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Two letters offering the Library Isaac Todhunter's copies of William Whewell's correspondence, shelfmark O.15.47-48.

With notes concerning I. Todhunter's and Mrs Stair Douglas's publications on Whewell.

With notes by Isaac Todhunter throughout, with a list in his hand of the MSS connected with Plato; these lectures on Plato may have served as early drafts of The Platonic dialogues for English readers and include drafts of an introduction to a work of that name. Accompanied by a large sheet with Aristotle's list of virtues and vices.

Accompanied by a list by Isaac Todhunter of poetry not in Whewell's handwriting or not identified as written by him. Includes printed poems, a clipping headed "For the Lancaster Gazette. Melancholy", another poem tentatively identified by Todhunter as by Martha Statter, beginning "We wish thee joy as pure and bright", a poem headed "Darwin on Species", with other poems, and riddles, including a rhyming "Imaginary conversation between a Freshman & Messrs. Herschell & Whewell". Two of the riddles carry later initials in pencil C. W., Cordelia Whewell? A copy of a poem by Jakob Lenz, "Die Liebe auf dem Lande" may have originally accompanied a letter from Eduard Wilke dated 31 Mar. 1853 [Add.MS.a.81/415].

2 Victoria Street, S.W. (on embossed notepaper, Endowed Schools Commission). - Confirms copy of [Whewell's] 'Isle of the Sirens' is included among papers given to Mr Todhunte; quotes opening linesr.

2 Victoria Street, S.W. (on embossed notepaper, Endowed Schools Commission). - Thanks Milnes for note; lines [i.e. Whewell's 'Isle of the Sirens', see HOUGH/DB/5/33] probably among papers on English Hexameters given to Mr Todhunter.

Possibly written by William Aldis Wright.