Mrs. Blencowe, The Casket, a Miscellany, consisting of Unpublished Poems. (London: John Murray, 1829)

Information about the collection: There is no TOC per se, and the list of authors comes at the end of the volume in the form of an index. There is no preface, though there is an advertisement, and there is no critical, biographical, or bibliographical information given. There is a lengthy list of subscribers to the volume, with the number of copies taken (when more than one presumably) in the right-hand column. The name of the author does not appear anywhere other than in the index, and the ordering appears to be random (i.e. it is not done by chronology or subject) -- another good example of a miscellany.

Advertisement: With feelings of pride and satisfaction the Editor of "The Casket" surveys the list of Authors, of whose writings it is composed: -- the kind and disinterested motives which have induced so many highly gifted persons to aid her design, convinces her that they will participate in the pleasure with which she hails its accomplishment.

When the earnest wish of benefiting a friend first suggested the undertaking, the succes that has attended it could not have been anticipated; and the Editor earnestly requests the Contributors and Subscribers to accept her grateful acknowledgments.

The poetry contained in this volume consists of pieces written expressly for "The Casket," and of others which have never before been published. It is, however, necessary to make a single exception to this remark; in acknowledging, with many thanks, the beautiful lines contributed by Mr. Rogers, the Editor feels obliged to add, that they were extracted from a poem, which, though unpublished at the time, has since been given to the public.

To Mr. Moore peculiar thanks are due for suffering himself to be induced, by the circumstances in which the present publication has originated, to deviate from his rule of never contributing to any miscellaneous work. The Editor cannot refrain from acknowledging even the intended kindness of Mr. Campbell, who had permitted his name to appear in the Prospectus as a contributor to "The Casket," but who has been prevented, by subsequent illness, from the fulfillment of his promise. Mr. Murray is requested to accept the thanks of the Editor for the liberality of the terms on which he has engaged to publish "The Casket."

Table of Contents:  None

Index: The titles of the poems themselves are forthcoming. What follows is a list of the authors as they appear in the index, with those deceased printed in italics.

E.B. Impey, Esq.
Rev. Chauncey Hare Townshend
Henry Gally Knight, Esq.
James Montgomery, Esq.
Winthrop Mackworth Praed, Esq.
R.I.
Rt. Hon. George Canning
H.
C. Verral, Esq.
Rev. J. Marriott
Rev. Dr. Richards
Samuel Rogers, Esq.
Henry Gally Knight, Esq.
Ditto
Ditto
Mrs. Marley
E.H.
Miss M.R. Mitford
E.L. Bulwer, Esq.
Professor Smyth
John Herman Merivale
Rev. Francis Hodgson
Professor Smyth
Thomas Moore, Esq.
J. Hughes, Esq.
Ditto
Ditto
Charles Des Voeux, Esq.
Charles Sheridan, Esq.
Ditto
Rev. H. Milman
Herman Merivale, Esq.
N.H. Macdonald, Esq.
Rev. Dr. Richards
Lord Byron
Rev. Geo. Waddington
One of the Authors of "Rejected Addresses"
Thomas Marshall, Esq.
Rev. J. Joyce
William Sotheby, Esq.
Henry Gally Knight, Esq.
R.W. Blencowe, Esq. Jun.
Professor Smyth
Countess of Morley
Bishop Heber
Ditto
Rev. J.W. Cunningham
Rev. George Crabbe
Rev. Chauncey Hare Townshend
Paul Methuen, Esq.
R.M.
Mrs. West
The Ettrick Shepherd
Thomas Haynes Bayly, Esq.
Winthrop Mackworth Praed, Esq.
Thomas Haynes Bayly, Esq.
Rev. James Shergold Boone
Mrs. Hemans
Ditto
Rev. J. Joyce
Theodore Hook, Esq.
Hon. Frederick Eden
Hon. Henry Liddell
L.E.L.
L.E.L.
L.E.L.
Author of "Thinks I to Myself"
Bernard Barton, Esq.
Rev. -- Williams
Mrs. Opie
Ditto
Alexander Blair, Esq.
J.S. Martin, Esq.
Rev. W.L. Bowles
Sir John Paul, Bart.
L.E.L.
Miss Anna Maria Porter
Horace Twiss, Esq.
Charles Verral, Esq.
Mrs. Joanna Baillie
William Sotheby, Esq.
Rev. Dr. Richards
Ditto
The Ven. Archdeacon Moore
Ditto
K.
K.
Rev. Francis Hodgson
Rev. J. Marriott
Ditto
Thomas Marshall, Esq.
Anon.
Rev. J. Blanco White
Rev. Dr. Haggitt
William Wordsworth, Esq.
J.S.
G.R. Smith, Esq.
Ditto
The Lady Ch. Bury
Anon
The Ven. Archdeacon Wrangham
Ditto
The Ven. Archdeacon Nares
Lord Erskine
Anon.
Author of "Granby," & "Herbert Lacy"
Rev. James Shergold Boone
Ditto
Ditto
The Ven. Archdeacon Wrangham
Rev. E.W. Barnard
Ditto
E.W. Bulwer, Esq.
E.H.
J.G. Phillimore, Esq.
Charles Johnston, Esq.
Mrs. West
Ditto
Horace Smith, Esq.
Rev. Dr. Shuttleworth
Rev. Edward Smedley
Ditto
Countess of Charleville
Author of "Tremaine" and "De Vere"
George William Crowe, Esq.
Ditto
Author of "Gilbert Earle"
Rev. Dr. Hook, Dean of Worcester
Author of "Favourite of Nature"
Author of "Village Pastor"
Hon. Cha. Aug. Murray
P.
Rev. Francis Hodgson
Rev. C.H. Terrot
Ditto
Hon. W. Herbert
Professor Pryme
Rev. Dr. Hook, Dean of Worcester
Charles Johnston, Esq.
The Ven. Archd. Wrangham
H.
Miss Bannerman
Chandos Leigh, Esq.
R.C. Trench, Esq.
Ditto
Ditto
Rev. Francis Hodgson
Bishop Porteus
Mrs. Grant (of Laggan)
Rev. William Way
Charles Sheridan, Esq.
J.F.W. Herschel, Esq.
J.W. Cowel, Esq.
Charles Sheridan, Esq.
Miss L.M. Hawkins
Ditto
Edward Fitz Gerald, Esq.
Ditto
W. Fitz Gerald, Esq.
Author of "Thinks I to Myself"
James Bird, Esq.
Rev. J.W. Cunningham
Ditto
Anon.
Rev. W.B. Clarke
Thomas Haynes Bayly, Esq.
K.
--- Soame, Esq.
T.R. Planche
Mrs. Alexander Baillie
Henry Thomas Hope, Esq.
Author of "the Journal of an Exile," and "Recollections of a Pedestrian"
E.L. Bulwer, Esq.
Anon
S.
E.B. Impey, Esq.
Lord Porchester
Lord Kenyon
Winthrop Mackworth Praed, Esq.
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
Ditto
John Matthews, Esq.
Capt. Alfred Matthews, R.N.
Joseph Jekyll, Esq.
E.B. Impey, Esq.