Fair copy of ['The long story'], in the hand of an amanuensis, with some alterations by Beckford
MS. Beckford c. 46
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Fair copy of ['The long story'], in the hand of an amanuensis, with some alterations by Beckford
Shelfmark
MS. Beckford c. 46
Summary
Beg. 'I happened accidently to open my casement the moon shone bright', (see MS. Beckford c. 14, fol. 1, where an epigraph for 'the long story' is written on a sheet dated 1777). The work was printed as The vision, ed. Guy Chapman (London & New York, 1930). The contemporary foliation omits '53', but there is no gap in the text.
Date
c.1777
Language
English
Physical facet
Binding: stiffened marked wrappers
Physical extent
83 Leaves
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Collection contents
Literary papers
Literary papers
Fair copy of ['The long story'], in the hand of an amanuensis, with some alterations by Beckford
