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Holograph dedication of The Cenci to Leigh Hunt

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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  • The spot where the body of Shelley was burned
  • Sketchbook containing views recording a tour in Switzerland and France
  • Anne Wagner album
  • Lord Byron, as he appeared after his daily ride at Pisa & Genoa
  • Julia Conyers album
  • Watercolor portrait of Lord Byron
  • The great aerial navigator, or atmospheric machine!
  • Conundrum fan
  • Ettore
  • Lives of the necromancers (with tipped in autograph letter signed to Thomas Northmore, 3 January [1803])
  • Percy Bysshe Shelley, poet
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Percy Bysshe Shelley manuscript material

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Series I. Writings

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Prose

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Title
Holograph dedication of The Cenci to Leigh Hunt
Names
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 (Author)
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859 (Dedicatee)
Collection

Percy Bysshe Shelley manuscript material

Series I. Writings

Prose

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1819-08-16 - 1819-08-19 (Inferred)
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz MS
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (PBS 0103a)
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (PBS 0103b)
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (PBS 0103c)
Genres
Manuscripts
writings (documents)
dedications (documents)
Notes
Funding: Digitized through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Content: Begins, "I inscribe with your name, from a distant Country, and after an absence whose months have seemed years, this the latest of my literary efforts." Written on the same manuscript are a holograph draft stanza of The Mask of Anarchy (PBS 0103b), begins, "A spirit / A red mist like the steam of gore . . . ."; and a holograph draft fragment from Prometheus Unbound (PBS 0103c), begins, "A lamp which / a diamond which shines / In the darkness of mines . . . ." .
Citation/reference: Shelley and his Circle, SC 532: volume VI, page 865
Physical Description
Extent: 4 2/3 pages (3 single sheets)
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17040453
MSS Unit ID: 19614
Archives EAD ID: 1746906
Archives EAD ID: 1746893
Archives EAD ID: 1746894
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1904ca70-4619-0134-6491-00505686d14e
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

  • 1792: Creator Born
  • 1819: Created (Approximate)
  • 1822: Creator Died
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Holograph dedication of The Cenci to Leigh Hunt" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1819 - 1819. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bd449dfb-0c89-c21c-e040-e00a18066c50

Chicago/Turabian Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Holograph dedication of The Cenci to Leigh Hunt" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bd449dfb-0c89-c21c-e040-e00a18066c50

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1819 - 1819). Holograph dedication of The Cenci to Leigh Hunt Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bd449dfb-0c89-c21c-e040-e00a18066c50

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Holograph dedication of The Cenci to Leigh Hunt