Draft of a short adventure novel in three chapters entitled 'The White Violet', written c. 1885 by Alan James Gulston (1813-1886) of Derwydd and Dirleton, co. Carmarthen, brother of Josepha Heath Gulston ('Talbot Gwyn', 1811-1859) the novelist. The novel is set in South Africa during the Cape Frontier (or Kaffir) Wars of 1779-1879, and the draft contains numerous corrections to the text. A reference on the first folio to the author's novel Warren Knowles, published in London in 1885, suggests an approximate date for this composition.
The White Violet,
This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
- Reference
- GB 210 NLW MS 23972E.
- Alternative Id.(alternative) vtls004518710
- Dates of Creation
- [c. 1885] /
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 46 ff. (formerly stapled bifolia).
Placed as bifolia in melinex sleeves within ringed box at NLW.
- Location
- ARCH/MSS (GB0210)
Scope and Content
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Acquisition Information
C.R. Johnson Rare Book Collections; London; Purchase; November 2007; 004518710
Note
Original title.
Preferred citation: NLW MS 23972E.
Alternative Form Available
Text
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Top outer edges of ff. 23-46 damaged by rodents with some loss of original foliation.
Archivist's Note
November 2010.
Description compiled by Maredudd ap Huw;
Conditions Governing Use
Usual copyright laws apply.
Custodial History
Initially sold at the Sotheby's Derwydd Mansion Sale, 15 September 1998, as part of lot 231.
Additional Information
Published
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales