Manuscript of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal

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MS. Don d. 174

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Written by, or for, Elizabeth Ann Tickell. Undated but the paper is watermarked, 1808.

Dates

Creation: c.1808

Extent

215 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Don d. 174, fols. 1-2]

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Shelfmark:

MS. Don d. 174

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 20938

Additional Description

Abstract

Manuscript of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, ‘The School for Scandal’

Biographical / Historical

Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816) was a dramatist and politician. For further details see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Custodial History

Ownership inscription 'E.A. Tickell'; Puttick and Simpson, 24 May 1869, lot 617; donated by Leonard Schlosser to auction for the benefit of the Grolier Club, New York, 1964; bought from Hoffman and Freeman catalogue Jul 1978, no. 83 by the Friends of the Bodleian.