Notes on dreams experienced and voices heard, 15 Nov. 1797 - 23 Apr. 1799, in the hand of John Johnson of East Dereham, 108 folios. Fos 52-106 and the verso throughout are blank.
William Cowper: Notes on Dreams
This material is held atCambridge University Library
- Reference
- GB 12 MS Add.6755
- Dates of Creation
- 1797-1799
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English .
- Physical Description
- 1 volume(s) 1 volume
Scope and Content
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
The MS was lent by the owner, F. Payne of Ashgate, near Chesterfield, to Charles Sayle in April 1917 (see MS.Add.4251, no. 1075). It was apparently allowed to remain in the Library, where it was found in 1934.
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Alternative Form Available
Cambridge University Library holds a transcript of the MS made by T.R. Glover, MS.Add.5993.
Bibliography
For an account of the contents of the MS see H.N. Fairchild, 'Additional notes on John Johnson's diary', in Proceedings of the Modern Language Association of America, 43 (1928), pp. 571-572. Fairchild had seen only Glover's transcript, the whereabouts of the original being then unknown.