A wife's tragedy. An unfinished play., 1890
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: 1890
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 165, 635; Wilde 23-13
General Physical Description note
MS. 49 p. Original manuscript draft of an unfinished play, with numerous corrections, erasures, and thumb-nail sketches in the author's hand. About one-third in ink, and two-thirds in pencil. First leaf is half size.
General note
References: Finzi 2500; Dulau 1
Clark shelfmark W6721M2 W653 [189-]
Repository Details
Part of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Repository