5:1. #339. Swinburne Notebook: Autograph Original., circa 1857

File — Box: 5

Scope and Contents

Autograph notebook, circa 1857, by Algernon Charles Swinburne. Includes drafts of a drama about the Borgias; poems (including "Hide and Seek" and "Shelley"); part of a poem, "The Birch Book II"; part of a prose tale about Edward at the "Switchester School, Birchhampstead." Total: 182 pages.

The notebook was transcribed by Terry L. Meyers. Please credit Terry L. Meyers for any substantive use of the transcription.

Dates

circa 1857

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the Series: 0.25 Linear Feet (Correspondence to John Mayfield re the autograph notebook by Algernon Charles Swinburne (see Box 5). Includes autograph notes by Mayfield delineating the notebook's provenance (see Folder 7:4).)