VII.A.3.a.
VII.A.3.a: Typescript of the First Part of the "Daniele Defoe" Lecture (1912)
Material Description and Collation
The manuscript consists of 7 sheets of single-spaced typewritten black ribbon top (original) copies, watermarked "MADE IN DOCELLES | VOSCES | THE BEST PAPER", with corrections in black ink on pp. [1]–[5], and in lead pencil on pp. [3] and [7]; the versos are blank.
Title
Headed: "D A N I E L E D E F O E | (I)" on p. [1].
Pagination
Pages [2]–[7] are numbered "2."–"7." in the upper right margin by the typist; p. [1] is not paginated.
Measurements
The manuscript measures 26.8 x 20.9 cm.
Contents
The typescript was made from MS VII.A.2.a.i; Joyce’s marginal note from p. [1r] was not transcribed.
Dating
This typescript was prepared for Joyce in 1912 by Jane V. Meles (see Sylvia Beach’s note on MS VII.A.4).
Publication
The manuscript has not been reproduced and was not listed in Spielberg but this text was edited and translated by Joseph Prescott in Daniel Defoe (Buffalo Studies, vol. 1, no. 1 [State University of New York at Buffalo: Buffalo, December 1964]).
Notes
The sheets were folded once horizontally.