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Typescript draft of ‘The will’ by Sir James Matthew Barrie, with some revisions in Barrie's hand, and with others (in blue pencil, mostly cuts) that may be in another hand.

 Item
Identifier: MS.6644

Scope and Contents

This version is very close to that printed in ‘The definitive edition of the plays of J M Barrie’, page 809, but with fewer details of setting and stage direction. Corrections made in the draft have been incorporated into the printed text.

Dates

  • Creation: [Circa 1913.]

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

26 Leaves ; Quarto.

Language of Materials

Undetermined

Arrangement

iii + 23 folios.

Custodial History

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

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought, Sotheby's, 29 October 1956, lot 242.

Bibliography

Wilson, A E. 'Definitive edition of the plays of J M Barrie’ (London, 1942).
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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