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Total number of records: 161

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items156
Archives5

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
English Literature89
Brotherton Collection56
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society3
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
english drama161
theater12
actors8
latin drama, medieval and modern6
oratorio6
mysteries and miracle-plays, english6
greek drama5
english poetry5
mysteries and miracle-plays2
latin literature, medieval and modern2

Count of Place

PlaceCount
Venice (Italy)1
Great Britain1
Italy1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Daniel, George52
Cumberland, John52
Cumberland, John (1787-1866)52
Daniel, George (1789-1864)52
Dodsley, Robert (1703-1764)18
Reed, Isaac (1742-1807)18
Reed, Isaac18
Collier, John Payne (1789-1883)16
Scott, Walter16
Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832)16

Archive Collection

Pierce Egan, The blind lover; or, The maid of Malines

Egan, Pierce (1814-1880)

c. 1850

A historical drama in prose

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Oscar Wilde, autograph letters and manuscripts, including the manuscript of his play 'The Duchess of Padua', with some related material

Wilde, Oscar (1854-1900)

1878-1895

Comprises the following items: (1) Autograph letter to Marian Willets [1878]; (2) Manuscript draft and notes for the original contract made by J.M. Stoddart, and Co. with Wilde for publishing Rennell ...

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Manuscript of the third act of the play 'The Siege of St Quentin' by Theodore Hook, in the hand of William Powell the prompter, and with manuscript annotations by Richard Brinsley Sheridan and Tom Sheridan.

Hook, Theodore Edward

1808

Comprises a fair copy of Act 3 of Hook's play, signed 'W. Powell, Prompter, T[heatre]. R[oyal]. D[rury]. L[ane]. Octr 5th 1808'. The first scene is said to be enacted in 'a courtyard in the Castle of ...

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The ancient British drama (v.1)

Dodsley, Robert (1703-1764); Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832)

1810

Title vignettes. "Intended to form, with The British drama, and Shakspeare, a complete and uniform collection, in ten volumes, of the best English plays... The ground-work of the present collection ...

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The ancient British drama (v.2)

Dodsley, Robert (1703-1764); Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832)

1810

Title vignettes. "Intended to form, with The British drama, and Shakspeare, a complete and uniform collection, in ten volumes, of the best English plays... The ground-work of the present collection ...

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The ancient British drama (v.3)

Dodsley, Robert (1703-1764); Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832)

1810

Title vignettes. "Intended to form, with The British drama, and Shakspeare, a complete and uniform collection, in ten volumes, of the best English plays... The ground-work of the present collection ...

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