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Creator:
Arnold, Edwin, Sir, 1832-1904
Title:
Sir Edwin Arnold Letters
Repository:
Manuscripts Division
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dv13zt29f
Dates:
1861
Size:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1
Language:
English

Abstract

Consists of fifteen letters (1861) by the English author Sir Edwin Arnold to London publisher Smith, Elder, and Co. regarding his work The Book of Good Counsels.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of fifteen letters by the English author Sir Edwin Arnold to the London publisher Smith, Elder, and Co. regarding his The Book of Good Counsels. An abridged translation from the Sanskrit of the Hitopadeśa, which was the basis of Bidpai's Fables, Arnold's work of poetical prose was published as a column in the Press newspaper. In his first letter dated Jan. 8, 1861, Arnold asks Smith, Elder, and Co. to publish his book and offers them the copyright. Other letters are about sending him the proofs, making changes, and choosing the right engraver who will be able to portray the Sanskrit "beasts." In other letters he discusses his fees and also asks the publisher to send copies of the book to the newspapers and magazines he worked with to generate publicity.

Collection Creator Biography:

Arnold, Edwin, Sir, 1832-1904

Sir Edwin Arnold was an English poet and journalist. In 1856 he went to India as principal of the Government Sanskrit College at Poona where he gathered material for his future works. Returning to England in 1861, he worked as a journalist and, later, editor of The Daily Telegraph, as well as contributing to other journals including the Press, The LIterary Gazette, The London Review, and The Critic. It was Arnold who, on behalf of the proprietors of the Telegraph, in conjunction with the New York Herald, arranged the journey of Henry Morton Stanley to Africa to discover the source of the Nile River, and Stanley named a mountain after him. To his contemporaries, however, Arnold was best known as a poet. The literary task which he set before him was the interpretation in English verse of the life and philosophy of the East. His chief work with this object was The Light of Asia, which was translated in various languages, including Hindi. It appeared in 1879 and was an immediate success, going through numerous editions in England and in America.

Collection History

Acquisition:

The material was purchased on December 7, 1970 (AM20366).

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Dina Britain in May 8, 2009. Finding aid written by Elizabeth Mulvey in June 12, 2009. Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager (2015) in 2012.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

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Credit this material:

Sir Edwin Arnold Letters; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dv13zt29f
Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1

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Existence and Location of Copies

The Book of Good Counsels: from the Sanskrit of the "Hitopadeśa" by Sir Edwin Arnold ; illustrations by Gordon Browne (Exf) 2367.2909.

Subject Terms:
Poets, English -- 19th century -- Correspondence
Publishers and publishing -- 19th century -- Correspondence.
Genre Terms:
Letters -- 19th century.
Names:
Smith, Elder, and Co
Arnold, Edwin, Sir, 1832-1904