Drafts and copies of the 'Histoire de Darianoc, jeune homme du pays de Gou-Gou', [1780s?]
File
MS. Beckford d. 12
Held at the Weston Library
Includes:
- (fols. 1-9) fair copy of the first part of the story, in the hand of Mme de Starck (a letter enclosing this section is MS. Beckford c. 35, fol. 103)
- (fols. 11-34) 'Darianoc. Avent[ures] de Mefrac [Messac?] &c - la maison de fumée'
- (fols. 35-59) 'Darianoc Avent[ure] des pigmées'
- (fols. 61-75) 'Darianoc Voy[age] de Moka &c - La mer verdoyante &c'
- (fols. 77-81) 'Hist[oire] du jeune homme du pays de Gou-Gou', draft of the text in fols. 1-9
- (fols. 82-8) 'Darianoc. Aventures differentes &c'
- (fols. 89-92) notes and fragments
Dates
- [1780s?]
Extent
93 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Beckford d. 12
Arrangement
The papers are arranged in the same order as given by Parreaux, op. cit., pp. 177-8, corresponding to his entries 1-4, and a-c. The story of Darianoc is discussed by Parreaux, pp. 177-97.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk