Autograph draft of The house of the octopus by Charles Williams, published, London
Single Item
MS. Eng. poet. e. 128
Autograph draft of The house of the octopus by Charles Williams, published, London, 1945.
195 leaves, 102-93 blank.
195 leaves, 102-93 blank.
Dates
- 1945
Extent
195 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. poet. e. 128, fols. 1-2].
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. poet. e. 128
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 16290
Abstract
Autograph draft of The house of the octopus by Charles Williams, published, London, 1945.
Biographical / Historical
Charles Walter Stansby Williams (1886–1945) was a British writer and member of the Inklings.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991). Vol. 2, no. 46496.
Custodial History
Loose leaves removed from the volume are now in MS. Eng. poet. d. 187 (NSC 46422), fols. 40-53.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from Anne Ridler, 1970.
- Title
- Autograph draft of 'The house of the octopus' by Charles Williams, published, London, 1945
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk