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Copied material, mainly for the 'Life of William Godwin', ?1782-1820

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Dates

  • Creation: ?1782-1820

Language of Materials

  • English

General

'Life of William Godwin' was an unfinished memoir of William Godwin, by Mary Shelley. These copies, mainly of letters to and from William Godwin, were created c. 1836-40.

Arrangement

Organised first by copyist (Mary Jane Godwin; an unknown hand; Mary Shelley) and within those sequences, alphabetically by recipient. A second sequence of copies in a clerical hand on 'Morbey' watermarked paper (MS. Abinger c. 53-5) is arranged by original pagination.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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