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1. Ashley MS 906, 907, 4855

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS 906, 907, 4855
Title:
'The Story Of Rimini': a poem by J. H. Leigh Hunt; [1811-1816?]. 906 is an autograph fair copy, with pencil comments by Lord Byron, and occasional corrections by Hunt, of portions of Cantos II and III, written on one side only of thirty octavo leaves of white wove paper, and on both sides of another (f. 1). Watermark (ff. 1-21) 'J Green / 1814'. In a note on f. 4 of this MS. Hunt states that Canto II and a small part of Canto III were composed while he was in prison [3 Feb. 1813-3 Feb. 1815]...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Greek, Modern, Italian, Latin, and Norwegian
Date Range:
[1811-1816?]
Extent:
3 items

2. Ashley MS 907

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS 907
Title:
Scope & Content:
'The Story Of Rimini': a poem by J. H. Leigh Hunt; [1811-1816?]. (ff. i+25). (1) Lines corresponding to Canto III, ll. 456-542 in the first edition, at an earlier stage than in 906, ff. 27-30, l. 4. ff. 1-4;―(2) Lines corresponding to Canto IV, ll. 1-208 and 225-333 in the first edition. ff. 5-1...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1811-1816?]
Extent:
1 item

3. Ashley MS 4855

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS 4855
Title:
Scope & Content:
'The Story Of Rimini': a poem by J. H. Leigh Hunt; [1811-1816?] (ff. i+5). One hundred and thirty one lines of verse intended for the beginning of the poem, but never used. James Henry Leigh Hunt, essayist and poet: Poetry ENGLISH: Poem, 'The Story of Rimini', rejected lines, by James Henry Lei...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1811-1816?]
Extent:
1 item

4. Ashley MS 906

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS 906
Title:
Scope & Content:
'The Story Of Rimini': a poem by J. H. Leigh Hunt; [1811-1816?] (ff. ii+31). (1) Lines corresponding to Canto II, ll. 1-17 of the first edition. f. 1;―(2) A prose synopsis of ll. 18-83. f. 1b;―(3) Lines corresponding to ll. 145-187. ff. 2, 3;―(4) Lines corresponding to Canto III, ll. 1-381 of th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1811-1816?]
Extent:
1 item