Jane Austen autograph manuscript: 'Volume the first', Completed 3 Jun 1793

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MS. Don. e. 7, 7*/1

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'Volume the First', holograph fair copies, completed 3 Jun 1793, of early works by Jane Austen, with a few corrections.

A pencil note inside the front cover reads 'For my brother Charles', and an explanatory note by C.E.A. [Casandra Austen] is pasted below it.

Comprises:

MS. Don. e. 7: original manuscript
MS. Don. e. 7*/1: fragments removed from the manuscript volume (MS. Don. e. 7)

Dates

Creation: Completed 3 Jun 1793

Extent

1 box

Language of Materials

English

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To ensure its availability to future readers, access to this material is restricted, and readers are asked to work from reproductions and published descriptions as far as possible. To apply to see the original, please send a message to specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk, outlining the subject of your research, the importance of this material to that research, and the resources you have already consulted. Please also tell us about the timeframe for your project, if any, and when you hope to visit.