Writings by John Clare in the margins of copies of The Lincolnshire Chronicle and General Advertiser, and The Lincoln, Rutland, and Stamford Mercury
Single Item
MS. Don. a. 8
Held at the Weston Library
Writings by John Clare in the margins of copies of:
- Fols. 1-2. The Lincolnshire Chronicle and General Advertiser, vol. 9, no. 452, 27 Aug. 1841
- Fols. 3-4. The Lincoln, Rutland, and Stamford Mercury, vol. 146, no. 7621, 3 Sept. 1841, containing poems, verse paraphrases of biblical passages
- and Fol. 2. draft of a letter to Dr. Matthew Allen [1841]
Dates
- Creation: 1841
Extent
4 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
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Shelfmark:
MS. Don. a. 8
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 16751
Abstract
Writings by John Clare in the margins of copies of The Lincolnshire Chronicle and General Advertiser, and The Lincoln, Rutland, and Stamford Mercury
Biographical / Historical
John Clare (1793-1864) was an English poet, farm labourer and naturalist.
Other Finding Aids
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, with 38855, fols. 1-24, from Mr. Sefton, grandson of the poet, through Edmund Blunden, and given by Friends of the Bodleian, 1943.
Topical
Subject
- Clare | John | 1793-1864 | Poet (Person)
- Title
- Writings by John Clare in the margins of copies of 'The Lincolnshire Chronicle and General Advertiser', and 'The Lincoln, Rutland, and Stamford Mercury'
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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