Handwritten Play (1 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Autograph manuscript; folio (205 x 320 mm); pp. [44], handwritten ink, with stage directions highlighted in red. Once a stitched pamphlet, the thread has since gone. Some light chipping along the edges (occasionally affecting text at top corner, but perfectly legible nonetheless) and spine of outermost leaf; some browning. First published in 1852, and with an appearance in Lacy's Acting Edition of 1867, this fair copy, with no corrections, was probably penned by a professional copyist for use in the theatre. A note on the front page reads: "A lapse of one year is supposed to take place between the acts. Time of representing, one hour and three quarters." Plunkett also wrote plays under the name of H. P. Grattan.