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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Digital surrogate of Jane Austen autograph manuscript: 'Volume the First'
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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

Completed 3 Jun 1793

Extent

1 box

Language of Materials

English

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