‘Works of Henry Mackenzie’ (Edinburgh, 1808), volume viii, containing autograph additions.
Scope and Contents
There are additional sheets, inserted after page 62, containing seven poems of Henry Mackenzie written in 1825 and 1828-1829, all apparently unpublished (folios 1-5). Inserted after page 289 is a further additional sheet (folio 6) containing notes on his tragedy, 'The Spanish Father', with duplicates of pages 283-286 containing autograph notes and alterations to the text.
Printed pages missing from the volume (pages 1-17, 33-48) have been supplied in manuscript in a hand not Henry Mackenzie's.
Dates
- Creation: 1825, 1828-1829.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
6 Leaves
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
6 folios, interleaved.
Custodial History
The volume was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1937.
- 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
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