Letter from Arthur Naylor Wollaston, India Office to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
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
Scope & Content:
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.
List of scenes from the play the tragedy of Imaum Houssein
Scope & Content:
The scenes on the list are numbered one to fifty-four in the order in which they are supposed to be rehearsed. Some of the numbered scenes have pencil ticks against them, some of which match up to those scenes which feature in the published work. The reverse of the list includes a separate list...
Letter from William H Allen & Co, 13 Waterloo Place, London to Lewis Pelly
Scope & Content:
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.