Letters to Gilbert White of Selborne
From his Intimate Friend and Contemporary the Rev. John Mulso

The fascinating and revealing letters, published in 1907, of John Mulso to his friend, naturalist Gilbert White (1720–93).

John Mulso (Author), Rashleigh Holt-White (Edited by)

9781108038416, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 20 October 2011

384 pages, 1 b/w illus.
21.6 x 14 x 2.2 cm, 0.49 kg

These letters to Gilbert White (1720–93), the author of The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne (1789; also reissued in this series) were published in 1907. They were written between 1744 and 1790 by John Mulso (1721–91); brother of the bluestocking Mrs Chapone, to White, whom he had met when both were undergraduates at Oxford. White's letters to Mulso were unfortunately destroyed, frustrating plans to publish a 'most interesting and amusing series of letters' between intimate friends, but the remaining half of the correspondence, 'containing almost the only contemporary illustration of Gilbert White's character and career', and then in the possession of the earl of Stamford, was edited by Rashleigh Holt-White, a great-great-nephew and enthusiast of his ancestor's life. These fascinating letters give insights into not only White's character but also the lives of the gentry of the period, and the intellectual milieu in which both men moved.

Introduction
Letter 1. July 18, 1744 - Letter 229. December 15, 1790
Index.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: general [DSB]