Poems on the nomenclature of the various towns and villages around Oakridge : autograph manuscript : place not specified, undated.

Record ID: 
197441
Accession number: 
MA 13274
Author: 
Beerbohm, Max, Sir, 1872-1956.
Credit: 
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description: 
1 item (2 pages) ; 25.5 x 20.3 cm
Notes: 

Unsigned autograph manuscript; numbered "I." at head of text.

Summary: 

Humorous poem on the the place name Cirencester, possibly the first in a projected series of poems on the subject of place names in the vicinity of Oakridge; written in two columns on lined paper, with corrections. First line: In early Anglo-Saxon days / a beauteous damsel dwelt near here.

Provenance: 
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.