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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Ashley MS A17-5768 Level [40] File

901. Ashley MS A2375

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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

902. Ashley MS A2377

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Ashley MS A2377
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'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

903. Ashley MS A2380

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Ashley MS A2380
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'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

904. Ashley MS A2382

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Ashley MS A2382
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'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

905. Ashley MS A2383

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Ashley MS A2383
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'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

906. Ashley MS A2385

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Ashley MS A2385
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'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

907. Ashley MS A2391

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Ashley MS A2391
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'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

908. Ashley MS A2406

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Ashley MS A2406
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'Sir Truels's Daughters': a ballad translated from the Danish by George Borrow; 1828-[1829?]. Autograph fair copy, with a few revisions, written on both sides of two conjoined quarto leaves of white laid paper. Watermark 'Thomas James / 1828'. The MS. is entitled as above in Borrow's hand. He ha...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1828-[1829?]
Extent:
1 item

909. Ashley MS A2407

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Ashley MS A2407
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'Sir Jonas and Sir Nielus': a ballad translated from the Danish by George Borrow; 1828-[1829?]. Autograph fair copy, with revisions, written on both sides of two quarto leaves of white laid paper. Watermark '1828' and part of figure of Britannia. The MS. is entitled as above in Borrow's hand, an...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1828-[1829?]
Extent:
1 item

910. Ashley MS A2409

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS A2409
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Scope & Content:
'My dainty Dame, my heart's delight' and 'The Cuckoo': two poems translated from the Welsh of Dafydd ab Gwilym by George Borrow. In 1854 Mrs Borrow wrote 'He will, I expect at Christmas, publish his other work, together with his poetry in all the European languages'. In The Romany Rye, 1857, the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1844-[1857?]
Extent:
1 item