Literary papers and related material of Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas. Arranged in the order: stage works; poems; autobiographical writings and material relating to Oscar Wilde; other writings. This section has been divided into bound and unbound material.
Eccles Bequest. Vol. XLVIII. 'Shakespeare's Sonnets'; [1933]. Typewritten draft of 'True History of Shakespeare's Sonnets' with autograph annotations. Brown cloth box with yellow leather spine. Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas, poet: Manuscript 'Shakespeare's Sonnets': [1933]: Typewritten.
Eccles Bequest. Vol. XXXVII. Notebook containing autograph English translation in an unknown hand of Douglas's 'An Introduction to my Poems with some Reflections on the Oscar Wilde Case' for La Revue Blanche; 1896. Black card cover and marbled slipcase. Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas, poet: Transl...
Eccles Bequest. Vol. XLII. 'Oscar Wilde'; [1940]. Typewritten draft with autograph corrections. Revision of Add 81659. With a copy of the published edition (Duckworth, 1940) bearing the bookplate of Frank J. Hogan. Purple cloth slipcase. Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas, poet: Manuscript 'Oscar Wilde...
Eccles Bequest. Vol. XXXV. 'Sonnets'; 1935. Autograph draft preface with corrections by Douglas. Green quarter morocco box. Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas, poet: Preface to 'Sonnets': 1935.
Eccles Bequest. Vol. XXXVI. Three articles on Wilde; 1896. Typewritten. Grey cloth box. 1. 'Oscar Wilde'; 1896. English translation of Douglas's article for the Mercure de France. 2. 'Reply to Certain Journalists'; [1896]. Published in La Revue Blanche; 15 June 1896. 3. 'An Introduction to m...
Eccles Bequest. Vol. XXXVIII. 'Oscar Wilde and Myself'; 1914. Typewritten with autograph annotations. See also Add. 81663 for related material. Green cloth cover. Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas, poet: Manuscript 'Oscar Wilde and Myself': 1914: Partly typewritten.
Eccles Bequest. Vol. XXXIX. 'The Wilde Myth'; 1916. Typewritten copy, with photocopy of original autograph manuscript. Includes autograph notes relating to the manuscript, with letters to Lady Eccles. Fawn cloth box. Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas, poet: Manuscript 'The Wilde Myth': 1916: Partly t...