Episodes II, 'Histoire du Prince Barkiarokh enfermé dans le palais du feu souterrain', Date not recorded at time of cataloguing
File
MS. Beckford d. 17
Held at the Weston Library
Fair copy of parts 1 and 2 by Beckford, in a notebook, paper watermarked 1836 and 1837, incorporating the alterations in d. 16, with:
- (p.i) a note 'read to Mrs Gore Sund. 25 April 1841'
- (p.ii) 'Averti[s]sement pour l'edition de Vathek avec les episodes', Jan.1838, printed in The Episodes (1912)
- (pp. 39a, 160) drafts of several passages
- (p. 159) lines in Persian, transliteration of one verse in Roman script, and translations into English verse
(pp. 161-end) are blank.
Dates
- Creation: Date not recorded at time of cataloguing
Extent
353 pages
Language of Materials
- French
Shelfmark
MS. Beckford d. 17
Physical Facet
Binding: half red calf, marbled boards
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk