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Three manuscipts of Manley Hopkins

 Single Item
MS. Eng. c. 8238, fols. 60-4
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Comprises:

  1. (fols. 60-1) verses 'To my child Gerard Manley. Christmas Eve 1844'
  2. (fol. 62) verses on the death of Felix Hopkins, "Within his little grave we laid/The child", 18 Jun 1854
  3. (fols. 63-4) letter to " My dear Aunt" from Kate Smith [later Hopkins], 4 Jul 1840.

Dates

  • Creation: 1840-1854

Extent

5 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. c. 8238, fols. 60-4].

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Shelfmark:

MS. Eng. c. 8238, fols. 60-4

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 12556

Abstract

Three Manley Hopkins manuscripts

Biographical / Historical

Manley Hopkins (1818-1897), father of Gerard Manley Hopkins, was a marine insurer, Consul-General to Queen Emma of Hawaii, and author of verse and mathematical treatises.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Christopher Edwards, 7 August 2015.

Title
Three Manley Hopkins manuscripts
Status
Published
Author
Finding aid prepared by Original catalogue by Judith Priestman. EAD version by Alice McDonald
Date
2017
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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