Bentham Manuscripts: Collection of manuscripts written and composed by the philosopher and legal reformer Jeremy Bentham

The vast collection of manuscripts written and composed by the philosopher and legal reformer Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), held by UCL Library's Special Collections, are of outstanding international historical and philosophical importance, and are one of UCL's most important possessions.

The manuscripts consist of drafts and notes for published and several substantial unpublished works, correspondence to and from Bentham, and other ephemera. They cover the period of Bentham's life, and consist of around 60,000 manuscript folios of varying length.

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