Autograph draft of The house of the octopus by Charles Williams, published, London
Autograph draft of The house of the octopus by Charles Williams, published, London, 1945.
195 leaves, 102-93 blank.
Dates
- Creation: 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].
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.
Topical
Subject
- 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
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