Winthrop Mackworth Praed, 1829
Scope and Contents
A single leaf of paper containing a handwritten draft of 35 lines of English poet W. Mackworth Praed’s “The Legend of the Drachenfels.” The text as presented here differs slightly from that published by Edward Moxon in 1864. Moxon’s edition notes that the poem was written in 1829, providing a potential date for the draft. The poem is written in ink in a neat hand, and there are annotations in pencil noting differences from the printed edition and including the observation “This is Praed’s autograph.” Tears to the paper but no text is lost.
Dates
- 1829
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Winthrop Mackworth Praed was an English poet noted for his witty and humorous verse, and a minor Tory politician.
Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
From the Collection: Danish
From the Collection: Swedish
From the Collection: Spanish
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Norwegian
From the Collection: Persian
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Russian
From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu