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Prose and verse dramas of John Dunlop of Gairbraid. Edit

Summary

Component Unique Identifier
MS.9272
Level of Description
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Dates

  • 1842-1846. (Creation)

Extents

  • 353 Leaves (Whole)

Subjects

Notes

  • Conditions Governing Access

    Normal access conditions apply.

  • Conditions Governing Use

    Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

  • Scope and Contents

    The contents are as follows:

    (i) 'Mary Zembia', 1842 (folio 2);

    (ii) 'Voluptas oculorum', undated (folio 74);

    (iii) 'Batavia sperans', 1843 (folio 89), followed (folio 137) by an off-print of the ‘Metropolitan Magazine’ containing Act V of the play;

    (iv) 'History of the Scottish Secession Church', undated (folio 147);

    (v) 'The War of American Independence' with historical notes, 1846 (folio 191).

  • Bibliography

    The works are all apparently unpublished, but the fifth act of 'Batavia sperans' was printed in the ‘Metropolitan Magazine’, volume xiii (1845), pages 446-462.

  • Arrangement

    iv + 349 folios.

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