Drafts, fragments and notes of stories, in French and English

Title

Drafts, fragments and notes of stories, in French and English

Shelfmark

MS. Beckford c. 48

Summary

Mainly with an Oriental or Arabic setting. Some of the drafts and fragments are continuations of 'The long story' (see Parreaux, op. cit., pp. 99-136). They include:

(fols. 3-10, 12-19) a rough draft, and fair copy with alterations, of 'Yao', discussed by Parreaux, p. 93, n. 310

(fols. 20-3) a draft entitled (fol. 1) 'Gabel al Comar', containing notes on 'Bostan afruz' and a fragment beg. 'Gemal al Camar the mountains of the moon' (or, 'I thought I was arrived in the happy Isles' - Parreaux, p. 109)

(fols. 24-6) fragments relating to Nouronihar

(fols. 27-8) a wrapper, watermarked 1842, formerly containing fols. 30-68

(fols. 30-68 passim) are drafts and fragments relating to Nouronihar, Pourrous and Krisna, c.1779, including:

(fols. 30-5) a draft beg. 'I was once familiar with happiness'

(fols. 35v-7, 37v-40) two drafts beg. 'The industry of man joined to a strength'

(fols. 53-7) a draft entitled 'For the Keladet, where N. remains six months'

(fols. 42v-3) drafts of passages relating to life at Fonthill, 23 Dec. 1779, with a few reading notes

(fols. 69-85) drafts added to the file by Boyd Alexander, including:

(fols. 69-70) 'Hist[oire] de la peguane Runiah'

(fols. 78-80) an account, entitled 'Osorio', of Portuguese explorations in the 16th century

(fols. 81-5) a jeu d'esprit, beg. 'Procopius in the 5th book'

Also with (fols. 72v, 81v) pen-and-ink sketches

Date

[1770s and 1780s]

Language

English

Physical extent

85 Leaves