Two original draft scenes from the play which do not feature in the final published version. The scenes are numbers two and four from the list (ff. 1-4).
Letter from Arthur Naylor Wollaston, India Office, to Sir Rutherford Alcock
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Letter regarding an enclosed letter from William H Allen & Co regarding the cost of printing plates and suggesting solutions for him and Sir Lewis to consider. Enclosed letter from William H Allen & Co to Arthur Naylor Wollaston, dated 12 March 1879 regarding the cost of producing the pl...
Letter from William H Allen & Co, 13 Waterloo Place, London to Lewis Pelly
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Letter updating Pelly on the printing of his book and the expectation that it will be ready by the end of May. A specimen sheet of their work thus far is also enclosed.
Letter from Arthur Naylor Wollaston, India Office to Lewis Pelly
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Letter expressing his hope that Pelly will be pleased with the printed play, and stating that it is unlikely that it will be ready for 17 May. The letter also gives figures on the number of scenes, the number in type and the number struck off the list to print.
Letter from Arthur Naylor Wollaston, India Office to Lewis Pelly
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Letter informing Pelly that although the printing process was sped up the play will not be ready for 17 May as errors occured which had to be corrected and therefore there are still eleven to twelve scenes left to do. The letter goes on to discuss the contents of the preface and what explanatio...
Letter from Arthur Naylor Wollaston, India Office to Lewis Pelly
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Letter asking for Pelly's thoughts on the title page, and informing him that the preface is complete apart from the final portion which Birdwood [George Christopher Molesworth Birdwood] has mislaid.
Letter from Lewis Pelly to George Molesworth Christopher Birdwood
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Letter quoting an extract from Mr Chening 'thanking him for his admirable work and that he hopes he does the book justice in the columns of The Times and expressing his pleasure at these words. Pelly goes on to ask Birdwood [George Christopher Molesworth Birdwood] to show the letter to Wollasto...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Belgrave Mansions, Grosvenor Gardens to Allen & Co
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Letter requesting that copies of his play, once printed, be sent to the Marquis of Salisbury, Sir Henry Rawlinson, Lady Verney, The Dean of Westminster, Sir Rutherford Alcock, Matthew Arnold esq., The Earl of Derby, Lord Houghton and the Earl of Beaconsfield.
