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Title: Iliad
Author: Morrice, James
Date(s): 1809 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 92
Contents: Translation of Homer's "Iliad", describing the tragic consequences of the wrath of Achilles, including the death of Patroclus, during the Greek siege of Troy; with some revisions or corrections. Date given on f.258r: "Dec. 1803".
English translation of Homer's Iliad into blank verse, by James Morrice.
Morrice, James
c.1800-1809
Comprises probably the original manuscript of Morrice's translation, together with a press cutting from the local Northants newspaper containing an excerpt from the translation and a favourable review...