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1. Add MS 81619-81620

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Title:
Eccles Bequest. Vols. I, II. 'The Duchess of Padua'; 1882-1883. Autograph. Five act play originally titled 'The Duchess of Florence'. Wilde began writing the play in 1882 and completed it in Paris in 1883. It was written with the intention that it would be produced by and star Mary Anderson. Wilde entered into an agreement with Anderson's manager, Hamilton Griffin, to complete the play by 1 March 1883, and in fact completed it on 15 March. In the end Anderson rejected the play stating that ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1882-1883
Extent:
2 items

2. Add MS 81621

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Title:
Oscar Wilde, typescript of Act I of Lady Windermere's Fan, with autograph corrections
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Copyright: © Estate of Oscar Wilde. Eccles Bequest. Vol. III. Typescript of Act I of Oscar Wilde's play, Lady Windermere's Fan, with extensive autograph corrections and additions. It was first produced on 20 February 1892 at St. James's Theatre, London, by George Alexander. Its Broadway premiere...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1891]
Extent:
1 volume

3. Add MS 81621/1

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Scope & Content:
Old box for Add MS 81621 (empty box only)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Early 20th century
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 81622

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Title:
Oscar Wilde, notebook containing ideas and dialogues for A Woman of No Importance
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Copyright: © Estate of Oscar Wilde. Eccles Bequest. Vol. IV. Sketchbook containing draft notes including plot lines, dialogues and lists of characters for Oscar Wilde's play, A Woman of No Importance, a comedy examining the morals of Victorian English upper class society. It was first produced b...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1891-1892]
Extent:
1 volume

5. Add MS 81623 A-E

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Title:
Eccles Bequest. Vol. V. 'A Florentine Tragedy'; 1893-1918. Typewritten and autograph. Verse drama.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1893-1918
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 81624-81626

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Title:
Eccles Bequest. Vol. VI-VIII. 'The Importance of Being Earnest'; 1894. Four act comedy of manners. Wilde gave it the working title of 'Lady Lancing' to deflect press interest. For an early draft of Acts III and IV under this title, see Add. 37948. It was produced by Sir George Alexander and first performed at St James's Theatre, London, on 14 February 1895. A three act version was performed at Alexander's request with Wilde's agreement. In April 1895 the play was closed in response to Wilde'...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1894
Extent:
3 items

7. Add MS 81627

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Eccles Bequest. Vol. IX. 'The Importance of Being Earnest' and 'An Ideal Husband; [1891-1895], 1954-1956. 1. Partly printed, partly autograph papers relating to the 'lost act' of 'The Importance of Being Earnest', including newspaper articles, miscellaneous correspondence, and 'Introduction' to...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1891-1956
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 81628

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Eccles Bequest. Vol. X. Miscellaneous verse fragments; 1875-1894. Partly autograph, partly printed. 1. 'San Miniato'; 15 June 1875. Two twelve-line stanzas. Wilde was on a trip to Italy with Rev. Dr John Pentland Mahaffy, a tutor from Trinity College and William Goulding. Written after a visit ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1875-1894
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 81629

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Eccles Bequest. Vol. XI. 'Two manuscript poems'; 1877. Mostly autograph. Poems translated from the Greek by Wilde whilst studying at Oxford. Three leaves. Largest size 103 x 180mm. Mounted in brown full morocco binding. 1. 'Alas! Our children's sorrow and their pain . . .'; [1877]. 2. 'Min...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1877
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 81630

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Eccles Bequest. Vol. XII. 'Roses and Rue'; [circa 1880]. Autograph manuscript comprising fifteen stanzas of verse with revisions and corrections by Wilde. Written for Lillie Langtry. It also contains a small printed version by the Overbrook Press, Connecticut; 1962. Mounted in green cloth folde...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1962
Extent:
1 item