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Poetry and Audience, typescript and manuscript drafts of poems by various authors originally published in 'Poetry and Audence'
c.1954-1972
This collection contains typescript and manuscript drafts of poems by 33 authors, submitted for publication in the Leeds student literary magazine 'Poetry and Audience.' Also included is a small amoun...
Samuel Taylor Coleridge manuscript verses on the slave trade
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor (1772-1834)
1792
Manuscript of ‘Sors misera servorum in insulis Indiae occidentalis’ (Ode on The West-Indian Slave Trade) submitted by Coleridge for the Browne Medal for classical composition in his first year at ...
Bram Stoker correspondence
1866 - 1911
Correspondence addressed to Bram Stoker, generally dated between 1866 and 1911. Letters have been indexed by correspondent.
v.
c 1987 - 2007
Originally labelled V. Channel 4, November 4 1987 + Theatre Adaptations: Eye-Level, Volcano, Birmingham Rep. Youth Workshop (May 1991)
'Sylvia's Lovers' annotated manuscript (slightly incomplete)
1863
Manuscript draft for 'Sylvia's Lovers, with original printer's marks and Gaskell's revisions. The draft includes a top sheet with directions to the printer. Loose sheets in 10 envelopes. Mainly bla...
Research Material
1991 - 2005
Substantial file of research material, relating to the development of 'Black Daisies'. Files include press cuttings and photocopies of general, academic and medical articles on Alzheimers, memory and ...
'Visits in Verreopolis/By Lord Charles Albert Florian Wellesley/Vol I.'
7-18 Dec 1830
Autograph miniature manuscript, the first of two volumes. Title page reads 'Visits in Verreopolis by Lord Charles Wellesley in Two Volumes […] Published by Sergeant Tree and sold by all other bookse...
Drafts
1991 - 2005
Series of frequently annotated drafts (8 files) charting the development of the 'Black Daisies' from initial notes to final script. The file also contains a partial musical score for the film.
'Visits in Verreopolis/By Lord Charles Albert Florian Wellesley/Vol II.'
18 Dec 1830
Autograph miniature manuscript, the second of two volumes. Title page reads 'Visits in Weropolis [sic] By The Honourable Charles, Albert, Florian Lord Wellesley, Aged 10 years/ In Two Volumes - Volume...
Production material
1991 - 2005
including notes, diagrams, shot lists, rehearsal guides, schedules and associated material.
Fireside Tales, or the Return to Zamorna
[Dec. 1836 – Jan. 1837]
Autograph miniature manuscript commencing “Reader I’ll tell you what - my heart is like to break ...”. Unsigned and undated, later titled “FIRESIDE TALES” on cover and at end in another hand...
Correspondence
1991 - 2005
Substantial file relating to the development and reception of 'Black Daisies'. Correspondents include Peter Symes, who directed, and Fiona Finlay, who produced the film, and correspondence from variou...
International Releases
1991 - 2005
Material relating to the film's international releases. The file includes a copy of an Italian translation of the script, and programmes and reviews of the film from various international festivals, ...
[The Duke of Zamorna], autograph miniature manuscript
July 1838
Autograph miniature manuscript, untitled, signed ("C Brontë" and “William Percy”) and dated 21 July 1838 at the end, commencing “In a distant retreat very far indeed from the turmoil of cities...
Elizabeth Gaskell letter concerning Haworth sanitation
26 September 1853
Letter written from Plymouth Grove addressed to an unidentified correspondent. Gaskell begins by asking them to “pity the sorrows of two poor authoresses (“...Miss Brontë, the authoress of Jane E...
Elizabeth Gaskell Letter concerning Haworth sanitation
29 Sept 1853
Letter, written from Plymouth Grove, presumably to same correspondent as MS 2266/05. Gaskell thanks him for his prompt assistance and complains of the difficulty of getting any parish to comply with t...
Ellen Nussey letters and manuscripts
c1855 - c1896
Letters, mainly by Ellen Nussey, and manuscripts of hers concerning Emily Brontë
Branwell Brontë letter to Hartley Coleridge
20 April 1840
Letter, written from Broughton-in-Furness, addressed to Coleridge introducing himself and sending him examples his poetry for criticism, enclosing autograph manuscript fair copies of ‘At dead of mid...
Branwell Brontë letter to Hartley Coleridge
27 June 1840
Letter addressed to Hartley Coleridge, written from Haworth, recalling “the delightful day which I had the honour of spending with you at Ambleside”, and sending him his completed translation of H...
Original manuscript of Byron’s story 'Mazeppa' in Mary Shelley's hand
1818
(19) Original manuscript of Byron’s story 'Mazeppa' in Mary Shelley's hand, written in Venice in 1818, with corrections in Byron's hand and a frontispiece portrait of him (54 pp); bound with a Frenc...
The Root of the Boot
Tolkien, J R R (1892-1973)
c.1924
Song written in pen and ink. Written in pencil in the top right hand corner '(The Fox Went Out)', this is the tune to which 'The Root of the Boot' was sung. It was published in 'Songs for the Philol...
Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Garrick, David (1717-1779)
[1766?]
Bound in volume with overall title page: "The English theatre in eight volumes, containing the most valuable plays which have been acted on the London stage. Vol. VIII".
The London mercury
Squire, Sir John Collings (1884-1958)
v.1-39, no.234 1919/20-1938/39 Edited by J.C. Squire.
Brontë Manuscript notebook
c1847 - 1860
Notebook containing untitled text attributed to Anne Brontë. The text is a discussion on the truth of the Bible, between two speakers 'S' and 'C'. One is a sceptic, the other a believer who justifies...
Letter from Branwell Brontë to Joseph Bentley Leyland
15 May 1842
Letter to Joseph Leyland commenting on the drawings Leyland has sent to the Committee appointed to erect a monument to the surgeon Thomas Andrews following his death, and inviting Leyland to a meeting...
Letter from Branwell Brontë to Joseph Bentley Leyland
12 July 1842
Letter to Joseph Leyland mentioning John Brown and Mr Newsholme of Haworth and commenting on the final stages involved in completing the memorial tablet for Thomas Andrews. Letter also refers to Bront...
Letter from Branwell Brontë to Joseph Bentley Leyland
10 September 1845
Letter to Leyland commenting on Brontë’s disappointment that Leyland was unable to visit Haworth, and his hopes he will be able to visit soon. Also contains a detailed discussion of a three-volume ...
"The School of Eloquence 1"
1971 - c. 1974
Substantial drafts, notes with associated research material and pasted in ephemera.
'Northangerland' pen and ink sketch
c1847
Pen and ink sketch of a man, titled 'Northangerland', with 'Alexander Percy' written across the bottom and 'John Brown' [possibly in another hand] on left hand side, and ‘Joseph Leyland’ on the ri...
Letter from Charlotte Brontë to Mrs Gore
28 June c.1851
Letter begins, "My Dear Mrs Gore, Your note reached me when I was on the point of leaving Town and had not time to reply to it; I now beg to acknowledge its receipt..." Letter discusses the hope of be...
"Poems 1980"
1980
Includes notes and drafts for poems later published in Continuous, including press cuttings of 'The Call of Nature', 'Continuous', 'Turns', 'Illuminations', 'Clearings', 'Collect', 'A Piece of Cake'...
"Poems 1984- v."
1984
Includes drafts of poems published in School of Eloquence; and extensive notes and drafts for 'v.' with associated pasted in photographs and ephemera.
Maria Brontë letter and manuscript 'The Advantages of Poverty in Religious Concerns
c1800 - 1821
Manuscript and letter addressed to Patrick Brontë. Bound together with typescript transcriptions. The original binding, now vacated, contains a printed title page, also bearing Clement Shorters name ...
Letter from Patrick Brontë to Sir James Kay Shuttleworth written shortly before Charlotte's death
3 February 1855
Addressed from 'Haworth'. The letter is kept together with a brief, handwritten synopsis, and a letter from Professor Frank Smith detailing the accession to Special Collections.
The Duchess of Padua / Oscar Wilde.
Wilde, Oscar (1854-1900)
1883
Autograph manuscript of Wilde's play 'The Duchess of Padua' (1883). Bound in fine black tooled leather, bearing a gilt coat of arms on the front cover and held within a black custom-made box bearing t...
Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell
Brontë, Charlotte (1816-1855); Brontë, Emily (1818-1848); Brontë, Anne (1820-1849)
1846
Wuthering Heights. And Agnes Grey
Brontë, Emily (1818-1848); Brontë, Anne (1820-1849); Brontë, Charlotte (1816-1855)
1850
The new family receipt book : containing one thousand truly valuable receipts in various branches of domestic economy
Rundell, Maria Eliza Ketelby (1745-1828)
1824
Anon., by M.E.K. Rundell.
Dangers to health in our own houses : a lecture delivered before the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society, January 23rd, 1877
Teale, Thomas Pridgin (1831-1923)
1877
Annus mirabilis, or, The wonderful effects of the approaching conjunction of the planets Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn
Arbuthnot, John (1667-1735)
1723
By John Arbuthnot. Cf. ESTC. One page of advertisements at end. The Cambridge bibliography includes this among Arbuthnot's authentic works. Imprint from colophon. Predicts the transformation o...
The workes of Beniamin Jonson
Jonson, Ben (1573?-1637)
1616
Engraved t.p. signed: Guliel' Hole fecit. This t.p. also exists with two other forms of the imprint. Each play then has its own special t.p. There are many small variants between copies. The first...
The tragical history of King Richard III : As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane
Cibber, Colley (1671-1757); Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
1751
Titlepage in red and black.
Fifty comedies and tragedies
Beaumont, Francis (1584-1616); Fletcher, John (1579-1625)
1679
New edition. Portrait of Fletcher, by Marshall. Many errors in pagination. The following pages are wrongly numbered as indicated in round brackets: 138 [Sig. T1] (130), 143 [Sig. T4] (135), 15 (13...
The tempest: or, The enchanted island : A comedy
Dryden, John (1631-1700); Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); D'Avenant, Sir William (1606-1668)
1735
Extracted from v. 2 of the 1735 edition of The dramatick works of John Dryden. Signatures: I-M12 (I1 frontispiece). Title in red and black.
All Ovids Elegies : 3. bookes
Ovid; Marlowe, Christopher (1564-1593); Davies, Sir John (1569-1626); Jonson, Ben (1573?-1637)
[ca. 1630]
Elegy 15 in Book I is given in two versions, the 2d entitled "the same by B.I." and is supposed to be Ben Jonson's earliest published work. Signatures: A-F8. C. M. is Christopher Marlowe and J. D....
Miscellaneous poems
Marvell, Andrew (1621-1678); Marvell, Mary
1681
First edition. With a preface to the reader signed Mary Marvell (i.e. Palmer, Andrew Marvell's house-keeper), stating "Printed according to the exact copies of my late dear husband". Issue with ce...
The civile wares betweene the howses of Lancaster and Yorke
Daniel, Samuel (1562-1619); Daniel, John (fl.1625)
1609
Edited by John Daniel. Engraved t.p., with port. Initials; head- and tail-pieces. Side-notes. A poem. Signatures: A-C⁴(A⁴ blank)D-QR⁴. "Faults escaped": p. [1] at end. Leaf E4 (pp....
Sauny the Scott, or, The taming of the shrew : a comedy : as it is now acted at the Theatre-Royal
Lacy, John (1681); Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
1698
A prose alteration of: The taming of the shrew / William Shakespeare. Cf. Spencer's Shakespeare improved, p. 274-281. First edition.
The history of King Lear : Acted at the Duke's theatre
Tate, Nahum (1652-1715); Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
1681
First edition. P.11 is unnumbered.
The ingratitude of a common-wealth : or, The fall of Caius Martius Coriolanus : as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal
Tate, Nahum (1652-1715); Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
1682
Originally planned to be included in the Variorum Coriolanus... This ed. is limited to twenty-five copies. Alteration of: Coriolanus / William Shakespeare. First ed. of this alteration. Cf. DNB.
Hide Parke : a comedie
Shirley, James (1596-1666)
1637
"As it was presented by Her Majesties servants, at the private house in Drury Lane." First edition.
A Yorkshire tragedie : Not so new, as lamentable and true. VVritten by VV. Shakespeare
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
1619
Not in fact by Shakespeare. Mostly in verse. Signatures: pi1(=D4) A-C⁴ D⁴(-D4). The text is followed by a blank leaf [D3]. The title was printed on leaf [D4] which was transferred to the beg...
Q. Horatius Flaccus: his Art of poetry. Englished by Ben: Jonson. With other workes of the author, never printed before
Horace; Jonson, Ben (1573?-1637); Marshall, William (fl. 1617-1650)
1640
A translation of Horace's "Ars poetica". With an additional title page, engraved, signed "W.M. sculpsit" (i.e. William Marshall), with imprint "London. Printed for John Benson. 1640". Variant 1: thi...
The first part of the true & honorable history, of the life of Sir Iohn Oldcastle, the good Lord Cobham : As it hath bene lately acted by the Right honorable the Earle of Notingham Lord High Admirall of England, his seruants
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Drayton, Michael (1563-1631)
1600
2d ed., published in 1619, one of the falsely dated quartos.