Lot 327
Gregory (Isabella Augusta, Lady) Typescript of The Story Brought by Brigit, with autograph corrections and insertions, signed at foot, 1923.
Hammer Price: £750
Description
Gregory (Isabella Augusta, Lady) Typescript of The Story Brought by Brigit, with autograph corrections and insertions, signed at foot of final p., 57pp., worming to head of first 4pp. with loss to text, 1923; and an A.L.s. to George Shiels, both preserved in custom drop-back box, 4to & 8vo.
⁂ Working typescripts by Lady Gregory are rare at auction.
The Story Brought by Brigit was performed at the Abbey Theatre in April 1924 and published the same year, it imagines the Irish Saint Brigid of Kildaire as being present at the crucifixion. Lady Gregory's interest in the Irish saints was born out of her passion for cultural nationalism, beginning in 1906 with the publication of her A Book of Saints and Wonders.
Description
Gregory (Isabella Augusta, Lady) Typescript of The Story Brought by Brigit, with autograph corrections and insertions, signed at foot of final p., 57pp., worming to head of first 4pp. with loss to text, 1923; and an A.L.s. to George Shiels, both preserved in custom drop-back box, 4to & 8vo.
⁂ Working typescripts by Lady Gregory are rare at auction.
The Story Brought by Brigit was performed at the Abbey Theatre in April 1924 and published the same year, it imagines the Irish Saint Brigid of Kildaire as being present at the crucifixion. Lady Gregory's interest in the Irish saints was born out of her passion for cultural nationalism, beginning in 1906 with the publication of her A Book of Saints and Wonders.
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