Showing 6 results

Letter from James Summers to Brian Houghton Hodgson in which he writes that he is sending a proof of a completed page. He continues to discuss both the printing in the Phoenix and a separate reprint. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 12 October 1870. With accompanying envelope with Hodgson's annotations.

Letter from James Summers to Brian Houghton Hodgson in which he writes further concerning the publication of the Papers on Buddhism. He asks Hodgson to send the money so he can purchase some Sanskrit type and for him to make any alterations that he requires. Summers sends a work on Chinese poetry for Hodgson. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 17 October 1870. With accompanying envelope with Hodgson's annotations.

Letter from James Summers to Brian Houghton Hodgson in which he writes that he is willing to reprint Hodgson's papers on the language of Nepal and asks about titles and any addendum that Hodgson might require. He also asks whether it would be possible to reprint Hodgson's papers from the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Handwritten, 4 sides, dated 28 February 1870.

Hodgson used much of his time in both Nepal and Darjeeling in research, wanting to discover and understand about the architecture, languages, ethnography, religion, zoology and botany. He collected specimens and manuscripts, and had many drawings made, which he donated to many collections throughout Europe. He was also politically involved during his Residency in Nepal, and also later in England, when he continued to show an active interest in the Indian subcontinent, particularly regarding trade and vernacular education. These Personal Papers reflect these interests and are a record of much of his activity - Hodgson and his wives seemed to have a need to record all his successes. He was also a keen annotator of material, so that most of the printed material also bears his handwritten comments.