File 2 - Draft and proofs of The Tempest

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Add. MS a/679/2

Title

Draft and proofs of The Tempest

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  • 1874-1876 (Creation)

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c. 220 sheets, 352 printed pages in octavo gatherings

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Name of creator

Wright, William Aldis (1831-1914), literary and biblical scholar
(1831-1914)

Repository

Trinity College Library, Cambridge

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Scope and content

Draft of the preface and notes, with the proof dated 29 July 1874. These are accompanied by an uncut page proof of the 1876 edition.

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      The 1874 proof was previously classed as

      Adv.d.18.13

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