Sir Leslie Stephen

Biographical Details

Occupation: Author

Occupation: Literary Critic

Occupation: First editor of the Dictionary of National Biography

Born: Kensington Gore, London (28 November, 1832)

Died: Kensington, London (22 February, 1904)

Father of Virginia Woolf.

General References

Linked Open Data Sources

  • Virtual International Authority File (VIAF): 29561082

Letters (6)

17th February, 1874: Letter from Sir Leslie Stephen to Thomas Hardy [H.5506]

Letter from Leslie Stephen to Thomas Hardy suggesting a change to one of the chapters in the serilaised version of Far From the Madding Crowd, 17 February 1874

12th March, 1874: Letter from Sir Leslie Stephen to Thomas Hardy [H.5507]

Letter from Leslie Stephen to Thomas Hardy with advice on how to word Troy's seduction of Fanny Robin in the serialisation of Far From the Madding Crowd, 12 March 1874

13th April, 1874: Letter from Sir Leslie Stephen to Thomas Hardy [H.5508]

Letter from Leslie Stephen to Thomas Hardy with suggested changes to the serialisation of Far From the Madding Crowd, 13 April 1874

7th December, 1874: Letter from Sir Leslie Stephen to Thomas Hardy [H.5512]

Letter from Leslie Stephen to Thomas Hardy congratulating him on his recent marriage to Emma Gifford, 7 December 1874

17th January, 1915: Letter from Virginia Woolf to Thomas Hardy [H.5954]

Letter from Virginia Woolf to Thomas Hardy expressing her appreciation of his writing, 17 January 1915

17th May, 1923: Letter from Virginia Woolf to Thomas Hardy [H.5955]

Letter from Virginia Woolf to Thomas Hardy asking him to write something for The Nation and Athenaeum, 17 May 1923