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Twisleton, Edward, fl 1862-1874 (London based correspondent to Charles Lyell, possible relation to Ticknor)

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Twisleton is mentioned in Katherine Lyell's Life Letters and Journals of Sir Charles Lyell 1881 volume 2. He is mentioned in relation to Ticknor, and a 'niece' Ellen Twisleton is quoted as saying that Darwin's theory may prove her to be "first cousin to a turnip (a violet she should have said)".

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

"E. Divines, Metaphysicians, Philologists", 1805-1899

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Identifier: Coll-1997/1
Scope and Contents This volume is entitled "E. Divines, Metaphysicians, Philologists" and contains 175 items: 118 autograph letters and documents 57 portraits, comprising 40 albumen print photographs, 16 engravings, and 1 lithograph. Ainger, Alfred. ALS to Katharine Lyell. 9 February 1885. 2 pp. Ainger is best known for his memoirs of English authors. Declining a dinner invitation, saying that being in Hampstead Heath he...
Dates: 1805-1899
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Albums containing autograph letters to Sir Charles Lyell and family, and portraits of the writers, compiled by Leonard Lyell

Letters from Twistleton, Edward to Charles Lyell, 1 January 1862 - 8 May 1874

 File — Box Box 1.13: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/270
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Written from Rutland Place, London and conern Lyell's Antiquty, with commentary and passages on flint knives as mentioned in the bible.

Dates: 1 January 1862 - 8 May 1874
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence to Charles Lyell, A-Z 1927 tranche

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