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Manuscript of 'William and Helen' by Sir Walter Scott.

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Identifier: MS.5278

Scope and Contents

There is an inscription to Lady Charlotte Home and Miss Haldane on folio 1.

Dates

  • Creation: 1796.

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

10 Leaves ; Octavo.

Language of Materials

Undetermined

Arrangement

i + 9 folios.

Custodial History

The manuscript was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought, Sotheby's, 13 February 1951, lot 289.

Bibliography

The manuscript was published with slight alterations in ‘The Chase, and William and Helen: two ballads, from the German of Gottfried Augustus Burger’ (Edinburgh, 1796).
Title
National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
Author
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
Description rules
International Standard for Archival Description - General
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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