Cross, Nigel. The Royal Literary Fund 1790-1918: An introduction to the Fund’s history and archives with an index of applicants. World Microfilms Publications, 1984.
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Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Dedications | Frances Browne | This she dedicated to the munificent patron of British literature,Sir Robert Peel
, then the Prime Minister, who had been instrumental in having her awarded an annual pension of £20 from the Royal Bounty Fund |
| Reception | Frances Browne | Soon after her first poetry volume, The Star of Attéghéi, appeared, FB
was granted, by Prime Minister Robert Peel
, an annual pension of £20 from the Royal Bounty Fund
for literary achievement in... |
| Wealth and Poverty | Frances Browne | She was never well off, though she sought, and was granted, financial patronage from a number of sources. Early in her career Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice
, the third marquess of Lansdowne, made Browne a generous payment... |
| Wealth and Poverty | Helen Mathers | Even during her husband
's lifetime, severe financial hardship resulted in HM
applying for assistance from the Royal Literary Fund
and the Royal Bounty Fund
. Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/. |
| Wealth and Poverty | Isabella Banks | Having struggled with poverty for years, IB
was nominated for a pension from the Civil List
; she was refused this, but was granted £200 by the Royal Bounty Fund
. Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2024, 22 vols. plus supplements. Burney, Edward Lester. Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks. E. J. Morten, 1969. 117 |
| Wealth and Poverty | E. Owens Blackburne | Although EOB
received assistance from the Royal Bounty Fund
, in her later years she became almost destitute. O’Donoghue, David James. The Poets of Ireland. Gale Research, 1968. 62 |
| Wealth and Poverty | Frances Browne | Despite her first grant of an annual pension (twenty pounds a year from the Royal Bounty Fund
awarded on 24 December 1844) FB
found it hard all through her life to stay solvent. “The Times Digital Archive 1785-2007”. Thompson Gale: The Times Digital Archive. (6 January 1845): 5 |
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