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Add MS 38794 Q
- Record Id:
- 040-002058133
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002058117
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001159.0x00022f
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 38794 Q
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
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Autograph drafts of three ballads by George Borrow, viz.: (1) "King Diderik's and the Lion's fight with the Dragon." f. 234 b; (2) "Diderik and Olger the Dane." f. 238 ; (3) "Olger the Dane and Burman." f. 241. Followed (f. 244) by descriptive notes by T[homas] J[ames] Wise, stating that the drafts were written in 1829 and the ballads finally revised in 1854, and (f. 245) by a copy of the ballads, privately printed for Mr. Wise in 1913. The first two drafts differ considerably from the final versions. Presented by T. J. Wise, Esq.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002058117
040-002058133 - Is part of:
- Add MS 38794 A-S : MISCELLANEOUS letters, papers, and poems. Paper; ff. 268. Folio.
Add MS 38794 Q : Autograph drafts of three ballads by George Borrow, viz.: (1) "King Diderik's and the Lion's fight with the… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002058117[0016]/040-002058133
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 38794 A-S
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- -9999
- End Date:
- -9999
- Date Range:
- Unspecified
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Custodial History:
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Thomas James Wise: Presented: in 1913.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Wise, Thomas James, of Add MS 38794