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E. Œ. (Edith Œnone) Somerville letter to Mrs. Butler

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Anglo-Irish author Edith Anna Oenone Somerville (1858-1949) partnered with her cousin Violet Martin to write novels under the names “Somerville and Ross."

Source: Literature Online. "Somerville, E. OE (Edith OEnone), 1858-1949."http://lion.chadwyck.com (accessed March 28, 2007).

This collection consists of an autograph letter signed by E. Œ. (Edith Œnone) Somerville to Mrs. Butler. Somerville mentions her new book and letters of Miss Edgeworth. Somerville identifies Butler as Edgeworth's niece. Somerville mentions researching a reference to "Foxites," a question which she had raised in an earlier letter to Butler (see Related Materials.)

Box 23, F0427: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0099 manuscript boxes.

Purchase, 1992.

Processed and encoded by Debra Johnson, April 2007. Further encoded by George Apodaca, September 2015.

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University of Delaware Library Special Collections
Finding Aid Author
University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
Finding Aid Date
2007 April 2
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The collection is open for research.

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Collection Inventory

E. Œ. (Edith Œnone) Somerville letter to Mrs. Butler, 1917 November 19.
Box 23 Folder F0427
Physical Description

Autograph letter signed, 2 pp.

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