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8vo. Circa 125 closely handwritten pages. Half light brown leather, lettered gilt at the spine marbled boards. Title on spine is M.S.S Neat name on front endpaper.'Sharp' and who? a hand drawn coat of arms, a dragon surmounting a shield with what looks like a dot in his mouth. A note by the author at the front states 'These extracts were made in France during my detention Ð they are frequently from rare and curious sources.' They consist of his own reflections on various subjects, including religion, language literature history quotations from various authors French and British and German, including Rousseau, Lessing, Necker and Monk Lewis also Saphhooand Catullus. Written in an easy to read hand no mention of his actual detainment but he seems to have been in prison from 1803 to 1804 Written in an easy to read hand no mention of his actual detainment but he seems to have been in prison from 1803 to 1804. Something of a commonplace book in English and French possibly more French than English fascinating object from a difficult time in the authors life in prison in France (but luckily released).Sir Cuthbert Sharp(1781Ð1849), antiquary, son of Cuthbert Sharp, shipowner, and of Susannah, sister of Brass Crosby [q. v.], lord mayor of London, was born at Sunderland in 1781, and received his education at Greenwich under Dr. Burney. There he formed a lasting friendship with Lord Lake and with Sir Edward Blakeney [q. v.] When he was eighteen years of age he served in Ireland during the rebellion as an officer in the fencible cavalry. When his regiment was disbanded, Sharp proceeded to Edinburgh, and in 1803 visited Paris, where he was surprised by the resumption of hostilities (at the conclusion of the peace of Amiens), and detained, with other English visitors, as a prisoner of war. But by the influence of Regnier, the minister of justice, whose friendship he had acquired, he was released on parole, and after a few years was allowed to pass into England. Sharp settled at Hartlepool and devoted himself to the study of local antiquities. In 1816 he acted as mayor, and was knighted on the occasion of a visit of the prince regent. In the same year appeared his first book, ÔThe History of HartlepoolÕ (2nd ed. 1851), by which his reputation as an antiquary was established. Sharp came to know Surtees, the historian of Durham, and rendered him valuable assistance in compiling local genealogies. His contributions to Surtees's ÔHistory of DurhamÕ were distinguished by the initials C. S. surmounted by a rose. In 1823 Sharp was appointed collector of customs at Sunderland, but continued his study of local antiquities. In 1840 appeared his ÔMemorials of the Rebellion of 1569,Õ based on the Bowes MSS. In 1845 he was promoted to the post of collector of customs at Newcastle-on-Tyne, where he resided until his death on 17 Aug. 1849. Sound clean very good. Some minor restoration at Lois spine.
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