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"Wilde Mss.," typed essay by William Figgis, 192-?

 Item — Box: Forgeries 2, Folder: 10
Identifier: Subseries 1.3.

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Contains forgeries offered for sale to William Figgis of Dublin booksellers Hodges Figgis in 1921, as well as correspondence related to the forgeries from 1921-1957. Forged works include alleged correspondence from Wilde as well as draft manuscripts of his literary and dramatic work. Letters include correspondence from the fake Andre Gide as well as the real Andre Gide, various booksellers (Maggs, Davis and Orioli, Gabriel Wells), Christopher Millard, and Vyvyan Holland. Some supplementary published material from the 1950s regarding the collection is also included.

Dates

  • Creation: 192-?

Creator

Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Series: 2 boxes

Language of Materials

From the File: English

General Physical Description note

Sims catalog no. 37

Repository Details

Part of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Repository

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