Blanchard, Laman, 1804-1845

British author.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Lambeth, to N. P. Willis, 1840 Jul. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270522937

From the description of Autograph letter signed : "Union Place," to Miss Crockett, [no year] "Thursday." (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270530560

(Samuel) Laman Blanchard, English author and journalist. Blanchard's poetry was published widely in journals and he dedicated his 1828 Lyric Offerings to Charles Lamb. He edited, among other publications, the Monthly Magazine and George Cruikshank's Omnibus. Blanchard enjoyed friendships with many among the London literary set, including: Douglas Jerrold, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, William Harrison Ainsworth, Thomas Noon Talfourd, Charles Dickens, Leigh Hunt and Robert Browning, all of whom helped to raise funds to benefit his orphaned children after his suicide.

From the guide to the Laman Blanchard manuscript material : 2 items, ca. 1830's-40's, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.)

(Samuel) Laman Blanchard, author and journalist. Blanchard's poetry was published widely in journals and he dedicated his 1828 Lyric Offerings to Charles Lamb. He edited, among other publications, the Monthly Magazine and George Cruikshank's Omnibus. Blanchard enjoyed friendships with many among the London literary set, including: Douglas Jerrold, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, William Harrison Ainsworth, Thomas Noon Talfourd, Charles Dickens, Leigh Hunt and Robert Browning, all of whom helped to raise funds to benefit his orphaned children after his suicide.

From the description of Laman Blanchard manuscript material : 2 items, ca. 1826 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 76805884