Draft of 'Memoirs of William Beckford Esqr.', by Cyrus Redding
MSS. Beckford c. 85/1
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Title
Draft of 'Memoirs of William Beckford Esqr.', by Cyrus Redding
Shelfmark
MSS. Beckford c. 85/1
Summary
Some pages in the hand of an amanuensis, with (fol. i) two slips addressed to the publisher Henry Colburn. A different version of the memoir was published anonymously, as Memoirs of William Beckford of Fonthill, 2 vols. (C.J. Skeet, 1859).
Date
1846
Language
English
Physical extent
88 Leaves
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Collection contents
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Draft of 'Memoirs of William Beckford Esqr.', by Cyrus Redding
