King Oswald. A dramatic poem in five acts, 1817 May.

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King Oswald. A dramatic poem in five acts, 1817 May.

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Autograph MS of a closet drama concerning the Anglo-Saxon King Oswald. Written on one side of the leaf only, with notes and emendations on the opposite blank pages. The preface, dated Westfalton, near Shrewsbury, May 1817, states: "The Dramatic Poem of King Oswald, the result of delightful conversations & music near Conway in the summer of 1815 with my talented friend Tom Pierce...was written merely as the vehicle for some very singular & original music to be composed by him...."

97 leaves ; 22 x 14 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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