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Hamburg, Tenn. (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 12
t was always ruled by the literary element from which it sprang, yet it was a fervent enthusiasm, and the accessions to his Spanish library between 1846 and 1852 were greater than in any other years. He says to Perthes, Besser, and Mauke, Of Hamburg. February 24, 1846, when sending them a catalogue marked for purchases: I am willing to pay high prices for them,—not des prix fous, as the French say,—but I am willing to pay high prices decidedly, rather than lose them; and to Mr. O. Rich, in o understand the history of Spanish elegant literature. From time to time I pray you to send Mr. Gayangos a note of your purchases, as he has a similar carte blanche from me, and I will desire him to do the same with you. To Dr. Julius, Hamburg. Boston, January 25, 1846. my dear Dr. Julius,—In the autumn, when I returned to Boston from my summer's rustication, I found your kind letter of July 12. That of July 21 followed soon after, and two days ago came your note of August 17, wi<
Wilton crescent (United Kingdom) (search for this): chapter 12
ist only in that romantic literature of which you have written the history so well. One can hardly understand the history of Europe without knowing not only the history, but the literary history, of Spain; and after the brilliant illustrations of both, furnished by yourself and Mr. Prescott, no one will have an excuse for ignorance. Begging you to excuse this slight expression of the merits of your work, I remain Very sincerely yours, J. L. Motley. From Henry Hallam, Esq. Wilton Crescent, London, January 10, 1850. My dear Mr. Ticknor,—The American mail went so soon after my receipt of your very obliging present of your three volumes, that I was not able to thank you at that time. The delay, however, has given me time to read them through, and I can congratulate you on having brought your long labors to a close with so much honor to yourself. The book has evidently taken a position in which it both supersedes, for its chief purpose, all others, and will never be its
Toledo (Spain) (search for this): chapter 12
ation with Don Fermin Gonzalo Moron, or any other person in Madrid, bookseller, book-collector, or whatever he may be, that will assist me in obtaining what I want. As you are good enough to ask me for a list of the books and manuscripts I wish to obtain, I enclose one; but what I desire especially to know is, what I can buy, for I very often might purchase books of whose existence I had before no knowledge, as, yesterday, I received from the Canon Riego's library a copy of Damian de Vegas, Toledo, 1590, of which I never heard till I found it in his catalogue. To Don Pascual de Gayangos, Madrid. Niagara Falls, N. Y., July 24, 1844. my dear Mr. Gayangos,—I have not written to you lately, because I have been absent from home for the last two months, travelling in the interior of Pennsylvania and New York for Mrs. Ticknor's health, which, I am happy to add, is wholly restored by it, so that we are now about to return to Boston. Meantime, I have received your kind letters of April
Port Mahon (Delaware, United States) (search for this): chapter 12
brought before him. He was rarely absent-minded, and scarcely ever visibly impatient of interruption. The growth of the History is intimately connected with the growth of his Spanish library, for his books were his necessary tools, and the library took its character from the literary purpose for which it was collected. His correspondence with Don Pascual de Gayangos, See ante, pp. 161 and 182. his constant orders to Mr. Rich, Mr. Obadiah Rich, once Consul of the United States at Port Mahon, a faithful and cultivated bibliopole, was, as a London bookseller, Mr. Ticknor's agent for many years. and to others, for Spanish books, and for all accessory materials, became, as the years went on, more and more marked by indications of the absorbing subject he had in hand. Three years and a half after his return to America he wrote as follows to Mr. Washington Irving, who had just accepted the post of Minister from the United States to Spain, and with whom, it had been hoped, Mr. Co
Potsdam (Brandenburg, Germany) (search for this): chapter 12
erstand, in England and this country, which I have not seen; but I have not heard of any of them that were unfavorable. In a letter from Mr. Abbott Lawrence, then our Minister to England, to Mr. S. A. Eliot, he says: I was present a few evenings since, when the Queen asked Mr. Macaulay what new book he could recommend for her reading. He replied that he would recommend Her Majesty to send for the History of Spanish literature, by an American, Mr. Ticknor of Boston. From Ludwig Tieck Potsdam, July 28, 1850. honored friend, Translated from the German.—What a happy time it was when we met almost every day in Dresden. I still look back to that time with much pleasure. Genuine friendship, indeed, consists in this, that men understand each other better every day, and become indispensable to one another in sentiments, expressions, and so forth; this is what ordinary society neither appreciates nor requires. Notwithstanding the high esteem with which you inspired me, your val
San Pedro (California, United States) (search for this): chapter 12
these cataracts,—a spectacle quite as remarkable for its picturesqueness and beauty, as it is for its power and grandeur. Some day I hope you will come here and enjoy it. You will find more friends in this country than you know of, and we will all try to make your time pass pleasantly, if you will make us a visit. Yours very faithfully, G. Ticknor. I wrote to you last on the 25th of April, and one of the books I then asked you to procure for me was the Carcel de Amor, de Diego de San Pedro. I do not now need it, for it is among the books I bought at Southey's sale. To Don P. De Gayangos. Boston, August 24, 1844. my dear Mr. Gayangos,—I wrote to you on the 24th July, from Niagara Falls, since which I have returned to Boston with my family, and have caused the catalogue of my Spanish books to be made out, that goes with this. It is, I believe, tolerably complete. At any rate, I shall be very glad to receive from you any books not on it that you think would be us
Dresden (Saxony, Germany) (search for this): chapter 12
ter from Mr. Abbott Lawrence, then our Minister to England, to Mr. S. A. Eliot, he says: I was present a few evenings since, when the Queen asked Mr. Macaulay what new book he could recommend for her reading. He replied that he would recommend Her Majesty to send for the History of Spanish literature, by an American, Mr. Ticknor of Boston. From Ludwig Tieck Potsdam, July 28, 1850. honored friend, Translated from the German.—What a happy time it was when we met almost every day in Dresden. I still look back to that time with much pleasure. Genuine friendship, indeed, consists in this, that men understand each other better every day, and become indispensable to one another in sentiments, expressions, and so forth; this is what ordinary society neither appreciates nor requires. Notwithstanding the high esteem with which you inspired me, your valued present surprised me; for, delightful as these welcome volumes were, their many-sided and profound learning astonished me. Much
Spanish Literature (search for this): chapter 12
nd his widest claim to distinction, must rest,—the History of Spanish Literature. He devoted himself to this labor, as was his wont, with noitation. I have been employed for some time on a History of Spanish Literature, and need for it copies of a few manuscripts to be found in line. He was one of the German translators of the History of Spanish Literature. They will go by the first spring vessel, and that is not farern world. . . . . I work away constantly at my History of Spanish Literature, after which you kindly inquire. It is now approaching 1700,you for your kindness in sending me a copy of your History of Spanish Literature, until I had read the whole work. This I have now done very rom the United States, the author of the excellent History of Spanish Literature, augmenting the list of our honorary members. Five years ago met with a solid and most gratifying success, the History of Spanish Literature maintained its place, and in 1863, when he had accumulated ad
Pascual De Gayangos (search for this): chapter 12
r for want of a rare book or an unpublished manuscript. Yours very faithfully, G. Ticknor. Almost simultaneously with the foregoing letter he wrote to Mr. de Gayangos, with whom he had already been in correspondence for some time, who gave him unremittingly the most valuable and faithful aid, in every possible way, for the 28 and March 2. They have gratified me very much. I am, indeed, sorry that you are unwilling to sell the books you have been so very good as to lend me; Mr. Gayangos generously lent Mr. Ticknor many volumes from his own library, which were of great service. They came in successive parcels across the ocean, and were returne Toledo, 1590, of which I never heard till I found it in his catalogue. To Don Pascual de Gayangos, Madrid. Niagara Falls, N. Y., July 24, 1844. my dear Mr. Gayangos,—I have not written to you lately, because I have been absent from home for the last two months, travelling in the interior of Pennsylvania and New York for Mr
Gustave Brunet (search for this): chapter 12
s his work above the ordinary province of literary criticism; while Mr. Brunet refers to the renseignements bibliographiques qu'il offre en grande quantity, et qui fournissent les materiaux de nombreuses et importantes additions, aux recherches de Brunet, daEbert, et autres savants, verses dans la connaissance des livres. From the Bulletin Belge, article signed G. Brunet. The bibliographical information it contains in great quantities, and which furnishes materials for numerous and importantG. Brunet. The bibliographical information it contains in great quantities, and which furnishes materials for numerous and important additions to the researches of Brunet, Ébert, and other experts, versed in the history of books. Mr. Richard Ford Author of the Handbook of Spain. He wrote an article on Mr. Ticknor's work in the London Quarterly, and a notice of it also for the London Times. gives him infinite credit for the great number of rare and curious books which he has pointed out, for his careful tracing of their editions, and the exact indications of chapter and verse, on his margin, and, at the same time, adds s
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