Anna Maria Farswell commonplace book : manuscript.

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Author/Creator:

Farswell, Anna Maria, active 1816, compiler.

Contributor:

Zachs-Adam Rare Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English poetry.

Genre:

codices (bound manuscripts)

commonplace books.

Poetry.

Manuscripts, English -- 19th century.

Penn Provenance:

Sold by Modern First Editions, 2021.

Physical Description:

1 volume (186 pages) ; 13 x 23 cm

Production:

Devon, England, circa 1802-1817, 1849.

Summary:

The Anna Maria Farswell commonplace book was created in Devon, England from around 1802 to 1817. The volume contains excerpts from religious readings, hymns, and literature. The volume appears to have been rebound without several of the original pages, leaving the creator’s pagination only sporadically present. As such, the cataloger has supplied pagination. Farswell is identified as the compiler of this volume (p. i), but another individual, Anna Camilla Rol (Roe?), 1849 is identified on the last page of the volume (p. 186). All of the entries appear to be contemporary to Farswell in the early 19th century and there is no indication that Rol contributed to this volume with the exception of her signature. The volume contains numerous hymns, including several from the Christian Observer (p. 8-11) and Olney Hymns (p. 23-25). There are also unattributed, untitled hymns, in addition to titled hymns such as, “O thou who dry’st the mourner’s tear” by Thomas Moore (p. 66). The volume also contains excerpts from secular writings, including Sir Joshua Reynolds’ “On Painting” (p. 85-106) and from the poem “The fire worshippers” from Thomas Moore’s Lallah Rookh (p. 143-147). There are excerpts from authors and poets including, John Bowdler, esq. (p. 37), Montaigne (p. 42-43), Lord Byron (p. 52, 151), and Revered John Marriott (p. 111). There are also excerpts from Henry Hunter’s Sacred Biography, or, The history of patriarchs” (p. 126-134).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Zachs-Adam Rare Book Fund.

Cited as:

Anna Maria Farswell Commonplace Book (Ms. Codex 2170). Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania.

OCLC:

1425832599