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Holograph memoir, "Reminiscences of Percy Bysshe Shelley," 29 April 1857

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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John Mackenzie Kennedy manuscript material

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Title
Holograph memoir, "Reminiscences of Percy Bysshe Shelley," 29 April 1857
Names
Shelley, Helen, 1799-1885 (Annotator)
Kennedy, John Mackenzie, 1797- (Author)
Collection

John Mackenzie Kennedy manuscript material

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1857-04-29
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (S'ANA 0692)
Topics
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822
Genres
Manuscripts
memoirs
Notes
Funding: Digitized through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Citation/reference: Published with commentary as SC 776 (Appendix) in Shelley and his Circle, v. IX, p. 168-185.
Content: With a title-page and a dedication page, to "the dearest friends of my boyhood"; attribution on the title-page in the hand of Hellen Shelley; text begins, "I had just completed my sixteenth year, when I joined the Depot of the 76 Regiment, at Horsham ..."
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18255814
MSS Unit ID: 23606
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 977faf20-fbf0-0132-69cd-00254bd66e0c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1799: Creator Born
  • 1857: Created
  • 1885: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Holograph memoir, "Reminiscences of Percy Bysshe Shelley," 29 April 1857" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1857. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c3a32bcc-6b08-7169-e040-e00a18061437

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Holograph memoir, "Reminiscences of Percy Bysshe Shelley," 29 April 1857" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c3a32bcc-6b08-7169-e040-e00a18061437

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1857). Holograph memoir, "Reminiscences of Percy Bysshe Shelley," 29 April 1857 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c3a32bcc-6b08-7169-e040-e00a18061437

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Holograph memoir, "Reminiscences of Percy Bysshe Shelley," 29 April 1857