The Collector as Artist: Lady Eccles and Oscar Wilde, 11 January 2010, 18:00
Written on 10.1.10 by D1 Property Finder
11 January 2010, 18:00 Event Type: Lecture Speakers John Stokes (Emeritus Professor of Modern British Literature, King's College London). Together with Dr Mark Turner (King's College London), he is now editing Wilde's journalism for the Oxford English Texts edition of the Complete Works. Description Mary, Viscountess Eccles (1912 - 2003), was one of the foremost collectors of her time, amassing an outstanding wealth of material relating to Wilde which she bequeathed to the British Library. The Eccles Collection of Oscar Wilde comprises almost 2,000 items, including manuscripts (correspondence, works, etc.) printed books (among them a number of presentation copies and books from Wilde's own library) and a wide range of ephemera. Venue : British Library 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DBThe Collector as Artist: Lady Eccles and Oscar Wilde
This talk celebrates the completion of the cataloguing of the Collection, which is now available through the Library's online catalogues, and explores the ways in which the creativity of the collector can inspire the imagination of the scholar.
Followed by a drinks reception. Attendance is free, but please register your name with Teresa Harrington at the British Library.
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