Shelley papers, consisting of letters and pieces by Shelley.
Shelley Papers
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- ReferenceGB 161 MSS. Shelley c. 1, d. 1-3, e. 1-6
- Dates of Creation1815-21
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- Language of MaterialEnglish.
- Physical Description10 shelfmarks
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) was a poet. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Access Information
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/specialcollections).
Acquisition Information
The papers are part of a donation from Jane Lady Shelley, the poet's daughter-in-law, made in 1893 and 1894.
Note
Collection level description created by Emily Tarrant, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. VI, nos. 31548-59.