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Fourteen letters from John Masefield to James Shelley relating to Manchester University's production of Masefield's The Tragedy of Pompey the Great, with papers related to the production and to Shelley

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MS. Eng. lett. c. 858
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Fourteen letters from John Masefield to James Shelley, 1913-1917, relating to Manchester University's production of Masefield's The Tragedy of Pompey the Great, 1913, with:

  1. (fols. 35-56) a typescript of Act III, amended by Shelley, [c. 1913]
  2. (fols. 57-60) a programme of the performance, 24-25 Apr 1913
  3. (fols. 61) a photograph of Masefield inscribed by him: "...in memory of the performance", 1913
  4. (fol. 62) a lithograph portrait by Shelley of an unknown man, n.d.
  5. (fol. 63) a leter to the Guardian concerning Shelley, 1961

Folios 33-34 are xerographic copies, the originals of which were retained by the donor.

Dates

  • Creation: 1913-1917, 1961, n.d.

Extent

63 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. lett. c. 858, fols. 1-2].

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Shelfmark:

MS. Eng. lett. c. 858

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 23101

Abstract

Fourteen letters from John Masefield to James Shelley relating to Manchester University's production of Masefield's The Tragedy of Pompey the Great, with papers related to the production and to Shelley.

Biographical / Historical

John Edward Masefield (1878-1967) was Poet Laureate and prolific author of novels, plays and works of fiction. Details are given in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Given by Mrs M. Arnold, 1989 (folios 7b-c, 56b-d and 636 given Feb 1991).

Title
Fourteen letters from John Masefield to James Shelley relating to Manchester University's production of Masefield's The Tragedy of Pompey the Great, with papers related to the production and to Shelley
Status
Published
Author
EAD version 2023 by Marion Lowman
Date
EAD version 2023
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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