1. Add MS 59866
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 59866
- Title:
- GEORGE ELIOT'S BLOTTER: folding writing-case containing six columns of writing in George Eliot's hand; 1868-1869. The text comprises mainly an anthology of passages in Greek, Latin, Italian, French, German and English, but also includes a list of projected themes for poems. For a detailed discussion of the contents, together with a transcription and reproduction of the text, see D. Waley, George Eliot's Blotter, A Commonplace-Book (1980). Owned by the Lewes family until purchased of Mr R. K....
- Scope & Content:
- Commonplace Books: Marian Cross, née Evans; alias 'George Eliot'; novelist: Commonplace blotter by Marian Cross: 1868-1869.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1868-1869
- Extent:
- 1 item