Anglo-Irish playwright, author of The School for Scandal (1777), Whig MP and ally of Charles James Fox (1780-1812).

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Thomas Holcroft to William Godwin, 24 July 1788 in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

William Godwin, Unpublished letter to The Morning Chronicle [3 March 1794] in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

William Godwin to Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, 7 June 1797 in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

William Godwin to Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, 12 June 1797 in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

Charles Lamb to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 13 June 1797 in The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb. Letters (London: Methuen and Co., 1905)

Sydney Owenson to Robert Owenson, [1799?] in Lady Morgan’s Memoirs: Autobiography, Diaries and Correspondence. Second Edition, Revised 2 vols (London: Wm. H. Allen & Co., 1863)

William Godwin to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, [September 1800] in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

Samuel Taylor Coleridge to William Godwin, [11 September 1800] in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

Samuel Taylor Coleridge to William Godwin, 9 December 1800 in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

Charles Lamb to Thomas Manning, [13 December 1800] in The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb. Letters (London: Methuen and Co., 1905)

William Godwin to Joseph Ritson, [10 March 1801?] in William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries (London: Henry S. King & Co., 1876)

Duchess of Devonshire to Lady Melbourne, [Janury 1802] in In Whig Society 1775-1818: Compiled from the hitherto unpublished Correspondence of Elizabeth, Viscountess Melbourne, and Emily Lamb, Countess Cowper, afterwards Viscountess Palmerston (London: Hodder and Stoughton LTD., 1921)

Duchess of Devonshire to Lady Melbourne, [2 February 1802] in In Whig Society 1775-1818: Compiled from the hitherto unpublished Correspondence of Elizabeth, Viscountess Melbourne, and Emily Lamb, Countess Cowper, afterwards Viscountess Palmerston (London: Hodder and Stoughton LTD., 1921)

Sir Francis Burdett to Thomas Creevey, 18 August 1802 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Francis Burdett to Samuel Parr, [September 1802] in Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of the Rev. Samuel Parr, LL.D.; with Biographical Notices of many of his Friends, Pupils, and Contemporaries. 2 vols (London: Henry Colburn, 1828)

Samuel Parr to Francis Burdett, 26 September 1802 in Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of the Rev. Samuel Parr, LL.D.; with Biographical Notices of many of his Friends, Pupils, and Contemporaries. 2 vols (London: Henry Colburn, 1828)

Thomas Creevey to James Currie, 22 August 1803 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Thomas Creevey to James Currie, 21 January 1804 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Thomas Creevey to James Currie, 2 April 1804 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Duke of Clarence to Thomas Creevey, [1805?] in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Thomas Creevey to James Currie, 13 March 1805 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Eleanor Creevey to Thomas Creevey, 5 November 1805 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Eleanor Creevey to Thomas Creevey, 5 December 1805 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Thomas Creevey to James Currie[?], July 1806 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Eleanor Creevey to Thomas Creevey, 10 July 1806 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Thomas Creevey to James Currie[?], 12 July 1806 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Eleanor Creevey to Elizabeth Ord, 25 August 1806 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Eleanor Creevey to Elizabeth Ord, 12 September 1806 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

William Roscoe to William Shepherd, [February? 1807] in The Life of William Roscoe 2 vols (London: T. Cadell, 1833)

Sydney Smith to Lord Grey, 21 December 1808 in A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith. By his Daughter, Lady Holland. With a Selection from his Letters, edited by Mrs. Austin 2 vols (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855)

Sydney Smith to Lady Holland, December 1808 in A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith. By his Daughter, Lady Holland. With a Selection from his Letters, edited by Mrs. Austin 2 vols (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855)

Mary and Charles Lamb to Sarah Stoddart Hazlitt [10 December 1808] in The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb. Letters (London: Methuen and Co., 1905)

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James Hodgson to Francis Hodgson, 28 March 1810 in Memoir of Francis Hodgson 2 Vols (London: Macmillan and Co., 1878)

Sydney Smith to Lady Holland, 21 April 1810 in A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith. By his Daughter, Lady Holland. With a Selection from his Letters, edited by Mrs. Austin 2 vols (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855)

Lord Byron to Francis Hodgson, 3 October 1810 in Letters and Journals of Lord Byron 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1830)

Thomas Creevey to Eleanor Creevey, 19 January 1811 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Thomas Creevey to Eleanor Creevey, 1 February 1811 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Thomas Creevey to Eleanor Creevey, 2 February 1811 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Lady Morgan to Lady Margaret Stanley, 28 April 1812 in Lady Morgan’s Memoirs: Autobiography, Diaries and Correspondence. Second Edition, Revised 2 vols (London: Wm. H. Allen & Co., 1863)

Thomas Creevey to Eleanor Creevey, 25 [May] 1812 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Thomas Creevey to Eleanor Creevey, 27 May 1812 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Thomas Creevey to Eleanor Creevey, 28 May 1812 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Thomas Creevey to Eleanor Creevey, 2 June 1812 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Thomas Creevey to Eleanor Creevey, 6 June 1812 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

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Lord Byron to Lord Holland, 26 September 1812 in Letters and Journals of Lord Byron 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1830)

Lord Byron to Lord Holland, 30 September 1812 in Letters and Journals of Lord Byron 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1830)

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Lady Holland to Eleanor Creevey, [1813] in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Henry Brougham to Thomas Creevey, [January?] 1813 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Robert Southey to C. W. W. Wynn, 17 January 1813 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850)

Robert Southey to Robert Gooch, 20 January 1813 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850)

Lord Byron to Thomas Moore, [June? 1813] in Letters and Journals of Lord Byron 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1830)

Lord Byron to Thomas Moore, 28 July 1813 in Letters and Journals of Lord Byron 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1830)

Lord Byron to Samuel Rogers, [27 February 1814?] in Letters and Journals of Lord Byron 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1830)

Samuel Whitbread to Thomas Sheridan, 10 April 1814 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

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Henry Brougham to Thomas Creevey, 29 June 1814 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Henry Brougham to Thomas Creevey, 1 July 1814 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Henry Brougham to Thomas Creevey, 4 July 1814 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

John Whishaw to Thomas Smith, 31 August 1815 in The “Pope” of Holland House: Selections from the Correspondence of John Whishaw and his Friends 1813-1840 (London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1906)

Lord Byron to Thomas Moore, 31 October 1815 in Letters and Journals of Lord Byron 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1830)

Lord Frederick Townshend to Samuel Rogers, 2 August 1816 in Samuel Rogers and his Contemporaries 2 Vols (London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1889)

Lord John Townshend to Samuel Rogers, 13 August 1816 in Samuel Rogers and his Contemporaries 2 Vols (London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1889)

John Murray to Lord Byron, 12 September 1816 in Memoir of John Murray 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1891)

Lady Caroline Lamb to John Murray, 5 November 1816 in Memoir of John Murray 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1891)

Alicia Le Fanu to Lady Morgan, 19 February 1817 in Lady Morgan’s Memoirs: Autobiography, Diaries and Correspondence. Second Edition, Revised 2 vols (London: Wm. H. Allen & Co., 1863)

Lord Byron to Thomas Moore, 25 March 1817 in Letters and Journals of Lord Byron 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1830)

Lord Byron to Thomas Moore, 31 March 1817 in Letters and Journals of Lord Byron 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1830)

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Lord Byron to Samuel Rogers, 4 April 1817 in Letters and Journals of Lord Byron 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1830)

Lord Byron to John Murray, 20 February 1818 in Letters and Journals of Lord Byron 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1830)

Lord Byron to Thomas Moore, 1 June 1818 in Letters and Journals of Lord Byron 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1830)

Lord Byron to Thomas Moore, 19 September 1818 in Letters and Journals of Lord Byron 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1830)

Lord Byron to William Bankes, 20 November 1819 in Letters and Journals of Lord Byron 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1830)

Lord Byron to John Murray, 29 March 1820 in Letters and Journals of Lord Byron 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1830)

Robert Southey to Grosvenor C. Bedford, 26 January 1821 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850)

Lord Byron to John Murray, 20 October 1821 in Letters and Journals of Lord Byron 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1830)

Lord Byron to Samuel Rogers, 21 October 1821 in Letters and Journals of Lord Byron 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1830)

Robert Southey, “Memoir: School Recollections,” 10 January 1823 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850)

Uvedale Price to Samuel Rogers, 6 October 1824 in Samuel Rogers and his Contemporaries 2 Vols (London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1889)

Sir Walter Scott to John Gibson Lockhart, 20 December 1825 in The Life and Letters of John Gibson Lockhart (London: John C. Nimmo, 1897)

Robert Plumer Ward to Peter George Patmore, 20 December 1831 in My Friends and Acquaintance: being Memorials, Mind-portraits, and Personal Recollections of Deceased Celebrities of the Nineteenth Century; with Selections from their Unpublished Letters 3 vols (London: Saunders and Otley, 1854)

Thomas Creevey to Elizabeth Ord, 6 June 1834 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Thomas Creevey to Elizabeth Ord, 20 January 1837 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903)

Thomas Moore to Sydney Smith, 22 August 1843 in A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith. By his Daughter, Lady Holland. With a Selection from his Letters, edited by Mrs. Austin 2 vols (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855)

Lord Brougham to Samuel Rogers, 20 September 1851 in Samuel Rogers and his Contemporaries 2 Vols (London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1889)