Draft of 'Memoirs of William Beckford Esqr.', by Cyrus Redding, 1846
File
MSS. Beckford c. 86
Held at the Weston Library
Some pages in the hand of an amanuensis, with (fol. i) two slips addressed to the publisher Henry Colburn. A different version of the memoir was published anonymously, as Memoirs of William Beckford of Fonthill, 2 vols. (C.J. Skeet, 1859).
Includes:
- (fol. 74v) a note by Lady Hamilton 'the whole of this story an invention'
- (fol. 158) an addendum dated Feb. 1847
Dates
- Creation: 1846
Extent
177 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Beckford c. 86
Repository Details
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