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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'

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:

  1. MS. Don. e. 7: original manuscript
  2. 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

Conditions Governing Access

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.

Shelfmark

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

Existence and Location of Copies

Digital surrogate available in Digital Bodleian.

A digital surrogate, with transcript, is also available at Jane Austen's Fiction Manuscripts.

Physical Facet

Remains of calf spine; faded marbled boards.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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