Manuscript of Fitzgerald's translation of a Sufi poem and letters to Elizabeth and Edward Cowell.
Edward FitzGerald: Bird-Parliament and letters
This material is held atCambridge University Library
- Reference
- GB 12 MS Add.4505, 4507
- Dates of Creation
- 1857-1860
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English .
- Physical Description
- 1 collection
Scope and Content
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
MS.Add.4505 was presented by the family of Professor E.B. Cowell, 1903; MS.Add.4507 was presented by W. Aldis Wright, 1905.
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Bibliography
MS.Add.4507 is printed in W. Aldis Wright's edition of the Letters and literary remains of Edward Fitzgerald, Vol. VII (London, 1903), pp. 257-312. The letters in MS.Add.4505 are printed in the Letters and literary remains of Edward Fitzgerald, Vol. II (London, 1903), as follows: no. 1, p. 51; 2, p. 54; 3, p. 62; 4, p. 68; 5, p. 91 (part only); 6, p. 113.