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The house of Aspen, a tragedy : manuscript copy possibly in the hand of Charlotte Scott, [1803-1805].

BIB_ID
131752
Accession number
MA 3164
Creator
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832.
Display Date
[1803-1805].
Credit line
Gift of Hamill & Barker, 1971.
Description
1 item (136 p.), bound ; 24.8 cm
Notes
Dated "1802" on manuscript title page, but most leaves are watermarked 1803. Possible date of writing based on watermarks and the probable date of Scott's accompanying note to Lady Charlotte (MA 3164.1).
Provenance
Presented by the author to Lady Charlotte Rawdon; bookplate of Henry Irving; his sale (19 December 1905, lot 218); gift of Hamill & Barker, 1971.
Summary
A fair copy of an early version of the play, which is a translation of "Die heilige Fehme" by Veit Weber [pseud.]. The manuscript is possibly in the hand of Charlotte Scott and the title page is inscribed "Lady Charlotte Rawdon from the Author" by Scott.