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Fair Geraldine. A tragedy, 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Gamble 1/9

Scope and Contents

Manuscript, annotated and paginated -- 90 pages plus title page, poem to Geraldine and dramatis personae on reverse. Title page inscribed 'Fair Geraldine. A Tragedy in Five Acts'. Also first revised proofs.

Dates

  • Creation: 1880

Creator

Extent

1 file(s) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Originally in a brown paper wrapped bundle with Palace and Prison and the proofs of both plays. Fair Geraldine was placed second in the bundle.

Bibliography

Published with Palace and Prison, London: C Kegan Paul & Co., 1880. Copies held GC, BL, OB.

Date information

DateText: Published in 1880, possibly written earlier. The poem is on watermarked paper, 'C Ansell 1876'. The title page is marked in pencil 29.4.80 which is possibly the date it was sent to the publisher.

Originator(s)

Gamble, Jane Catherine

Finding aid date

2003-09-01 16:48:24+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Girton College Archive Repository

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