Elizabeth Gaskell Manuscripts

Archive Unit
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  • Reference
      GB 133 Eng MS 876-877
  • Dates of Creation
      1861-1866
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
      English
  • Physical Description
      330 x 210 mm, 330 x 200 mm. 3 volumes (I - 72 folios; II and III - 920 folios);

Scope and Content

Original MSS, both with numerous corrections by the author:

  • Eng MS 876, The Grey Woman, 1861;
  • Eng MS 877, Wives And Daughters, c 1864-1866. Consisting of 918 folios bound in two volumes, with 2 folios at the end containing corrections for a page of the proof-sheets.