Edward FitzGerald Life and Letters – Analysis of other interests and views

<p>These files form part of an archive of research material relating to the Life and Letters of Edward FitzGerald.&nbsp; The data have been compiled by independent researchers W H (Bill) Martin and Sandra Mason;&nbsp; their contact details are below.&nbsp; The files comprise a number of searchable listings of information contained in FitzGerald&rsquo;s letters. The information formed input to a book on Edward FitzGerald which is referenced below.</p> <p>This section of the archive contains a number of databases which analyse the letters in terms of their comments on FitzGerald&rsquo;s interests and activities, and his views on a variety of topics.&nbsp; The databases cover current affairs (<em>efgctaffairs</em>), religion (<em>efgreligion</em>), travel (<em>efgtravel</em>), leisure activities (<em>efgactivities</em>), nature and countryside (<em>efgnature</em>), food and drink (<em>efgfood</em>), and personal matters (<em>efgcharacter</em>).&nbsp; They also show the dating of the letters, the people to whom FitzGerald wrote, and his location at the time of writing.&nbsp; The letters are those contained in the collection published by A M Terhune and A B Terhune in 1980 &ndash; see reference below.&nbsp; An&nbsp;explanatory README text file contains tables showing the fields included in the databases and giving definitions of them and of the codings used where relevant.&nbsp;</p>