An uncut copy of the suppressed edition of Dreams, waking thoughts, and incidents , 1783
File
MS. Beckford c. 40
Held at the Weston Library
Contains a number of alterations in Beckford's hand to words and phrases, many of them not entered in the second copy (MS. Beckford c. 41), and some drafts of alterations to short passages, a few entered in the second copy. Pp. 135a-b (an inserted leaf) contain notes, not in Beckford's hand, about St. Bruno, with references to printed sources, and (p. 135b) a rough draft of a passage re-drafted in the second copy (c. 41, p. 136b). The end flyleaf and pastedown contain pencil notes - a few lines of prose, partly erased, and some lines of verse.
Dates
- 1783
Extent
1 volume
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Beckford c. 40
Physical Facet
Binding: Marbled boards, lacking spine, frontispiece and engraving of St. Bruno
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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