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Excerpt from A Descriptive Account of the Literary Works of John Britton, F. S. A., &C., &C., &C: From 1800 to 1849; Being a Second Part of His Auto-Biography My Dear Friend, I owe you much, and now draw upon Posterity and Co., for an ad libitum sum from the Bank of Fame payable to you; and if the bill be creditably accepted, I have no doubt it will be duly honoured; - for the credit and character of Englishmen are trustworthy to the remotest comer of the civilised world. Besides, Posterity is already more deeply indebted to You than I am, and ought therefore to join me in all the liabilities and responsibilities of the contract. You have entailed upon it many obligations and many permanent favours; and you are prepared, I know, to confer one more, which, if properly received and appreciated, will render you a creditor on Posterity to an amount, - I will not say unprecedented in the annals of mankind, - but at least upon a par with its greatest benefactors. If the plan I have to suggest be carried into effect, your name and labours, in connection with Literature and Art, and with the County of Norfolk, will be honoured and revered "to the last syllable of recorded time." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
This collection includes six letters by John Britton (1771-1857), an English antiquary, topographer, and architectural draughtsman, to assorted recipients concerning drawings, prints, articles, lectures, and his antiquary work (letters dated 1813 [or 1823] - 1856), with a printed 4-page leaflet about Britton's works.
In the first letter (1826 February 24), Britton asks Winston to return a book borrowed from him by Mr. Elliston, which Winston had promised to return 5 months earlier, or else he says Winston should send him 10 shillings, the book's value. The other two letters, both dated 1826 May 24, concern a publication which he and Pugin were working on, probably Illustrations of the Public Buildings of London. In the first of the two letters, Britton informs Winston that Pugin will visit the theater at Drury Lane, with one of his students, to make a drawing of the building's rotunda "for our illustrations." In the second of the two letters, Britton writes that he will send Winston the proofs and plates concerning the theaters in a few days.
In this letter, Britton informs J.R. Smith that he does not intend to write anything further about John Aubrey. He offers to provide Smith with a portrait of Aubrey, and also mentions that he is almost finished writing a biographical account of Aubrey.