Comprises: Vol.1: A collection of autograph letters from James Sheridan Knowles to James Muspratt, with a letter from Lady Max Muspratt presenting the collection to Lord Brotherton, 18th April, 1831-12th June, 1862, and 25th July, 1925; includes typescript transcripts; Vol.2: Plays, William Tell, 1825; The beggar's daughter of Bethnal Green, 1828; Alfred the Great, 1831; Vol.3: Plays, The wife, 1833; Vol.4: Plays, The beggar of Bethnal Green, 1834; Vol.5: Plays, The love-chase, 1837; Vol.6: Plays, Woman's wit, The maid of Mariendorpt, 1838; Vol.7: Plays, John of Procida, 1840; Vol.8: Plays, Love, 1840; Vol.9: Plays, The rose of Arragon, 1842; The secretary, 1843; Vol.10: Criticisms from The Times, Blackwood's magazine, Edinburgh review, and other periodicals on the plays of James Sheridan Knowles; collected for James McHenry Esq. by Francis Harvey, 4 St. James's Street, London, 1875. Includes some translations and critical reviews in German and French.
Correspondence and literary manuscripts of James Sheridan Knowles
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Brotherton Collection MS 19c Knowles
- Dates of Creation
- 1825-1925
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English German French
- Physical Description
- 10 bound vols held on 1 shelf, manuscript, typescript, and printed Each volume is embossed on the spine in gold lettering with its contents and dates
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
James Sheridan Knowles (1784-1862), the dramatist, was the son of James Knowles the lexicographer. For fuller details see the Dictionary of National Biography.
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
From the library of Lord Brotherton
Note
Mainly in English, but with some German and French