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Letters from Charles Lyell to his father, mother and sisters, 5 May 1832 - 24 December 1833

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Identifier: Coll-203/B4/8

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Scope and Contents

Covers the period of his marriage to Mary Elizabeth Horner in Bonn, in 1832:

  1. To Mother, letter written at London. Unpublished. 5 May 1832
  2. To father, written at Bonn. Unpublished. 22 June 1832
  3. To Maria Heathcote, sister, written at Bonn. Published with omissions. 3 July 1832
  4. To Fanny, written at Bonn. Unpublished. 5 July 1832
  5. To Caroline, Mainz on the Rhine. Unpublished. 14 July 1832
  6. To Eleanor, written at Heidelberg. Unpublished. 18 July 1832
  7. To Fanny, written at Strasburg. Published. 22 July 1832
  8. To Fanny, written at Sumiswald, Switzerland. Published with omissions. 28 July 1832
  9. To his father, written at Simplon, Switzerland. Published. 5 August 1832,
  10. To Eleanor and Fanny, written at Paris, by both Charles and Mary Elizabeth Horner. Unpublished. 13 June 1833
  11. To Marianne, written at Paris. Author Mary Elizabeth Horner. Unpublished. 17 June 1833.
  12. To mother, written at Heidelberg. Published. 30 July 1833
  13. To father, written at Manheim, near Pappenheim, Bavaria. Published. 8 August 1833
  14. To father, written at London, Unpublished. 24 December 1834

Dates

  • Creation: 5 May 1832 - 24 December 1833

Creator

Full Extent

1 folder (14 letters)

Language of Materials

English