Manuscripts

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. "The Sentiment of the Sword. A Country-House Dialogue: Appendix:" [early draft], A.MS.S. (32 p.), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 1

Description: Note: two separate gatherings titled "Appendix," including "The Fencing School (Ancient and Modern)" and "The Manchette or Forearm Play;" includes some illustrations and pages in another hand. Also enclosed: printed receipt from The Field to A. Forbes Sieveking, Apr. 12, 1910 (1 p.). Cataloger's Note: this material not included in Sieveking's printed version of 1911; material might have been intended for use in "The Book of the Sword" Vols. II-III.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1842-1947.
Call number: RBL 35(6)
Creator: Burton, Richard Francis (1821-1890)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Acquired from The Christensen Fund, Nov. 1997. At the time of Isabel Burton's death in 1896, the main part of Richard Burton's surviving manuscripts and library were deposited at the Central Library, Kensington; in 1955, the Royal Borough of Kensington gave the library to the Royal Anthropological Institute for safe-keeping. In 1986, The Christensen Fund acquired the entire library from the R.A.I., and deposited it at the Huntington Library, until November 1997, when The Christensen Fund formally gave the manuscripts and 2,500-volume library to the Huntington Library.
Associated people: Cameron, Verney Lovett, (1844-1894.); Charnock, Richard Stephen, (1820-1904 or 1905.); Colnaghi, Dominic E. (1834-1908.); Fergusson, Alexander, (1830-1892.); Greville, Violet, (1842-1932.); Latham, John, (-1880.); Pitt-Rivers, Augustus Henry Lane-Fox, (1827-1900.); Quaritch, Bernard, (1819-1899.); Tinsley, William, (1831-1902.); Wilson, H. Schütz (1824-1902.); Yule, Henry, (1820-1889.); Zotenberg, Hermann, (1836-1894.)
Associated organization: Chatto & Windus (Firm)
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Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. "The Sentiment of the Sword. A Country-House Dialogue: First Evening-Second Evening:" [early draft], A.MS.S. (87 p.), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 1
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Note: includes some illustrations; some pages in other hands. Cataloger's Notes: this manuscript was left unfinished at the time of Burton's death. In 1911, it was edited, with notes, by A. Forbes Sieveking and published by Horace Cox; originally published in The Field.
RBL 35(1)
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Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. "The Sentiment of the Sword. A Country-House Dialogue: Fifth Evening-Sixth Evening:" [early draft], A.MS.S. (59 p.), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 1
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Note: includes some illustrations and one printed clipping; one page in another hand.
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Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. "The Sentiment of the Sword. A Country-House Dialogue: Ninth Evening-Conclusion:" [early draft], A.MS.S. (33 p.), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 1
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Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. "The Sentiment of the Sword. A Country-House Dialogue: Third Evening-Fourth Evening:" [early draft], A.MS.S. (65 p.), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 1
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Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. "The Sentiment of the Sword. A Country-House Dialogue: Seventh Evening-Eighth Evening:" [early draft], A.MS.S. (61 p.), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 1
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Fielding, Percy. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1881, Oct. 13), (Malta). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 3
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This collection consists mainly of manuscripts, correspondence, drawings, printed material, and catalogues related to Burton's work and interest with swords, fencing, and his interest in Middle Eastern poetry and history; the collection contains research material and early drafts of Burton's The Book of the Sword, Vols. I-III, and To the Gold Coast. The correspondence includes letters from, among others, Verney Lovett Cameron, Richard S. Charnock, Chatto & Windus, Dominic E. Colnaghi, Alexander Fergusson, Violet Greville, John Latham, Augustus H.L. Pitt-Rivers, Bernard Quaritch, William Tinsley, H. Schütz Wilson, Henry Yule and Hermann Zotenberg.
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Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. "The Sentiment of the Sword. A Country-House Dialogue: Appendix:" [early draft], A.MS.S. (32 p.), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 1

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Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. "The Sentiment of the Sword. A Country-House Dialogue: First Evening-Second Evening:" [early draft], A.MS.S. (87 p.), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 1

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. "The Sentiment of the Sword. A Country-House Dialogue: Fifth Evening-Sixth Evening:" [early draft], A.MS.S. (59 p.), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 1

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. "The Sentiment of the Sword. A Country-House Dialogue: Ninth Evening-Conclusion:" [early draft], A.MS.S. (33 p.), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 1

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. "The Sentiment of the Sword. A Country-House Dialogue: Third Evening-Fourth Evening:" [early draft], A.MS.S. (65 p.), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 1

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. "The Sentiment of the Sword. A Country-House Dialogue: Seventh Evening-Eighth Evening:" [early draft], A.MS.S. (61 p.), ([before 1890 Oct.]). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 1

Fielding, Percy. 1 letter to Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1881, Oct. 13), (Malta). Kirkpatrick Catalogue: 107, Box 3