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981. Ashley MS A2375

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS A2375
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Scope & Content:
Fragments of Two Essays by George Borrow; circa 1830 and circa 1840. Ashley Library Catalogue, i, pp. 37-38. As follows:― 1. Autograph fragment of an essay on the ballad, written on both sides of two conjoined octavo leaves of blue wove paper. No watermark. The passage found in the MS. discusse...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1825-1845
Extent:
1 item

982. Ashley MS A2377

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS A2377
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Scope & Content:
'The Sword', 'Ye Youths and Ye Maidens Hark Chanticleer Cries' and 'An impromtu' [sic]: three poems by George Borrow; circa 1830. Ashley Library Catalogue, ix, pp. 14-15. Autograph fair copies, that of 'The Sword' written on the recto and those of 'Ye Youths' and 'An Impromptu' on the verso of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1830
Extent:
1 item

983. Ashley MS A2380

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS A2380
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Scope & Content:
'Targum'. 1. 'On the peculiarities of the houses and ships of the Egyptians. From the Arabic of Abdollatif, a writer of the 13th century.': a translation by Borrow of an essay in prose; circa 1830. Autograph fair copy, written on both sides of a quarto leaf of white laid paper. Watermark part ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1825-1855
Extent:
1 item

984. Ashley MS A2380, B2380, 2381

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS A2380, B2380, 2381
Title:
'Targum' by George Borrow. Autograph drafts and fair copies of poems included in Targum, 1835. Unless otherwise stated the poems were published there for the first time. Ashley Library Catalogue, i, pp. 39-40.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1825-1914]
Extent:
3 items

985. Ashley MS A2382

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS A2382
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Scope & Content:
'The Renegade': a poem by George Borrow; [1834-1835?]. Autograph fair copy, written on both sides of one octavo leaf of white wove paper and on one side only of another. The leaves are conjoined. No watermark. The MS. is entitled 'The Renegade' in Borrow's hand. First printed in The Talisman, 18...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1834-1835?]
Extent:
1 item

986. Ashley MS A2383

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS A2383
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Scope & Content:
'The Zincali'. 1. Draft of an anecdote concerning the Jews in Portugal, written on both sides of an octavo leaf of cream wove paper, and on one side only of another; circa 1839. The leaves are conjoined. No watermark. Apparently unpublished. ff. 56-57. 2. Draft of the last quarter of the secti...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1834-1844
Extent:
1 item

987. Ashley MS A2383, B2383, 2384

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS A2383, B2383, 2384
Title:
'The Zincali': a monograph by George Borrow first published in 1841; circa 1839. Autograph drafts of various passages of the work, together with extraneous material. Ashley Library Catalogue, i, pp. 41, 42. As follows:―
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1839
Extent:
3 items

988. Ashley MS A2385

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS A2385
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Scope & Content:
'The Bible in Spain' by George Borrow; [1841-1842]. 1. Fair copy, with revisions, of the 'Hymn to St. James', written on both sides of a quarto leaf of grey wove paper. No watermark. Autograph title 'The Spaniards' Hymn to St. James'. The final text found in the fair copy differs by one word on...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1841-1842]
Extent:
1 item

989. Ashley MS A2385, B5424, 5735

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS A2385, B5424, 5735
Title:
'The Bible in Spain' by George Borrow; [1841-1842]. Autograph drafts and fair copies of various passages of the work, together with extraneous material. Ashley Library Catalogue, i, 42-43.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
[1841-1842]
Extent:
3 items

990. Ashley MS A2391

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS A2391
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Scope & Content:
'Wild Wales'. Autograph drafts of portions of the introduction and of many chapters, written on a great variety of papers. Among the watermarks are 'WS&ATanner / 1853' (ff. 68, 69), 'Ke[ ] / 18[ ]' (f. 74), '1856' (f. 75), '[ ]er & Co' (f. 76), 'E Towgoo[ ]' (f. 81), 'E Towgood' (f. 86),...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item