Overview
The "Bristol forgeries" of English poet Thomas Chatterton.
Dates
- Creation: 1768-1915
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
.1 linear feet (1 volume)Includes autograph manuscripts of Chatterton's forgeries of a fifteenth-century treatise and a fifteenth-century poem. Also includes published poems by Sir Ernest Clarke as well as two letters from Thomas Percy concerning Chatterton's forgeries.
Biographical / Historical
Chatterton was an English poet.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Physical Location
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
68M-62. Gift of Arthur A. Houghton, Jr.; received: 1968 November 26.
- Title
- Chatterton, Thomas, 1752-1770. Thomas Chatterton Bristol forgeries, 1768-1915: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou01058
Repository Details
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