Corpus of Late Modern English prose / David Denison
| dc.contributor | Denison, David Department of English University of Manchester Manchester |
| dc.contributor.author | Amberley, John Russell, viscount, 1842-1876 |
| dc.contributor.author | Bell, Gertrude Lowthian, 1868-1926 |
| dc.contributor.author | Dowson, Ernest Christopher, 1867-1900 |
| dc.contributor.author | Green, John R. (John Richard), 1837-1883 |
| dc.contributor.author | Webb, Sidney, 1859-1947 |
| dc.contributor.author | Webb, Beatrice Potter, 1858-1943 |
| dc.contributor.editor | Denison, David |
| dc.coverage.placeName | Manchester |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-27 |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-04T10:02:25Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-07-04T10:02:25Z |
| dc.date.created | 1837-1926 |
| dc.date.issued | 1994-06-30 |
| dc.identifier | ota:2077 |
| dc.identifier.citation | http://purl.ox.ac.uk/ota/2077 |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12024/2077 |
| dc.description.abstract | Collection of five 20,000 word block samples of Late Modern English selected at random from the following texts: vol. 2, pp. 512-571 vol. 1, pp.396-403 ; vol. 2, pp.404-456 pp. 110-159 pp. 72-123 pp. 270-320 |
| dc.format.extent | Text data (9 files : total of ca. 557 KB) |
| dc.format.medium | Digital bitstream |
| dc.language | English |
| dc.language.iso | eng |
| dc.publisher | University of Oxford |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Oxford Text Archive Core Collection |
| dc.rights | Oxford Text Archive |
| dc.rights.uri | https://ota.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/repository/xmlui/page/licence-ota |
| dc.rights.label | ACA |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Linguistic analysis (Linguistics) |
| dc.subject.lcsh | English letters -- 20th century |
| dc.subject.lcsh | English diaries -- United Kingdom -- 20th century |
| dc.subject.other | Linguistic corpora |
| dc.subject.other | Letters |
| dc.subject.other | Anthologies |
| dc.title | Corpus of Late Modern English prose / David Denison |
| dc.type | Corpus |
| has.files | yes |
| branding | Oxford Text Archive |
| files.size | 580056 |
| files.count | 10 |
| otaterms.date.range | 1800-1899 |
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[^AMBERLEY, LORD AND LADY.
THE AMBERLEY PAPERS: THE DIARIES AND LETTERS OF LORD
AND LADY AMBERLEY, VOL II.
THE HOGARTH PRESS.
ED. RUSSELL, BERTRAND AND PATRICIA.
LONDON, 1937.
II, PP. 533 - 538
P. 543
PP. 557 - 559^]
<B CLAMBE>
<Q L86 NN DIARY AMBE>
<N AMBERLEY JOURNAL>
<A AMBERLEY JOHN LORD>
<C L86>
<O 1860-1889>
<M X>
<K X>
<D ENGLISH>
<V PROSE>
<T DIARY PRIV>
<G X>
<F X>
<W WRITTEN>
<X MALE>
<Y X>
<H HIGH>
<U X>
<E X>
<J X>
<I INFORMAL>
<Z NARR NON-IMAG>
<S SAMPLE X>
<P 533>
[} [\Amberley's Journal.\] }]
30 Weymouth st., London, Sunday, Jan. 19, 1873.
When we were at Ravenscroft, Mrs. Green of Whitebrook,
spoke to us several times about Spiritualism, & promised us
an introduction to her sister-in-law, Mrs. Acworth, who is a
remarkable medium. Accordingly we went to see her by
appointment today at Haywards Heath, where she & her
<P 534>
husband live. Dr. Acworth met us at the station. On
arriving at the house, "Elfinsward," we . . .
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[^AMBERLEY, LORD AND LADY.
THE AMBERLEY PAPERS: THE DIARIES AND LETTERS OF LORD
AND LADY AMBERLEY, VOL II.
THE HOGARTH PRESS.
ED. RUSSELL, BERTRAND AND PATRICIA.
LONDON, 1937.
II, PP. 512 - 532
PP. 539 - 557
PP. 559 - 571^]
<B CLAMBE>
<Q L86 XX CORP JAMBE>
<N LET TO WIFE>
<A AMBERLEY JOHN LORD>
<C L86>
<O 1860-1889>
<M X>
<K X>
<D ENGLISH>
<V PROSE>
<T LET PRIV>
<G X>
<F X>
<W WRITTEN>
<X MALE>
<Y 20-40>
<H HIGH>
<U X>
<E INT EQUAL>
<J INTERACTIVE>
<I INFORMAL>
<Z X>
<S SAMPLE X>
<P 512>
[} [^LETTER FROM LORD JOHN AMBERLEY TO KATE^] }]
Aug. 15/72.
My dear Love. What a bore is this whooping cough. I am
so vexed. I want to go home very much; so please send the
Williamses all away & have the house cleansed. We must
try to go back in a fortnight.
Frank & I are off this morning for Scotland. He was outrageous
last night & I shall get him the medicine at Carlisle.
I had to pretend I was going to bed myself directly after
dinner in order to make him stay in bed. H . . .
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[^BELL, GERTRUDE.
THE LETTERS OF GERTRUDE BELL, VOLS I, II.
ERNEST BENN LTD.
ED. BELL, LADY FLORENCE.
LONDON, 1927.
I, PP. 396 - 402
II, PP. 405 - 456^]
<B CLBELL>
<Q L89 XX CORP BELL>
<N LET TO FATHER>
<A BELL GERTRUDE>
<C L89>
<O 1890-1919>
<M X>
<K X>
<D ENGLISH>
<V PROSE>
<T LET PRIV>
<G X>
<F X>
<W WRITTEN>
<X FEMALE>
<Y 40-60>
<H PROF>
<U X>
<E INT UP>
<J INTERACTIVE>
<I INFORMAL>
<Z X>
<S SAMPLE X>
<P 396>
[} [\TO H.B.\] }]
BASRAH, February 2nd, 1917.
The news this week is overshadowed by Lord Cromer's
death. I've turned to him so many times this last year for
advice and help. He and Sir Alfred [\[Lyall]\] were the two wise
counsellors to whom I never went in vain; now they're both
gone and I can't replace them.
I'm getting over the attack of softening of the brain of
which I told you, at least getting over it a little. I ride pretty
regularly in the mornings, going out soon after dawn.
I get back to the office about 9 o'clock in bet . . .
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[^DOWSON, ERNEST.
THE LETTERS OF ERNEST DOWSON.
CASSELL AND COMPANY LIMITED.
ED. FLOWER, DESMOND AND MAAS, HENRY.
LONDON, 1967.
PP. 111 - 159^]
<B CLDOWS>
<Q L86 XX CORP DOWS>
<N LET TO ARTHUR MOORE>
<A DOWSON ERNEST>
<C L86>
<O 1860-1889>
<M X>
<K X>
<D ENGLISH>
<V PROSE>
<T LET PRIV>
<G X>
<F X>
<W WRITTEN>
<X MALE>
<Y 20-40>
<H PROF>
<U X>
<E INT EQUAL>
<J INTERACTIVE>
<I INFORMAL>
<Z X>
<S SAMPLE X>
<P 111>
[} [\70. To Arthur Moore\] }]
[\[c. 21 October 1889]\]
Woodford
(\Cher Vieux\)
(\Eheu!\) (\Eheu!\) Let me send you a line before I fall into a little pink
slumber. Actually I am going very shortly (about 9.30 I guess) to sleep
in my own bed. O God - but Tweedy of Barts is an aI almond poor
sight, I don't think.... Enough. We really must meet soon. Our
meeting on Satdy night was very sad. It seemeth to me on the whole
that our glass is well nigh run. Will you come down here from Satdy
to Monday - next or the next after as may suit you best? It will delight
me . . .
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[^GREEN, JOHN RICHARD.
LETTERS OF JOHN RICHARD GREEN.
MACMILLAN AND COMPANY, LIMITED.
ED. STEPHEN, LESLIE.
LONDON, 1901.
PP. 98 - 100^]
<B CLGREE>
<Q L86 NN DIARY GREE>
<N GREEN'S DIARY>
<A GREEN JOHN RICHARD>
<C L86>
<O 1860-1889>
<M X>
<K X>
<D ENGLISH>
<V PROSE>
<T LET PRIV>
<G X>
<F X>
<W WRITTEN>
<X MALE>
<Y 20-40>
<H PROF>
<U X>
<E X>
<J X>
<I INFORMAL>
<Z X>
<S SAMPLE X>
<P 98>
[} [\From Diary\] }]
WELLINGTON,
August 20, 1862.
The meeting followed, and after papers by Hugo
and Parker of very different calibre, I read, in great fear
and trembling, my "St. Dunstan." It "took," was much
applauded, and the critic I so much dreaded took me
by the hand as I came down and congratulated me.
"You remember me, do you? I remember little Johnny
Green." He afterwards introduced me to his wife,
whose Jacobite songs I remember with my Jacobite
enthusiasm years ago. Freeman is the Philistine of
these meetings, but nothing has been of such use to
Arch�ology as the Arch�ological Phi . . .
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[^GREEN, JOHN RICHARD.
LETTERS OF JOHN RICHARD GREEN.
MACMILLAN AND COMPANY, LIMITED.
ED. STEPHEN, LESLIE.
LONDON, 1901.
PP. 72 - 98
PP. 100 - 123^]
<B CLGREE>
<Q L86 XX CORP GREE>
<N LET TO W. BOYD DAWKINS>
<A GREEN JOHN RICHARD>
<C L86>
<O 1860-1889>
<M X>
<K X>
<D ENGLISH>
<V PROSE>
<T LET PRIV>
<G X>
<F X>
<W WRITTEN>
<X MALE>
<Y 20-40>
<H PROF>
<U X>
<E INT EQUAL>
<J INTERACTIVE>
<I INFORMAL>
<Z X>
<S SAMPLE X>
<P 72>
[} [\To W. Boyd Dawkins\] }]
March 14, 1861.
MY DEAR DAX - If I were not your debtor already
I should owe you a letter now to thank you for
your kind invitation to my brother. On arrival at
Lewes I was welcomed by my two cousins, young girls,
full of fun and talk, with whom I talked fun until
eleven. I fancy they got a little tired at last of the
outrageous rubbish I poured out, though they could
not help laughing on; but I had resolved not to end
till I felt tired enough to be sure of falling asleep
the moment I jumped into bed. In the service next
mor . . .
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A Corpus of Late Modern English Prose.
� File list:
SPELLING List of abbreviations and non-standard spellings
GREEN .JNL Letters of John Richard Green (diary entry)
GREEN .LTR Letters of John Richard Green (letters, selection)
BELL .LTR Letters of Gertrude Bell (selection)
DOWSON .LTR Letters of Ernest Dowson (selection)
WEBB .LTR Letters of Sidney and Beatrice Webb (selection)
AMBERLEY.LTR Amberley Papers (letters, selection)
AMBERLEY.JNL Amberley Papers (diary entries, selection)
LMODEPRS.ARC Archive file containing the full text of the
corpus indexed for WordCruncher. Archive contains
LMODEPRS.BYB = spelling/abbrev list + full text,
plus files LMODEPRS.BYA, LMODEPRS.BYC, LMODEPRS.BYF,
LMODEPRS.BYU, LMODEPRS.BYX used by WordCruncher
ARCE.COM P . . .
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ABBREVIATIONS AND NON-STANDARD SPELLINGS
A Corpus of Late Modern English Prose, revision 8 Jun 94
LEFT column: abbreviation or non-standard spelling as in the text files
MIDDLE column: corresponding expanded word or standard British spelling
RIGHT column: location and number of occurrences of the abbreviation/
non-standard spelling, with Al = Amberley (letters), Aj = Amberley (journal),
B = Bell, D = Dowson, Gj = Green (journal), Gl =Green (letters), W = Webb.
Columns are separated by (one or more) Tab characters.
For example:
abt about Al x2
means that "about" is abbreviated as "abt" twice in Amberley (letters).
No attempt has been made to discriminate between misprints in the editions
and mistakes/idiosyncrasies of the original writers. There is silent
expansion of contractions in Webb (edn. p.xvi).
These lists do NOT include:
Abbreviations of days of the week,
e.g. Mon., Mony for Monday; Sat, Sat., Satdy, Sat'dy for Saturday
Abbreviations of m . . .
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[^WEBB, SIDNEY AND BEATRICE.
THE LETTERS OF SIDNEY AND BEATRICE WEBB, VOL I.
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS.
ED. MACKENZIE, NORMAN.
CAMBRIDGE, 1978.
I, PP. 270 - 320^]
<B CLWEBB>
<Q L89 XX CORP WEBB>
<N LET TO BEATRICE POTTER>
<A WEBB SIDNEY>
<C L89>
<O 1890-1919>
<M X>
<K X>
<D ENGLISH>
<V PROSE>
<T LET PRIV>
<G X>
<F X>
<W WRITTEN>
<X MALE>
<Y 20-40>
<H PROF>
<U X>
<E INT EQUAL>
<J INTERACTIVE>
<I INFORMAL>
<Z X>
<S SAMPLE X>
<P 270>
[} [\142 PP SIDNEY TO BEATRICE [incomplete]\] }]
4 Park Village East, N.W.
[\[?21 May 1891]\]
. . . love of principles rather than facts. I own I am flattered at being asked
to do one of the special papers: and I should be unwilling to lose a chance
of obliterating my bad impression last year. With your help I think I
could do a decent introductory paper. But even if I decided to accept, I
should strongly urge them to get a woman instead of me. It is one of the
'chances' which should go to a woman.
On the whole, what do you think?
<P 271> . . .
