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Total number of records: 78

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Books and printed items68
Archives10

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English Literature32
Brotherton Collection28
Herbert Read Collection9
Leeds Russian Archive2

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socialism3
authors, irish2
aphorisms and apothegms2
letters1
prisoners1
short stories, english1
lectures and lecturing1
prisons1
fairy tales1
children1

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Wilde, Oscar (1854-1900)78
Oscar O'Flahertie Wills Wilde78
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900.9
Ross, Robert Baldwin (1869-1918)7
Ross, Robert Baldwin7
Wilde, Oscar6
Vogeler-Worpswede, Heinrich3
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-19003
Holland, Vyvyan Beresford (1886-1967)2
Rodd, Rennell Baron Rennell (1858-1941)2

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From 180026
From 190047
From 20001

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Up to 199948
Up to latest1

Archive Collection

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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Salome : Tragödie in einem Akte

Wilde, Oscar (1854-1900); Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-1898)

1907

Contains illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley.

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Autograph letter to Marian Willets / Oscar Wilde.
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Autograph letter to Marian Willets / Oscar Wilde.

Wilde, Oscar (1854-1900)

1878

Autograph letter to Marian Willets ("Miss Willett"). Magdalen College, Oxford, "Thursday", [1878].

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Autograph manuscript notes for a lecture on art and craftmanship / Oscar Wilde.
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Autograph manuscript notes for a lecture on art and craftmanship / Oscar Wilde.

Wilde, Oscar (1854-1900)

1882

Autograph manuscript notes for a lecture on art and craftmanship. Philadelphia, 1882.].

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'L'envoi' autograph manuscript / Oscar Wilde.
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'L'envoi' autograph manuscript / Oscar Wilde.

Wilde, Oscar (1854-1900)

1882

'L'envoi'. Autograph manuscript of the introductory essay to Rennell Rodd's 'Rose leaf and apple leaf', 1882.

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Autograph manuscript of five aphorisms / Oscar Wilde.
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Autograph manuscript of five aphorisms / Oscar Wilde.

Wilde, Oscar (1854-1900)

Early 1890s

Autograph manuscript drafts of five aphorisms. [Early 1890s].

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Autograph manuscript of six aphorisms / Oscar Wilde.
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Autograph manuscript of six aphorisms / Oscar Wilde.

Wilde, Oscar (1854-1900)

Early 1890s

Autograph manuscript of six aphorisms, with revisions and deletions. [Early 1890s].

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Manuscript contract for publication of Oscar Wilde's 'The Sphinx'.
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Manuscript contract for publication of Oscar Wilde's 'The Sphinx'.

Wilde, Oscar (1854-1900)

July 1892

Original manuscript contract for publication of 'The Sphinx'. Drawn up by Markby, Wilde & Johnson, 9 Lincoln's Inn. [July] 1892.

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Autograph letter to Robert Ross / Oscar Wilde.
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Autograph letter to Robert Ross / Oscar Wilde.

Wilde, Oscar (1854-1900)

c.25/01/1895

Autograph letter to Robert Ross. Hotel de l'Europe, Algiers. [c.25 Jan 1895].

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Autograph letter to Arthur Stannard / Oscar Wilde.
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Autograph letter to Arthur Stannard / Oscar Wilde.

Wilde, Oscar (1854-1900)

c.1888

Autograph letter to Arthur Stannard. 16 Tite Street, Chelsea, S.W. [c.1888].

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The Duchess of Padua
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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...

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