Original manuscript of Oliver Twist, or the parish boy's progress, by Charles Dickens, vol. 2
Manuscript
1837-1838 (hand written)
1837-1838 (hand written)
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Ink on paper; modern binding
514 leaves, mounted in eight volumes (bound in seven); 23 cm.
Incomplete autograph manuscript. Written on handmade, wove writing paper. Many leaves have cancelled text on the verso. Ink type is iron-gall.
The writing paper is made up of 'Large Post' folio sheets that have been folded into bifolios, producing a 'Large Post' quarto, which were then torn in half by Dickens, mostly before writing. All manuscript leaves therefore have one torn side.
Each of the first eight instalments is headed 'Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress. By Boz. Illustrated by George Cruikshank'.
Vol. 8 also contains a preface to Pickwick Papers, dated September 1847, and parts VII & IX of Master Humphrey's Clock.
Originally bound in 2 volumes rebound in 1994 in brown morocco half leather with marbled papers over boards. In drop back solander boxes. Because of the increase in bulk the volumes were divided according to the divisions of the bound photocopies which pre-existed this conservation operation.
514 leaves, mounted in eight volumes (bound in seven); 23 cm.
Incomplete autograph manuscript. Written on handmade, wove writing paper. Many leaves have cancelled text on the verso. Ink type is iron-gall.
The writing paper is made up of 'Large Post' folio sheets that have been folded into bifolios, producing a 'Large Post' quarto, which were then torn in half by Dickens, mostly before writing. All manuscript leaves therefore have one torn side.
Each of the first eight instalments is headed 'Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress. By Boz. Illustrated by George Cruikshank'.
Vol. 8 also contains a preface to Pickwick Papers, dated September 1847, and parts VII & IX of Master Humphrey's Clock.
Originally bound in 2 volumes rebound in 1994 in brown morocco half leather with marbled papers over boards. In drop back solander boxes. Because of the increase in bulk the volumes were divided according to the divisions of the bound photocopies which pre-existed this conservation operation.
Object details
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| Title | Original manuscript of Oliver Twist, or the parish boy's progress, by Charles Dickens, vol. 2 (assigned by artist) |
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| Brief description | Manuscript, Oliver Twist, or the parish boy's progress by Charles Dickens, vol. 2, England, 1837-38. |
| Physical description | Ink on paper; modern binding 514 leaves, mounted in eight volumes (bound in seven); 23 cm. Incomplete autograph manuscript. Written on handmade, wove writing paper. Many leaves have cancelled text on the verso. Ink type is iron-gall. The writing paper is made up of 'Large Post' folio sheets that have been folded into bifolios, producing a 'Large Post' quarto, which were then torn in half by Dickens, mostly before writing. All manuscript leaves therefore have one torn side. Each of the first eight instalments is headed 'Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress. By Boz. Illustrated by George Cruikshank'. Vol. 8 also contains a preface to Pickwick Papers, dated September 1847, and parts VII & IX of Master Humphrey's Clock. Originally bound in 2 volumes rebound in 1994 in brown morocco half leather with marbled papers over boards. In drop back solander boxes. Because of the increase in bulk the volumes were divided according to the divisions of the bound photocopies which pre-existed this conservation operation. |
| Production type | Unique |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Charles Dickens to his friend John Forster; bequeathed by John Forster to the museum in 1876. |
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| Library number | MSL/1876/Forster/151/2 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2022 |
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