Notebook containing a travel journal for 1859, 1859-1871.

1 v. (162 p.) ; 14 cm.

English; French

In English and French.

Ex libris A. Edward Newton. Ex libris Arthur A. Houghton. Purchased from Stonehill (Christie's sale, 1979 June 13, lot 14), on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 1979.

This material is open for research.

Matthew Arnold (1822-1888), British poet and literary and social critic.

Autograph manuscript notebook documenting Arnold's tour of France, Belgium, Holland and Switzerland from March through August of 1859. Arnold traveled as Foreign Assistant Commissioner to the Newcastle Commission on Elementary Education, and many of the entries record official meetings connected with the commission's business, as well as Arnold's own observations on Continental educational systems, particularly those of France. In addition, Arnold notes his meetings with French authors and critics, including Sainte-Beuve, Villemain, Guizot, Mérimée, and Montalembert. Later entries consist almost entirely of quotations from Arnold's reading, particularly of French authors.

May 30, 2012

Matthew Arnold, Notebook Containing a Travel Journal for 1859. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Matthew Arnold, Notebook Containing a Travel Journal for 1859. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.