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• Author/Creator:Hamilton, Mary, Lady, 1739-1816.
  
• Title:A manuscript, 1784.
  
• Physical Description:1 v. (50 p.) ; 34 x 21 cm.
  
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  • Location:BEINECKE (Non-Circulating)
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  • Call Number: Osborn fc137
    
  • Status:Not Checked Out
    

   
• Notes:First leaf inscribed: "Manuscript, 1784. By Walker. Bolton Street Piccadilly."
  Spine title: "MS de Lady Mary Walker."
  For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
  
• Summary:Manuscript of a satirical novella concerning an imaginary voyage by the narrator to a distant planet inhabited by giants, during which he encounters the "Royal Academy" of the planet and the "Chief Minister" (modelled on Pitt the Younger).
  
• Format:Archives or Manuscripts
• Cite as:Lady Mary Hamilton, A Manuscript. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
  
• Subjects:Pitt, William, 1759-1806.
  Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745--Influence.
  English fiction--18th century.
  Fantasy fiction, English--Women authors.
  First person narrative.
  Satire, English--18th century.
  Women authors--Great Britain.