A Guide to the Francis Marion Crawford Collection August 31, 1885 Crawford, Francis Marion, Collection of 611-t

A Guide to the Francis Marion Crawford Collection August 31, 1885

A Collection in
the Clifton Waller Barrett Library
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 6111-t

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Processed by: Special Collections Department

Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

6111-t

Title

Francis Marion Crawford Collection August 31, 1885

Physical Characteristics

This holding consists of a single letter, ALS, 2 p.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Francis Marion Crawford Collection, Accession # 6111-t, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This holding was purchased on July 8, 1992.

Scope and Content Information

In this letter to "Dear Sir," Francis Marion Crawford of Sorrento, Italy, thanks his admirer for his favorable opinion of his books, especially Zoroaster ; voices his belief that Egyptian Princess was the best historical romance written by the German author Georg Moritz Ebers (1837-1898); while discussing the various wives of Darius, he cites the ancient historian George Rawlinson (1812-1902) as an authority, and contends "Atossa was certainly the most important of them, for she was the mother of Xerxes - a fine character as she is represented in the Persae, a play by Aeschylus; states about Zoroaster "[it] does not pretend to be an historical novel. It is a romantic tale with an historical basis." ; summarizes the life of Zoroaster; furnishes some biographical information about himself; and agrees with his correspondent's admiration for Lorna Doone by R.D. Blackmore, "It is a beautifully constructed book and a worthy model for any writer."