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Ralph Rylance Letters to John Freeman Milward Dovaston
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Ralph Rylance was an English author and translator.
The collection consists of a group of 25 letters, 1818-1833, addressed to John Freeman Milward Dovaston (1782-1854) at Salisbury and London, England, by his friend and fellow author Ralph Rylance. Dovaston entitled these letters "Rylance's Visions," since most of the letters relate a dream or fictional encounter with William Shakespeare and other past and contemporary literary figures, such as John Milton , Lord Byron, Samuel Coleridge, and Walter Scott, none of whom (in Rylance's opinion) could compare with Shakespeare.
Arranged chronologically.
Purchased from Christopher Edwards in 1994 (AM1994-115).
Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager (2015) in 2012.
No appraisal information is available.
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- Finding Aid Date
- 2008
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The collection is open for research.
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Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.
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