O'Thello : part of the Great Unpaid : AMs fragment, [1832 or 3].

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O'Thello : part of the Great Unpaid : AMs fragment, [1832 or 3].

A parody of Shakespeare's Othello, written for a private family performance in 1833. This fragment is the first page of the part of the character called the Great Unpaid, beginning with act 1, scene 2. At the top of the page is a note signed by Dickens's father John, for whom the part was written. The earliest known Dickens manuscript.

1 v. (1 p.) ; 38 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6788530

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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