Vera, or, The nihilists, 1880?
Scope and Contents note
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: 1880?
Creator
- From the Collection: William Andrews Clark Memorial Library (Organization)
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: CLC 633; Wilde 23-12
General Physical Description note
Ms. 169 p. Notebook. In full red morocco slip-case, byHyman Zucker . Early manuscript draft. At the other end of notebook another 55 pages of blank verses and miscellaneous writings. With this: written agreement between Wilde and the actress Marie Prescott, and a few variant pages of the play in a different hand.
Purchase, Rosenbach Company, 1923 (MS.1923.004).
General note
References: Finzi 2499
Repository Details
Part of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Repository