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1. Add MS 81619-81884

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Add MS 81619-81884
Title:
Eccles Bequest
Scope & Content:
Papers of Mary, Viscountess Eccles (b.1912, d.2003) relating to Oscar Wilde (b.1854, d.1900) and others; 1817-2003, n.d. Autograph, typewritten and printed. Partly French. The Bequest was formed by Mary Eccles, book collector, philanthropist and member of the American Friends of the British Library....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
1817-2003
Extent:
266 items

2. Add MS 81619-81689

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Title:
Literary papers of Oscar Wilde and others. Includes a significant collection of works of Oscar Wilde, as well as work of Lord Alfred Douglas, in particular relating to Oscar Wilde. Together with the work of friends, associates and other notable literary figures, arranged in alphabetical order.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
[1864-1999]
Extent:
71 items

3. Add MS 81619-81669

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Title:
Literary papers and related material of Oscar Wilde. This section has been divided into bound and unbound material. The sections are arranged chronologically, in the order: stage works; poems; epigrams; lectures; essays and articles; transcriptions.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
[1864-1962]
Extent:
51 items

4. 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 it wo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1882-1883
Extent:
2 items

5. Add MS 81619

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Scope & Content:
Eccles Bequest. Vol. I; [1883]. Draft. Blue half morocco slipcase. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde, author: Manuscript 'Duchess of Padua': [1883].
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1883]
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 81620

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Scope & Content:
Eccles Bequest. Vol. II; [1883]. Draft with corrections and revisions. From the Schiff collection. Blue half morocco slipcase. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde, author: Manuscript 'Duchess of Padua' with corrections and revisions: [1883].
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1883]
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 81621

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Title:
Oscar Wilde, typescript of Act I of Lady Windermere's Fan, with autograph corrections
Scope & Content:
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 was...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1891]
Extent:
1 volume

8. Add MS 81622

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Title:
Oscar Wilde, notebook containing ideas and dialogues for A Woman of No Importance
Scope & Content:
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 by Si...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1891-1892]
Extent:
1 volume

9. 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

10. 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