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1. Add MS 45299-45309

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WILLIAM MORRIS LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS. Vols. III-XIII. Drafts and copies of tales and poems for The Earthly Paradise (see C.W., vols. iii-vi). The work was published 1868-1870, but was begun much earlier. In C.W., xxiv, p. vii, May Morris gives the dates 'About 1865-1870' for 'Poems of The Earthly Paradise time', but in C.W., iii, p. xvi, she dates an early MS. of The Man born to be King in the period of 'Scenes from The Fall Of Troy', which is fixed at about 1857 both by her (C.W., ii, p. xiv...
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Art. Illuminations and Drawings ENGLISH: W. Morris; marginal sketches, etc.: late 19th cent. Poetry ENGLISH: W. Morris: poems: circ. 1853-1896.: Autogr. and copies.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1857-1870
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11 items

2. Add MS 45305

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WILLIAM MORRIS LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. IX (ff. 121). The Prologue, etc., to The Earthly Paradise. A small oblong note-book with clasp, written in pencil. Its roughness suggests composition while travelling. Ff. 1-8 and (reversing the volume) 121-98b contain notes and sketches, including a rés...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1857-1870
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1 item

3. Add MS 45306

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WILLIAM MORRIS LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. X (ff. 69). 'The Proud King', etc. A small quarto ruled account book, dated 'Jan: 1861' (f. 68b, reversing the volume). On ff. 65b and 64b (reversing the volume) is a list headed 'Figures for Diot Dennis'. This is the MS. mentioned in Morris, i, p. 406. ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan : 1861
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1 item

4. Add MS 45309

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WILLIAM MORRIS LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. XIII (ff. 108). Fair copies in the hand of an amanuensis of three of the earliest written tales (see May Morris's list of early tales, C.W., iii, p. xv). Contents:- (1) 'The Palace East of the Sun and West of the Moon', a completed early version of 'Th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1857-1870
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 45308

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WILLIAM MORRIS LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. XII (ff. 204). Tales and other verses rejected or uncompleted by Morris and unpublished during his lifetime. Most of them were subsequently printed by May Morris, mainly in C.W., vol. xxiv. Contents:- (1) 'The Story of Orpheus and Eurydice' (C.W., xxiv...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1857-1870
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 45299

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WILLIAM MORRIS LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. III (ff. i + 105). Contents:- (1) Fragment of a draft of The Death of Paris, differing considerably from the printed text. The fragment (beg. 'And still I wandered through the night and still'), consists of part of the interview between Paris and Oenon...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1857-1870
Extent:
1 item

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WILLIAM MORRIS LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. XI (ff. i + 15). 'The Story of Orpheus and Eurydice', written originally for inclusion in The Earthly Paradise but rejected, and finally printed from the copy in 45308, art. 1 (C.W., xxiv, pp. 239-280). A draft (ff. 1-15b), described by Morris on the ori...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1857-1870
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 45300

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WILLIAM MORRIS LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. IV (ff.ii + 14). The Fostering of Aslaug (C. W., vi, pp. 21-64). A draft, described by Morris on the original wrapper (f. ii) as 'Rough of Aslaugs Fostering', corresponding closely to the printed text except for numerous minor variants. On f. i is the no...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1857-1870
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 45304

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WILLIAM MORRIS LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. VIII (ff. ii + 14). The Story of Rhodope (C.W., v, pp. 208-248). A draft described by Morris on the original wrapper (f. iii) as 'Rough copy of Rhodope'. It corresponds to the printed text as far as p. 36 (f. 10b), with minor variants, and then diverges ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1857-1870
Extent:
1 item

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WILLIAM MORRIS LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. VI (ff. ii + 11). The Ring given to Venus (C.W., vi, pp. 136-173). A draft, described by Morris on the original wrapper (f. ii) as 'First copy of ring given', from 'Howe'er it might be, this I know' (C.W., vi, p. 137) to the end. This draft is shorter an...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1857-1870
Extent:
1 item