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The Wise Forgeries Take Root

 

(WISE). NICOLL, W. ROBERTSON & THOMAS J. WISE (Eds.). Literary Anecdotes of the Nineteenth Century: Contributions Towards a Literary History of the Period. London: Hodder & Sto: New York: Dodd Mead & Co; New York: Dodd, Mead, and Company , 1895. 1st ed. 2 vols. Sq. 8vo. 12, 634; 16, 495 pp. Frontis. in 1st volume, plus facsimiles & text illustrations. Orig. cloth. Spines sunned, library stamps, but very nice. $300.00

 

A. Edward Newton wrote that "this book is part of Wise's 'build-up' of [Wise's] forgeries" and goes on to recommend that it be read in conjunction with Pollard & Redgrave's Essay and Partington's Forging Ahead. Contains a wealth of anecdotal matter on 19th century literary figures and includes interesting, if not altogether trustworthy, bibliographies of Robert Browning and Swinburne. The first recording of the Wise forgeries.