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An ideal husband: Act IV (manuscript and typescript), 1893

 Item — Volume: Wilde MS W6721M2 I19 [1893-4] Bound
Identifier: Series 1

Scope and Contents note

From the Series:

This subseries includes manuscripts of speeches, plays, poems, and other literary works created by Oscar Wilde and his coterie. Many are in the author's hand. Virtually all of the titles given to the works have been supplied by later catalogers and scholars. They are arranged alphabetically by author or originator, and then by title. Further arrangement is by date.

Dates

  • Creation: 1893

Creator

Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 38.36 Linear Feet (90 boxes plus bound volumes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Existence and Location of Copies note

Also available on microfilm: Wilde 23-1

General Physical Description note

MS and Typescript. 30 leaves. In red morocco solander case. Early draft of the play, consisting of 18 sheets of typescript, with heavy authorial revisions; and 12 sheets entirely in Wilde's holograph. The 28th and 29th leaves are wanting; a typewritten facsimile from the published text has been substituted for these.

General note

Clark shelfmark W6721M2 I19 [1893-4] Bound

Repository Details

Part of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Repository

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