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Hamlet restor'd

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Description
An unfinished piece of mock criticism intended to ridicule the work of contemporary Shakespearean commentators. This manuscript has been bound into a dummy volume of 106 leaves, the majority of the volume is blank; front cover is loose and spine is damaged.
Type
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Production date
approximately 1780.
Call number
mssHM 589
Creator
Devonshire, William Cavendish (1748-1811)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Provenance unknown. In library as of August 1935.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
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