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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 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

3. 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

4. Add MS 81636 A-B

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Add MS 81636 A-B
Title:
Eccles Bequest. Vol. XVIII A, B. Epigrams, stories and lectures; 1882-1884, n.d. Mostly autograph. Two parts.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1882-1884
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 81645-81647

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Title:
Eccles Bequest. Vols. XXVII-XXIX. Papers relating to 'De Profundis'; 1895-1913, n.d. Fifty thousand word letter / essay written by Oscar Wilde to Lord Alfred Douglas from Reading Gaol. On release, Wilde gave the manuscript to Robert Baldwin Ross, who published a suppressed copy (about two thirds of the original) in 1905. This was expanded slightly for the Collected Works (1908). A limited edition was later published in New York that included certain portions of the suppressed sections. Ross ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1895-1913
Extent:
3 items

6. Add MS 81649-81669

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Add MS 81649-81669
Title:
Literary papers and related material of Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas. Arranged in the order: stage works; poems; autobiographical writings and material relating to Oscar Wilde; other writings. This section has been divided into bound and unbound material.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
[1892-1944]
Extent:
21 items

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