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Notebook, 1881 February 4 : autograph manuscript with additional entries in the hand of H.G. Wells.

BIB_ID
189459
Accession number
MA 14797
Creator
Fish, J. J. (Jack J.)
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (54 pages) : illustrations ; 153 x 100 mm
Notes
School notebook kept by J.J. Fish as a student attending Midhurst Grammar School in 1881, with additional entries made by his childhood friend and fellow student, H.G. Wells.
Provenance
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Summary
Contains Fish's notes on various school subjects, including mensuration, the fables of Aesop, history, etc.; with 9 pages of comic drawings by H.G. Wells, four of them devoted to "Some Incidents in the Life of J.J. Fish."