production. It presents the stories of talented families working (and sometimes quarrelling) together in creating some of the most remarkable literary, artistic, and scientific works of the long 19th century. Many of the families, like the Wordsworths and the Brontës, are well known; others, like the Hunts and Porters, were famous in the past, but deserve a new look. In some cases, the family connections are surprising. <br />There is a familial element to the exhibition itself: many of the works come from collections gifted to the University of Otago by cousins Charles Brasch and Esmond de Beer. Furthermore, the Hocken Library and the Dunedin Public Library have generously lent rare material, allowing us to tell a more complex story of the role of kinship in creative production. <em>Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations 1770-1930</em> is made possible by the generous support of the Royal New Zealand Marsden Fund.
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The Examiner
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Edited by Albany Fonblanque
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30 October 1831
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Hocken Collections
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Periodicals
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___
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In 1808, brothers John (1775-1848) and Leigh Hunt (1784-1859) created one of the most important weekly journals of the nineteenth century, <em>The</em> <em>Examiner</em>. Known for its sharp wit and radical commentary, the journal published early work from John Keats, Percy Shelley, and William Hazlitt. A critique of the Prince Regent in 1813 landed the Hunt brothers in prison for two years, but it also brought in new readers. This issue dates from 1831 – a few years after the Hunt brothers had sold their interests in the weekly to the journalist Albany Fonblanque – but it remained an important political paper well into the Victorian era: Thackeray and Dickens were later contributors.
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Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14th November, 2016
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Special Collections; various
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Kinship and creativity are natural companions. As a child, Charlotte Brontë invented the imaginary world of Angria with her brother Branwell. William Wordsworth borrowed from his sister Dorothy’s diary to create one of the most famous poems in English. Long before Charles Darwin studied the fertilisation of orchids, his grandfather Erasmus wrote poetry about the loves of plants. Dante Rossetti created lavish illustrations to accompany his sister Christina’s volumes of poems. <br />Far from being a simple, solitary process, the creation of a poem or painting is inevitably collaborative. <em>Keeping it in the Family. British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930</em> considers the family as an essential, if often overlooked, element of creative production. It presents the stories of talented families working (and sometimes quarrelling) together in creating some of the most remarkable literary, artistic, and scientific works of the long 19th century. Many of the families, like the Wordsworths and the Brontës, are well known; others, like the Hunts and Porters, were famous in the past, but deserve a new look. In some cases, the family connections are surprising. <br />There is a familial element to the exhibition itself: many of the works come from collections gifted to the University of Otago by cousins Charles Brasch and Esmond de Beer. Furthermore, the Hocken Library and the Dunedin Public Library have generously lent rare material, allowing us to tell a more complex story of the role of kinship in creative production. <em>Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations 1770-1930</em> is made possible by the generous support of the Royal New Zealand Marsden Fund.
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The Indicator
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Edited by Leigh Hunt
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1820
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Special Collections AP4 I45
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Periodicals
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London: Printed for Joseph Appleyard
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Leigh Hunt was involved in a number of journals besides the <em>Examiner</em>. These included the <em>Indicator </em>(1819-1821), which first published one of the most famous poems of British Romanticism, John Keats’s ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’. Hunt perhaps proposed the pseudonym ‘Caviare’, a reference to Hamlet, Act II, scene II: ‘’twas / caviare to the general’. The pseudonym links Keats with Shakespeare and challenges reviewers who had dismissed Keats’s previous work.
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Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14th November, 2016
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Special Collections; various
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Kinship and creativity are natural companions. As a child, Charlotte Brontë invented the imaginary world of Angria with her brother Branwell. William Wordsworth borrowed from his sister Dorothy’s diary to create one of the most famous poems in English. Long before Charles Darwin studied the fertilisation of orchids, his grandfather Erasmus wrote poetry about the loves of plants. Dante Rossetti created lavish illustrations to accompany his sister Christina’s volumes of poems. <br />Far from being a simple, solitary process, the creation of a poem or painting is inevitably collaborative. <em>Keeping it in the Family. British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930</em> considers the family as an essential, if often overlooked, element of creative production. It presents the stories of talented families working (and sometimes quarrelling) together in creating some of the most remarkable literary, artistic, and scientific works of the long 19th century. Many of the families, like the Wordsworths and the Brontës, are well known; others, like the Hunts and Porters, were famous in the past, but deserve a new look. In some cases, the family connections are surprising. <br />There is a familial element to the exhibition itself: many of the works come from collections gifted to the University of Otago by cousins Charles Brasch and Esmond de Beer. Furthermore, the Hocken Library and the Dunedin Public Library have generously lent rare material, allowing us to tell a more complex story of the role of kinship in creative production. <em>Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations 1770-1930</em> is made possible by the generous support of the Royal New Zealand Marsden Fund.
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The Correspondence of Leigh Hunt. Volume I
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Edited by Thornton Hunt
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1862
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Private Collection
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Books
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London: Smith, Elder and Co.
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Leigh Hunt remained a significant figure in the Victorian era. Despite financial challenges, he continued to publish poetry and essays, and he was immortalised as Skimpole in Charles Dickens’s novel <em>Bleak House </em>(1853). Thornton Hunt (1810-1873), the eldest of Leigh and Marianne Hunt’s seven children, prepared this posthumous collection of his father’s letters. Best known today as editor of his father’s collected works, Thornton was also a noted journalist, eventually serving as editor of the <em>Daily Telegraph</em>.
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Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14th November, 2016
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Special Collections; various
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Kinship and creativity are natural companions. As a child, Charlotte Brontë invented the imaginary world of Angria with her brother Branwell. William Wordsworth borrowed from his sister Dorothy’s diary to create one of the most famous poems in English. Long before Charles Darwin studied the fertilisation of orchids, his grandfather Erasmus wrote poetry about the loves of plants. Dante Rossetti created lavish illustrations to accompany his sister Christina’s volumes of poems. <br />Far from being a simple, solitary process, the creation of a poem or painting is inevitably collaborative. <em>Keeping it in the Family. British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930</em> considers the family as an essential, if often overlooked, element of creative production. It presents the stories of talented families working (and sometimes quarrelling) together in creating some of the most remarkable literary, artistic, and scientific works of the long 19th century. Many of the families, like the Wordsworths and the Brontës, are well known; others, like the Hunts and Porters, were famous in the past, but deserve a new look. In some cases, the family connections are surprising. <br />There is a familial element to the exhibition itself: many of the works come from collections gifted to the University of Otago by cousins Charles Brasch and Esmond de Beer. Furthermore, the Hocken Library and the Dunedin Public Library have generously lent rare material, allowing us to tell a more complex story of the role of kinship in creative production. <em>Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations 1770-1930</em> is made possible by the generous support of the Royal New Zealand Marsden Fund.
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The Poetical Works of S. T. Coleridge, Including the Dramas of Wallenstein, Remorse, and Zapolya. Volume I
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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1829
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de Beer Eb 1829 C
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Books
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London: William Pickering
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The children of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) served as inspirations for some of his best-known poetry, including ‘Frost at Midnight’: ‘Dear Babe, that sleepest cradled by my side […] <em>thou</em>, my babe! Shalt wander like a breeze’. Coleridge’s son Hartley alludes to this poem in his ‘Dedicatory Sonnet’ in his own<em> Poems</em> (1833). The two poems shown here, written shortly after Hartley’s birth, present a more sombre view of fatherhood than that suggested in ‘Frost at Midnight’.
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Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14th November, 2016
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Special Collections; various
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Kinship and creativity are natural companions. As a child, Charlotte Brontë invented the imaginary world of Angria with her brother Branwell. William Wordsworth borrowed from his sister Dorothy’s diary to create one of the most famous poems in English. Long before Charles Darwin studied the fertilisation of orchids, his grandfather Erasmus wrote poetry about the loves of plants. Dante Rossetti created lavish illustrations to accompany his sister Christina’s volumes of poems. <br />Far from being a simple, solitary process, the creation of a poem or painting is inevitably collaborative. <em>Keeping it in the Family. British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930</em> considers the family as an essential, if often overlooked, element of creative production. It presents the stories of talented families working (and sometimes quarrelling) together in creating some of the most remarkable literary, artistic, and scientific works of the long 19th century. Many of the families, like the Wordsworths and the Brontës, are well known; others, like the Hunts and Porters, were famous in the past, but deserve a new look. In some cases, the family connections are surprising. <br />There is a familial element to the exhibition itself: many of the works come from collections gifted to the University of Otago by cousins Charles Brasch and Esmond de Beer. Furthermore, the Hocken Library and the Dunedin Public Library have generously lent rare material, allowing us to tell a more complex story of the role of kinship in creative production. <em>Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations 1770-1930</em> is made possible by the generous support of the Royal New Zealand Marsden Fund.
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Poems. Volume I
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Hartley Coleridge
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1833
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Special Collections PR4467 A1 1833
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Books
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Leeds: F. E. Bingley
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Hartley Coleridge (1796-1849) was Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s eldest son. As was common in the early nineteenth century, Hartley was sent away from home to attend public school. He excelled academically, but around age 20 he began to show symptoms of the depression and alcoholism that characterised much of his later life. After he was expelled from college on charges of ‘sottishness, a love of low company, and general inattention to college rules’, Hartley began work as a writer. His poems and essays appeared in periodicals, including <em>London Magazine</em> and <em>Blackwood’s</em>. His volume of <em>Poems</em> (1833) was well received by critics and readers alike.
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Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14th November, 2016
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Kinship and creativity are natural companions. As a child, Charlotte Brontë invented the imaginary world of Angria with her brother Branwell. William Wordsworth borrowed from his sister Dorothy’s diary to create one of the most famous poems in English. Long before Charles Darwin studied the fertilisation of orchids, his grandfather Erasmus wrote poetry about the loves of plants. Dante Rossetti created lavish illustrations to accompany his sister Christina’s volumes of poems. <br />Far from being a simple, solitary process, the creation of a poem or painting is inevitably collaborative. <em>Keeping it in the Family. British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930</em> considers the family as an essential, if often overlooked, element of creative production. It presents the stories of talented families working (and sometimes quarrelling) together in creating some of the most remarkable literary, artistic, and scientific works of the long 19th century. Many of the families, like the Wordsworths and the Brontës, are well known; others, like the Hunts and Porters, were famous in the past, but deserve a new look. In some cases, the family connections are surprising. <br />There is a familial element to the exhibition itself: many of the works come from collections gifted to the University of Otago by cousins Charles Brasch and Esmond de Beer. Furthermore, the Hocken Library and the Dunedin Public Library have generously lent rare material, allowing us to tell a more complex story of the role of kinship in creative production. <em>Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations 1770-1930</em> is made possible by the generous support of the Royal New Zealand Marsden Fund.
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Phantasmion, A Fairy Tale
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Sara Coleridge
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1874
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Storage Bliss YH ColYp C
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Books
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London: Henry S. KIng
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The youngest of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s three children, Sara Coleridge (1802-1852) grew up surrounded by England’s most famous poets, including her father, his close friend William Wordsworth, and her uncle, the poet-laureate Robert Southey. At age 27, she married her first cousin, Henry Nelson Coleridge (1798-1843). Sara published a small collection of poems and the long prose fairy tale <em>Phantasmion</em> (1837). She also edited her father’s works for republication. Her edition of Coleridge’s <em>Biographia Literaria</em> (1847) remains highly regarded by modern scholars.
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Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14th November, 2016
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Kinship and creativity are natural companions. As a child, Charlotte Brontë invented the imaginary world of Angria with her brother Branwell. William Wordsworth borrowed from his sister Dorothy’s diary to create one of the most famous poems in English. Long before Charles Darwin studied the fertilisation of orchids, his grandfather Erasmus wrote poetry about the loves of plants. Dante Rossetti created lavish illustrations to accompany his sister Christina’s volumes of poems. <br />Far from being a simple, solitary process, the creation of a poem or painting is inevitably collaborative. <em>Keeping it in the Family. British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930</em> considers the family as an essential, if often overlooked, element of creative production. It presents the stories of talented families working (and sometimes quarrelling) together in creating some of the most remarkable literary, artistic, and scientific works of the long 19th century. Many of the families, like the Wordsworths and the Brontës, are well known; others, like the Hunts and Porters, were famous in the past, but deserve a new look. In some cases, the family connections are surprising. <br />There is a familial element to the exhibition itself: many of the works come from collections gifted to the University of Otago by cousins Charles Brasch and Esmond de Beer. Furthermore, the Hocken Library and the Dunedin Public Library have generously lent rare material, allowing us to tell a more complex story of the role of kinship in creative production. <em>Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations 1770-1930</em> is made possible by the generous support of the Royal New Zealand Marsden Fund.
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Dio e l'Uomo. Volume I
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Gabriele Rossetti
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1892
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Brasch PQ4731 R6 D5
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Books
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Roma: Edoardo Perina
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The Anglo-Italian Rossetti family was close-knit and highly educated. The patriarch, poet and scholar Gabriele Rossetti (1783-1854) was born in Italy. He settled in London in 1824 after being exiled for his political views. In 1826, he married Italian émigré Frances Polidori (1800-1886), sister of Gothic novelist John Polidori (1795-1821). Rossetti taught Italian at King’s College in London, and there he continued writing political poetry, including <em>Dio e l’Uomo</em> [<em>God and Man</em>], first published in 1833. His four children – Maria, Dante, William, and Christina – all carried on their familial legacy, becoming celebrated writers, poets, and painters.
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Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14th November, 2016
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Kinship and creativity are natural companions. As a child, Charlotte Brontë invented the imaginary world of Angria with her brother Branwell. William Wordsworth borrowed from his sister Dorothy’s diary to create one of the most famous poems in English. Long before Charles Darwin studied the fertilisation of orchids, his grandfather Erasmus wrote poetry about the loves of plants. Dante Rossetti created lavish illustrations to accompany his sister Christina’s volumes of poems. <br />Far from being a simple, solitary process, the creation of a poem or painting is inevitably collaborative. <em>Keeping it in the Family. British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930</em> considers the family as an essential, if often overlooked, element of creative production. It presents the stories of talented families working (and sometimes quarrelling) together in creating some of the most remarkable literary, artistic, and scientific works of the long 19th century. Many of the families, like the Wordsworths and the Brontës, are well known; others, like the Hunts and Porters, were famous in the past, but deserve a new look. In some cases, the family connections are surprising. <br />There is a familial element to the exhibition itself: many of the works come from collections gifted to the University of Otago by cousins Charles Brasch and Esmond de Beer. Furthermore, the Hocken Library and the Dunedin Public Library have generously lent rare material, allowing us to tell a more complex story of the role of kinship in creative production. <em>Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations 1770-1930</em> is made possible by the generous support of the Royal New Zealand Marsden Fund.
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The Goblin Market and Other Poems
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Christina Rossetti
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1865
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Special Collections PR5237 G6 1865
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Books
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London: Macmillan and Co.
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The youngest of the Rossetti family, Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) grew up surrounded by art and literature. She wrote prolifically throughout her life, publishing her first works at age 20 in the <em>Germ</em>, a magazine edited by her brother, the literary critic William Michael Rossetti (1829-1919).
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Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14th November, 2016
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Special Collections; various
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Kinship and creativity are natural companions. As a child, Charlotte Brontë invented the imaginary world of Angria with her brother Branwell. William Wordsworth borrowed from his sister Dorothy’s diary to create one of the most famous poems in English. Long before Charles Darwin studied the fertilisation of orchids, his grandfather Erasmus wrote poetry about the loves of plants. Dante Rossetti created lavish illustrations to accompany his sister Christina’s volumes of poems. <br />Far from being a simple, solitary process, the creation of a poem or painting is inevitably collaborative. <em>Keeping it in the Family. British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930</em> considers the family as an essential, if often overlooked, element of creative production. It presents the stories of talented families working (and sometimes quarrelling) together in creating some of the most remarkable literary, artistic, and scientific works of the long 19th century. Many of the families, like the Wordsworths and the Brontës, are well known; others, like the Hunts and Porters, were famous in the past, but deserve a new look. In some cases, the family connections are surprising. <br />There is a familial element to the exhibition itself: many of the works come from collections gifted to the University of Otago by cousins Charles Brasch and Esmond de Beer. Furthermore, the Hocken Library and the Dunedin Public Library have generously lent rare material, allowing us to tell a more complex story of the role of kinship in creative production. <em>Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations 1770-1930</em> is made possible by the generous support of the Royal New Zealand Marsden Fund.
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The Prince's Progress and Other Poems
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Christina Rossetti
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1866
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Special Collections PR5237 P7 1866
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Books
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London: Macmillan and Co.
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<p>Christina Rossetti dedicated <em>Goblin Market</em> and <em>The Prince’s Progress </em>to her mother ‘in all reverence and love.’ Her brother Dante created the memorable illustrations for both books.</p>
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Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14th November, 2016
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Special Collections; various
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Kinship and creativity are natural companions. As a child, Charlotte Brontë invented the imaginary world of Angria with her brother Branwell. William Wordsworth borrowed from his sister Dorothy’s diary to create one of the most famous poems in English. Long before Charles Darwin studied the fertilisation of orchids, his grandfather Erasmus wrote poetry about the loves of plants. Dante Rossetti created lavish illustrations to accompany his sister Christina’s volumes of poems. <br />Far from being a simple, solitary process, the creation of a poem or painting is inevitably collaborative. <em>Keeping it in the Family. British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930</em> considers the family as an essential, if often overlooked, element of creative production. It presents the stories of talented families working (and sometimes quarrelling) together in creating some of the most remarkable literary, artistic, and scientific works of the long 19th century. Many of the families, like the Wordsworths and the Brontës, are well known; others, like the Hunts and Porters, were famous in the past, but deserve a new look. In some cases, the family connections are surprising. <br />There is a familial element to the exhibition itself: many of the works come from collections gifted to the University of Otago by cousins Charles Brasch and Esmond de Beer. Furthermore, the Hocken Library and the Dunedin Public Library have generously lent rare material, allowing us to tell a more complex story of the role of kinship in creative production. <em>Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations 1770-1930</em> is made possible by the generous support of the Royal New Zealand Marsden Fund.
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Poems
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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1870
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Brasch PR5244 P6 1870
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Books
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London: F. S. Ellis
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) was a founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a group of artists who sought to recapture the aesthetics of Raphael and Michelangelo – as opposed to the ‘sloshy’ style of contemporary Royal Academy painters. In addition to his work as artist and illustrator, Dante was a successful and sometimes scandalous poet: the poem, ‘Jenny', concerns a young man’s visit to a prostitute. He dedicated his <em>Poems</em> to his brother and fellow Pre-Raphaelite, William Michael Rossetti.
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Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14th November, 2016
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Special Collections; various
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Kinship and creativity are natural companions. As a child, Charlotte Brontë invented the imaginary world of Angria with her brother Branwell. William Wordsworth borrowed from his sister Dorothy’s diary to create one of the most famous poems in English. Long before Charles Darwin studied the fertilisation of orchids, his grandfather Erasmus wrote poetry about the loves of plants. Dante Rossetti created lavish illustrations to accompany his sister Christina’s volumes of poems. <br />Far from being a simple, solitary process, the creation of a poem or painting is inevitably collaborative. <em>Keeping it in the Family. British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930</em> considers the family as an essential, if often overlooked, element of creative production. It presents the stories of talented families working (and sometimes quarrelling) together in creating some of the most remarkable literary, artistic, and scientific works of the long 19th century. Many of the families, like the Wordsworths and the Brontës, are well known; others, like the Hunts and Porters, were famous in the past, but deserve a new look. In some cases, the family connections are surprising. <br />There is a familial element to the exhibition itself: many of the works come from collections gifted to the University of Otago by cousins Charles Brasch and Esmond de Beer. Furthermore, the Hocken Library and the Dunedin Public Library have generously lent rare material, allowing us to tell a more complex story of the role of kinship in creative production. <em>Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations 1770-1930</em> is made possible by the generous support of the Royal New Zealand Marsden Fund.
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Culture and Anarchy
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Matthew Arnold
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1869
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Central PR4022 C8
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Books
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London: Smith, Elder, and Co.
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Matthew Arnold (1822-1888) followed in the educationist footsteps of his father, the Reverend Thomas Arnold (1795-1842), the historian and famed headmaster of Rugby School. Matthew worked as Inspector of Schools in England throughout his adult life while also writing poetry and literary criticism. <em>Culture and Anarchy</em>, written in response to the Reform Bill of 1867, presents his view of an idealised English society: a society defined not by social class but by its access to ‘culture’, ‘the best which has been thought and said in the world’. Arnold believed such knowledge would turn ‘a stream of fresh and free thought upon our stock notions and habits’.
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Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14th November, 2016
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Special Collections; various
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Kinship and creativity are natural companions. As a child, Charlotte Brontë invented the imaginary world of Angria with her brother Branwell. William Wordsworth borrowed from his sister Dorothy’s diary to create one of the most famous poems in English. Long before Charles Darwin studied the fertilisation of orchids, his grandfather Erasmus wrote poetry about the loves of plants. Dante Rossetti created lavish illustrations to accompany his sister Christina’s volumes of poems. <br />Far from being a simple, solitary process, the creation of a poem or painting is inevitably collaborative. <em>Keeping it in the Family. British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930</em> considers the family as an essential, if often overlooked, element of creative production. It presents the stories of talented families working (and sometimes quarrelling) together in creating some of the most remarkable literary, artistic, and scientific works of the long 19th century. Many of the families, like the Wordsworths and the Brontës, are well known; others, like the Hunts and Porters, were famous in the past, but deserve a new look. In some cases, the family connections are surprising. <br />There is a familial element to the exhibition itself: many of the works come from collections gifted to the University of Otago by cousins Charles Brasch and Esmond de Beer. Furthermore, the Hocken Library and the Dunedin Public Library have generously lent rare material, allowing us to tell a more complex story of the role of kinship in creative production. <em>Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations 1770-1930</em> is made possible by the generous support of the Royal New Zealand Marsden Fund.
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Passages in a Wandering Life
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Thomas Arnold
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1900
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Brasch PR4028 A6 1900
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Books
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London: Edward Arnold
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Like his elder brother, Matthew, and father, Thomas, Thomas (Tom) Arnold (1823-1900) worked in education and as a writer. Despite his high marks at Oxford University, Tom grew restless with scholarly life and set sail for New Zealand in 1847, the same year that the first two British immigrant ships embarked for what would become Dunedin. After living for two years in New Zealand as a farmer and teacher, he moved to Tasmania where he worked as Inspector of Schools. In 1856, he returned to England with his young family, including his daughter, Mary Augusta Arnold Ward.
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Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14th November, 2016
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Special Collections; various
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Kinship and creativity are natural companions. As a child, Charlotte Brontë invented the imaginary world of Angria with her brother Branwell. William Wordsworth borrowed from his sister Dorothy’s diary to create one of the most famous poems in English. Long before Charles Darwin studied the fertilisation of orchids, his grandfather Erasmus wrote poetry about the loves of plants. Dante Rossetti created lavish illustrations to accompany his sister Christina’s volumes of poems. <br />Far from being a simple, solitary process, the creation of a poem or painting is inevitably collaborative. <em>Keeping it in the Family. British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930</em> considers the family as an essential, if often overlooked, element of creative production. It presents the stories of talented families working (and sometimes quarrelling) together in creating some of the most remarkable literary, artistic, and scientific works of the long 19th century. Many of the families, like the Wordsworths and the Brontës, are well known; others, like the Hunts and Porters, were famous in the past, but deserve a new look. In some cases, the family connections are surprising. <br />There is a familial element to the exhibition itself: many of the works come from collections gifted to the University of Otago by cousins Charles Brasch and Esmond de Beer. Furthermore, the Hocken Library and the Dunedin Public Library have generously lent rare material, allowing us to tell a more complex story of the role of kinship in creative production. <em>Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations 1770-1930</em> is made possible by the generous support of the Royal New Zealand Marsden Fund.
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Dunedin from Little Paisley
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Edward Immyns Abbot
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1849
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Hocken Collection
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Painting
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Unpublished
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Watercolour by Edward Immyns Abbot of Dunedin in 1849, just after Tom Arnold visited the newly established settlement.
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Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14th November, 2016
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Special Collections; various
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Kinship and creativity are natural companions. As a child, Charlotte Brontë invented the imaginary world of Angria with her brother Branwell. William Wordsworth borrowed from his sister Dorothy’s diary to create one of the most famous poems in English. Long before Charles Darwin studied the fertilisation of orchids, his grandfather Erasmus wrote poetry about the loves of plants. Dante Rossetti created lavish illustrations to accompany his sister Christina’s volumes of poems. <br />Far from being a simple, solitary process, the creation of a poem or painting is inevitably collaborative. <em>Keeping it in the Family. British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930</em> considers the family as an essential, if often overlooked, element of creative production. It presents the stories of talented families working (and sometimes quarrelling) together in creating some of the most remarkable literary, artistic, and scientific works of the long 19th century. Many of the families, like the Wordsworths and the Brontës, are well known; others, like the Hunts and Porters, were famous in the past, but deserve a new look. In some cases, the family connections are surprising. <br />There is a familial element to the exhibition itself: many of the works come from collections gifted to the University of Otago by cousins Charles Brasch and Esmond de Beer. Furthermore, the Hocken Library and the Dunedin Public Library have generously lent rare material, allowing us to tell a more complex story of the role of kinship in creative production. <em>Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations 1770-1930</em> is made possible by the generous support of the Royal New Zealand Marsden Fund.
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Letter to Mrs [Sarah?] Tooley
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Mrs Humphrey Ward (Mary Augusta Ward)
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31 July 1907
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Heritage Collection, Dunedin Public Library
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Manuscripts
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Unpublished
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Mary Augusta Ward (1851-1920), daughter of the writer Thomas (Tom) Arnold, published many successful novels under the name ‘Mrs Humphrey Ward’. She was also actively involved with educational causes, helping to establish Somerville College, one of the first women's colleges in Oxford. Ironically, her leadership in the Women’s Anti-Suffrage Association in 1908 caused her to be disowned by this very institution. In this letter from Ward to a Mrs Tooley – most likely ‘New Woman’ advocate and journalist Sarah Tooley (1857-1946) – Ward avows her anti-suffrage views.
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Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14th November, 2016
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Kinship and creativity are natural companions. As a child, Charlotte Brontë invented the imaginary world of Angria with her brother Branwell. William Wordsworth borrowed from his sister Dorothy’s diary to create one of the most famous poems in English. Long before Charles Darwin studied the fertilisation of orchids, his grandfather Erasmus wrote poetry about the loves of plants. Dante Rossetti created lavish illustrations to accompany his sister Christina’s volumes of poems. <br />Far from being a simple, solitary process, the creation of a poem or painting is inevitably collaborative. <em>Keeping it in the Family. British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930</em> considers the family as an essential, if often overlooked, element of creative production. It presents the stories of talented families working (and sometimes quarrelling) together in creating some of the most remarkable literary, artistic, and scientific works of the long 19th century. Many of the families, like the Wordsworths and the Brontës, are well known; others, like the Hunts and Porters, were famous in the past, but deserve a new look. In some cases, the family connections are surprising. <br />There is a familial element to the exhibition itself: many of the works come from collections gifted to the University of Otago by cousins Charles Brasch and Esmond de Beer. Furthermore, the Hocken Library and the Dunedin Public Library have generously lent rare material, allowing us to tell a more complex story of the role of kinship in creative production. <em>Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations 1770-1930</em> is made possible by the generous support of the Royal New Zealand Marsden Fund.
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Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature
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Thomas Henry Huxley
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1863
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Storage Bliss HB H
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Books
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London: Williams and Norgate
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Known as ‘Darwin’s Bulldog’, biologist Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) advocated for the acceptance of Darwin’s theory of evolution. In 1860, Huxley debated with Bishop Samuel Wilberforce (son of famed abolitionist William Wilberforce) over man’s descent from apes. Wilberforce asked Huxley in jest whether the apes were on his grandfather’s or his grandmother’s side of the family. Huxley replied that he would ‘rather have a miserable ape for a grandfather’ than a man ‘possessed of great means of influence & yet who employs … that influence for the mere purpose of introducing ridicule into a grave scientific discussion’. Thomas Huxley’s son, Leonard Huxley (1860-1933), married schoolmistress Julia Arnold (1862-1908), Tasmanian-born daughter of Tom Arnold and sister of Mary Augusta Ward.
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Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14th November, 2016
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Kinship and creativity are natural companions. As a child, Charlotte Brontë invented the imaginary world of Angria with her brother Branwell. William Wordsworth borrowed from his sister Dorothy’s diary to create one of the most famous poems in English. Long before Charles Darwin studied the fertilisation of orchids, his grandfather Erasmus wrote poetry about the loves of plants. Dante Rossetti created lavish illustrations to accompany his sister Christina’s volumes of poems. <br />Far from being a simple, solitary process, the creation of a poem or painting is inevitably collaborative. <em>Keeping it in the Family. British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930</em> considers the family as an essential, if often overlooked, element of creative production. It presents the stories of talented families working (and sometimes quarrelling) together in creating some of the most remarkable literary, artistic, and scientific works of the long 19th century. Many of the families, like the Wordsworths and the Brontës, are well known; others, like the Hunts and Porters, were famous in the past, but deserve a new look. In some cases, the family connections are surprising. <br />There is a familial element to the exhibition itself: many of the works come from collections gifted to the University of Otago by cousins Charles Brasch and Esmond de Beer. Furthermore, the Hocken Library and the Dunedin Public Library have generously lent rare material, allowing us to tell a more complex story of the role of kinship in creative production. <em>Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations 1770-1930</em> is made possible by the generous support of the Royal New Zealand Marsden Fund.
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Leda
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Aldous Huxley
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1929
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Special Collections PR6015 U9 L4 1929
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Books
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Garden City, New York: Doubleday Doran
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Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) inherited a keen interest in science and education from both his paternal and maternal grandfathers, Thomas Huxley and Tom Arnold. Although Huxley is now best remembered for his fictional works, such as his dystopian novel <em>Brave New World</em> (1932), he began his authorial career as a poet. <em>Leda</em> (1920) was the third major collection Huxley published by age 26. Critics often read this work as representing the height of Huxley’s poetic talent and signaling his turn to fiction writing.
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Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14th November, 2016
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Special Collections; various
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Kinship and creativity are natural companions. As a child, Charlotte Brontë invented the imaginary world of Angria with her brother Branwell. William Wordsworth borrowed from his sister Dorothy’s diary to create one of the most famous poems in English. Long before Charles Darwin studied the fertilisation of orchids, his grandfather Erasmus wrote poetry about the loves of plants. Dante Rossetti created lavish illustrations to accompany his sister Christina’s volumes of poems. <br />Far from being a simple, solitary process, the creation of a poem or painting is inevitably collaborative. <em>Keeping it in the Family. British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930</em> considers the family as an essential, if often overlooked, element of creative production. It presents the stories of talented families working (and sometimes quarrelling) together in creating some of the most remarkable literary, artistic, and scientific works of the long 19th century. Many of the families, like the Wordsworths and the Brontës, are well known; others, like the Hunts and Porters, were famous in the past, but deserve a new look. In some cases, the family connections are surprising. <br />There is a familial element to the exhibition itself: many of the works come from collections gifted to the University of Otago by cousins Charles Brasch and Esmond de Beer. Furthermore, the Hocken Library and the Dunedin Public Library have generously lent rare material, allowing us to tell a more complex story of the role of kinship in creative production. <em>Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations 1770-1930</em> is made possible by the generous support of the Royal New Zealand Marsden Fund.
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Geoffry Hamlyn in Australia
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Henry Kingsley
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[1912]
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Hocken Interim 1.104823739
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Books
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Melbourne: Whitcombe & Tombs
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Henry Kingsley (1830-1876) was a popular Victorian novelist and younger brother of the better known Charles Kingsley (1819-1875), author of <em>Westward Ho!</em> and <em>The Water-Babies</em>. In the 1850s, Henry spent four years in Australia, working in the goldfields, but never made his fortune. The experience informed several of his novels, including the once-popular<em> Recollections of Geoffry Hamlyn</em> (1859). Here is an early 20th-century adaptation of the novel for young Australasian readers.
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Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14th November, 2016
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Special Collections; various
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Kinship and creativity are natural companions. As a child, Charlotte Brontë invented the imaginary world of Angria with her brother Branwell. William Wordsworth borrowed from his sister Dorothy’s diary to create one of the most famous poems in English. Long before Charles Darwin studied the fertilisation of orchids, his grandfather Erasmus wrote poetry about the loves of plants. Dante Rossetti created lavish illustrations to accompany his sister Christina’s volumes of poems. <br />Far from being a simple, solitary process, the creation of a poem or painting is inevitably collaborative. <em>Keeping it in the Family. British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930</em> considers the family as an essential, if often overlooked, element of creative production. It presents the stories of talented families working (and sometimes quarrelling) together in creating some of the most remarkable literary, artistic, and scientific works of the long 19th century. Many of the families, like the Wordsworths and the Brontës, are well known; others, like the Hunts and Porters, were famous in the past, but deserve a new look. In some cases, the family connections are surprising. <br />There is a familial element to the exhibition itself: many of the works come from collections gifted to the University of Otago by cousins Charles Brasch and Esmond de Beer. Furthermore, the Hocken Library and the Dunedin Public Library have generously lent rare material, allowing us to tell a more complex story of the role of kinship in creative production. <em>Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations 1770-1930</em> is made possible by the generous support of the Royal New Zealand Marsden Fund.
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Letter to Mr [Walter William] Skeat
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George Henry Kingsley
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c. 1891
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Private Collection
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Manuscripts
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Unpublished
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George Kingsley (1826-1892) never attained the popularity of his novelist brothers Charles and Henry, but he was a respected physician and intrepid traveller. During his travels in North America in the 1870s, he met Buffalo Bill and attempted to join General Custer at Little Bighorn. He spent his later years in Cambridge, England. In this letter, probably written to the philologist Walter William Skeat, Kingsley expresses his excitement at seeing a kiwi and an echidna in Cambridge – though he mistakenly imagines them as antipodean cousins.
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Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14th November, 2016
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Special Collections; various
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Kinship and creativity are natural companions. As a child, Charlotte Brontë invented the imaginary world of Angria with her brother Branwell. William Wordsworth borrowed from his sister Dorothy’s diary to create one of the most famous poems in English. Long before Charles Darwin studied the fertilisation of orchids, his grandfather Erasmus wrote poetry about the loves of plants. Dante Rossetti created lavish illustrations to accompany his sister Christina’s volumes of poems. <br />Far from being a simple, solitary process, the creation of a poem or painting is inevitably collaborative. <em>Keeping it in the Family. British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930</em> considers the family as an essential, if often overlooked, element of creative production. It presents the stories of talented families working (and sometimes quarrelling) together in creating some of the most remarkable literary, artistic, and scientific works of the long 19th century. Many of the families, like the Wordsworths and the Brontës, are well known; others, like the Hunts and Porters, were famous in the past, but deserve a new look. In some cases, the family connections are surprising. <br />There is a familial element to the exhibition itself: many of the works come from collections gifted to the University of Otago by cousins Charles Brasch and Esmond de Beer. Furthermore, the Hocken Library and the Dunedin Public Library have generously lent rare material, allowing us to tell a more complex story of the role of kinship in creative production. <em>Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations 1770-1930</em> is made possible by the generous support of the Royal New Zealand Marsden Fund.
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Travels in West Africa
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Mary H. Kingsley
Date
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1897
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Special Collections DT471 K55 1897
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Books
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London: Macmillan and Co.
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Mary Kingsley (1862-1900) was the eldest child of George and Mary Kingsley. She did not attend school, but she read deeply in her father’s large library. When both of her parents died in 1892, she determined to travel to West Africa. She collected flora and fauna previously unknown in Europe, including three new species of fish that were named after her. While her solitary travels and strong opinions suggest that Kingsley was a kind of proto-feminist, she resisted labels like ‘New Woman’ and did not support women’s suffrage.
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Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14th November, 2016
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Special Collections; various
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Kinship and creativity are natural companions. As a child, Charlotte Brontë invented the imaginary world of Angria with her brother Branwell. William Wordsworth borrowed from his sister Dorothy’s diary to create one of the most famous poems in English. Long before Charles Darwin studied the fertilisation of orchids, his grandfather Erasmus wrote poetry about the loves of plants. Dante Rossetti created lavish illustrations to accompany his sister Christina’s volumes of poems. <br />Far from being a simple, solitary process, the creation of a poem or painting is inevitably collaborative. <em>Keeping it in the Family. British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930</em> considers the family as an essential, if often overlooked, element of creative production. It presents the stories of talented families working (and sometimes quarrelling) together in creating some of the most remarkable literary, artistic, and scientific works of the long 19th century. Many of the families, like the Wordsworths and the Brontës, are well known; others, like the Hunts and Porters, were famous in the past, but deserve a new look. In some cases, the family connections are surprising. <br />There is a familial element to the exhibition itself: many of the works come from collections gifted to the University of Otago by cousins Charles Brasch and Esmond de Beer. Furthermore, the Hocken Library and the Dunedin Public Library have generously lent rare material, allowing us to tell a more complex story of the role of kinship in creative production. <em>Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations 1770-1930</em> is made possible by the generous support of the Royal New Zealand Marsden Fund.
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A Study in Scarlet
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Arthur Conan Doyle
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1902
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With kind permission, Reed Naseby Library RN DOY, Heritage Collection, Dunedin Public Library
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Books
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London: Ward, Lock & Co.
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) descended from a family of illustrators, including grandfather John Doyle (b.1797), uncles Henry (b.1827) and Richard (b.1824), and father Charles (b.1832). Arthur’s uncles helped fund his early education, paving the way for his future medical studies at Edinburgh. This education shaped the characterisation of Sherlock Holmes; <em>A Study in Scarlet</em> marks the first appearance of this legendary detective. Doyle made several unsuccessful attempts to publish this work before it finally appeared in <em>Beeton’s Christmas Annual</em> in 1887. The following year it was published in book form, featuring six illustrations by his father.
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Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930. Online exhibition
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Special Collections, University of Otago
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14th November, 2016
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Special Collections; various
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Kinship and creativity are natural companions. As a child, Charlotte Brontë invented the imaginary world of Angria with her brother Branwell. William Wordsworth borrowed from his sister Dorothy’s diary to create one of the most famous poems in English. Long before Charles Darwin studied the fertilisation of orchids, his grandfather Erasmus wrote poetry about the loves of plants. Dante Rossetti created lavish illustrations to accompany his sister Christina’s volumes of poems. <br />Far from being a simple, solitary process, the creation of a poem or painting is inevitably collaborative. <em>Keeping it in the Family. British and Irish Literary Generations, 1770-1930</em> considers the family as an essential, if often overlooked, element of creative production. It presents the stories of talented families working (and sometimes quarrelling) together in creating some of the most remarkable literary, artistic, and scientific works of the long 19th century. Many of the families, like the Wordsworths and the Brontës, are well known; others, like the Hunts and Porters, were famous in the past, but deserve a new look. In some cases, the family connections are surprising. <br />There is a familial element to the exhibition itself: many of the works come from collections gifted to the University of Otago by cousins Charles Brasch and Esmond de Beer. Furthermore, the Hocken Library and the Dunedin Public Library have generously lent rare material, allowing us to tell a more complex story of the role of kinship in creative production. <em>Keeping it in the Family: British and Irish Literary Generations 1770-1930</em> is made possible by the generous support of the Royal New Zealand Marsden Fund.
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The Newcomes
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William Makepeace Thackeray
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June, 1854
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de Beer Eb 1853 T
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Periodicals
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London: Bradbury and Evans
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Richard Doyle (1824-1883), uncle to Arthur Conan Doyle, worked as a prominent illustrator and political cartoonist in London’s periodical publication trade. In the 1840s, Richard provided over 1,000 drawings for the popular magazine <em>Punch</em>, and established connections with the foremost novelists of the day, including Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray. Thackeray later invited Doyle to illustrate <em>The Newcomes</em>, his serialised novel appearing between 1853 and 1855.