Three manuscipts of Manley Hopkins
Single Item
MS. Eng. c. 8238, fols. 60-4
Held in our offsite storage facility
Comprises:
- (fols. 60-1) verses 'To my child Gerard Manley. Christmas Eve 1844'
- (fol. 62) verses on the death of Felix Hopkins, "Within his little grave we laid/The child", 18 Jun 1854
- (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.
Topical
- 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
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk