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- Record Id:
- 040-001987341
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001987335
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000196.0x000379
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 81621
- Title:
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Oscar Wilde, typescript of Act I of Lady Windermere's Fan, with autograph corrections
- Scope & Content:
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Copyright: © Estate of Oscar Wilde. Eccles Bequest. Vol. III. Typescript of Act I of Oscar Wilde's play, Lady Windermere's Fan, with extensive autograph corrections and additions. It was first produced on 20 February 1892 at St. James's Theatre, London, by George Alexander. Its Broadway premiere was at Palmer's Theatre, New York, on 5 February 1893. Stamp of Mrs Marshall's typewriting office is visible on the title page and elsewhere. Extensive revisions and text added by Wilde in pencil. For the first draft, see Add MS 37943.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001987335
036-001987336
037-001987337
040-001987341 - Is part of:
- Add MS 81619-81884 : Eccles Bequest
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Add MS 81621 : Oscar Wilde, typescript of Act I of Lady Windermere's Fan, with autograph corrections - Hierarchy:
- 032-001987335[0001]/036-001987336[0001]/037-001987337[0002]/040-001987341
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 81619-81884
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_81621 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1891
- End Date:
- 1891
- Date Range:
- [1891]
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Restrictions to access apply please consult British Library staff
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- User Conditions:
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Letter of introduction required to consult this manuscript.
Copyright: © Estate of Oscar Wilde
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Paper
Foliation: 20 folios
Binding: Red full morocco slipcase
- Exhibitions:
- In Mu Xin's Words: Treasures of the British Library, Mu Xin Art Museum, Wuzhen, 15 October 2017 - 14 January 2018
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)