Manuscript of 'William and Helen' by Sir Walter Scott.
File
Identifier: MS.5278
Scope and Contents
There is an inscription to Lady Charlotte Home and Miss Haldane on folio 1.
Dates
- Creation: 1796.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
10 Leaves ; Octavo.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
i + 9 folios.
Custodial History
The manuscript was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Sotheby's, 13 February 1951, lot 289.
Bibliography
The manuscript was published with slight alterations in ‘The Chase, and William and Helen: two ballads, from the German of Gottfried Augustus Burger’ (Edinburgh, 1796).
Genre / Form
- 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
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk