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ReferenceBBM/on_this_island/1/1

Title

Composition draft

Date 5 May-12 Oct 1937

Date InformationLet the florid music praise!: Not dated; Now the leaves are falling fast: 27 May 1937; Seascape: 12 Oct 1937; Nocturne: 5 May 1937; As it is, plenty: 9 Oct 1937.

DescriptionComposition draft of the songs for 'On this island' with dates, signatures and some crossings out. Additional sketches of 'The sun shines down' on page 9v and 'Night covers up the rigid land' on pages 1v and 14r-14v (probably intended for the uncompleted second volume of 'On this island').

Extent1 manuscript; 14 pages [2r-4v, 5r-6r, 7r-9r, 10r-11r, 12r-13v]

Physical DescriptionPencil; 27 x 36.6 cm; paper manufacturer 'A L' catalogue number '10' (1 page). See Title Page of Collected Volume.

Title Page Of Collected Volume'To Christopher Isherwood [underlined] / W. H. Auden / [BB signature] [underlined] / ON THIS ISLAND [underlined]'.

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