Letter from Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley to Emily [Godwin]
Original letter from Mary Shelley to her sister-in-law Emily [Godwin] (widow of William Godwin, jr.), written from Putney, 8 Jun [1844].
Dates
- Creation: 8 Jun [1844]
Extent
2 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
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Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Shelley adds. c. 13, fol. 6].
Shelfmark:
MS. Shelley adds. c. 13, fols. 6-7
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 11935
Abstract
Letter from Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley to Emily [Godwin]
Biographical / Historical
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797–1851) was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer. Details are given in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Winifred A. Myers (Autographs) Ltd., 1982
- Title
- Letter from Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley to Emily [Godwin]
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Original catalogue by Bruce Barker-Benfield. EAD version by Harriet Costelloe.
- Date
- 2016
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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