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1. Ashley MS 1860, B1860, 1869, A4373, 5259, 5262

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Ashley MS 1860, B1860, 1869, A4373, 5259, 5262
Title:
'Songs Before Sunrise' by A. C. Swinburne. Autograph drafts and fair copies of poems included in Songs Before Sunrise, 1871. Swinburne composed this collection of political poems under the influence of Mazzini, whom he met for the first time in March 1867. Mazzini had already written to him on 10 March 1867, asking him to 'give us a series of "Lyrics for the Crusade" '. Ashley Library Catalogue, vi, pp. 72-73, 94-95. Except where expressly stated, the MSS. are not dated, entitled or signed. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
[1867-1870]
Extent:
6 items

2. Ashley MS 5262

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS 5262
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Scope & Content:
'Songs Before Sunrise'. 'Hertha' by Algernon Charles Swinburne; [1869-1870]. Fair copy, with revisions and additions, written on one side only of four folio leaves of white laid paper, and on both sides of a further leaf, where twelve additional stanzas are written on the verso. Watermark 'A Pir...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1869-1870]
Extent:
1 item

3. Ashley MS 1869

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS 1869
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Scope & Content:
'Songs Before Sunrise'. 'Blessed Among Women' by Algernon Charles Swinburne; [1868?]. Fair copy, written on one side only of eleven octavo leaves of white laid paper. Watermarks 'Joynson / 1867' and (f. 11) '1868'. The individual leaves are mounted on guards. On the evidence of the note 'Slip 5'...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1868?]
Extent:
1 item

4. Ashley MS 1860

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS 1860
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Scope & Content:
'Songs Before Sunrise'. 'Ode on the Insurrection in Candia' by Algernon Charles Swinburne; 1867. Fair copy, with a few revisions, written on one side only of fourteen half-leaves of quarto white laid paper. Watermark 'Joynson / First [Quality].' The individual leaves are mounted on guards. Bound...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1867
Extent:
1 item

5. Ashley MS A4373

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS A4373
Title:
Scope & Content:
'Songs Before Sunrise' by Algernon Charles Swinburne by Algernon Charles Swinburne; [1867-1870]. 1. 'The Eve of Revolution'; [Dec.? 1869-Feb. 1870]. Early draft, heavily revised, of ll. 5-34, written on both sides of a folio leaf of white laid paper. No watermark. The final text found in the dr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1867-1870]
Extent:
1 item

6. Ashley MS B1860

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS B1860
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Scope & Content:
A letter from Ford Madox Brown to A. C. Swinburne, 12 Jan. 1867, urging him to write a poem in order to arouse sympathy in England for the insurgents in Candia, Italy relating to 'Ode on the Insurrection in Candia'. includes: ff. 89-90b Ford Madox Brown, artist: Algernon Charles Swinburne, p...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

7. Ashley MS 5259

Reference (shelfmark):
Ashley MS 5259
Title:
Scope & Content:
'Songs Before Sunrise'. 'An Appeal to England' by Algernon Charles Swinburne; 1867. Fair copy, with occasional revisions, written on both sides of a folio leaf of grey laid paper. No watermark. The stanzas are numbered 1-12, and the poem is signed and dated 'A. C. Swinburne / November 20th 1867'...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1867
Extent:
1 item