Manuscript book of verses : manuscript.

Identifiers

CMV:

CMV32965

Shelfmark:

Osborn c834

Title:

Manuscript book of verses : manuscript.

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Content

People:

Voltaire: Author
Various: Author
Unknown: Compiler

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Brief Summary:

A manuscript book of miscellaneous verse.

Detailed Summary:

Collection of “Prologues” and “Epilogues” and other verses in an unidentified hand, circa 1750 to 1788, some performed at the Austen family home at Steventon. There are four pieces written by Rev. James Austen, Jane Austen’s eldest brother, performed in 1787-1788, one spoken by Henry Austen and one by Eliza de Feuillide. Some “prologues” and “epilogues” with clear literary references to works by Susanna Centlivre, Henry Fielding, Samuel Foote, and David Garrick. Other works attributed to Peter Pindar, Rev. Thomas Powys, Thomas Russell, and Voltaire, among others.

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Physical Description

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207 pp.

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100 x 190 mm

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An inked monogram of the initals ‘EC’ has been stamped on the inside front cover.

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History

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Ownership:

Possibly owned by Rev. Edward Cooper. Owned by James Stevens-Cox.

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Provenance:

Purchased from James Burmester on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection Fund in 2021.

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

30 May 2024