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52537: The Unicorn (complete draft)

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Pencil draft of a complete copy of the second version of the verse play. Numbered '1', on a page torn from a receipt book numbered '1254'. Isaac Rosenberg abandoned work on 'The Amulet' in July of 1917, and used many lines of the former verse play for 'The Unicorn' |

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Pencil draft of a complete copy of the second version of the verse play, containing lines 1-10. Numbered '1', on a page torn from a receipt book numbered '1254'. Isaac Rosenberg abandoned work on 'The Amulet' in July of 1917, and used many lines of the former verse play for 'The Unicorn'.
Pencil draft of a complete copy of the second version of the verse play, containing lines 11-22. Numbered '2', on a page torn from a receipt book numbered '1256'. Isaac Rosenberg abandoned work on 'The Amulet' in July of 1917, and used many lines of the former verse play for 'The Unicorn'.
Pencil draft of a complete copy of the second version of the verse play, containing lines 23-36. Numbered '3', on a page torn from a receipt book numbered '1257'. Isaac Rosenberg abandoned work on 'The Amulet' in July of 1917, and used many lines of the former verse play for 'The Unicorn'.
Pencil draft of a complete copy of the second version of the verse play, containing lines 37-45, with stage directions following line 36. Numbered '4', on a page torn from a receipt book numbered '1258'. Isaac Rosenberg abandoned work on 'The Amulet' in July of 1917, and used many lines of the former verse play for 'The Unicorn'.
Pencil draft of a complete copy of the second version of the verse play, containing lines 46-51 and some unused lines. Numbered '5', on a page torn from a receipt book numbered '1258'. Isaac Rosenberg abandoned work on 'The Amulet' in July of 1917, and used many lines of the former verse play for 'The Unicorn'.
Pencil draft of a complete copy of the second version of the verse play, containing lines 52-58. Numbered '6', on a incomplete page torn from an exercise book. Isaac Rosenberg abandoned work on 'The Amulet' in July of 1917, and used many lines of the former verse play for 'The Unicorn'.
Pencil draft of a complete copy of the second version of the verse play, containing lines 59-61, ten unused lines, then line 75, three cancelled unused lines, and then 4 unused lines. Lines 61-173 of this draft differs from the copy text, whereas the remainder of the play relates more closely. Numbered '7', on an incomplete page torn from an exercise book. Isaac Rosenberg abandoned work on 'The Amulet' in July of 1917, and used many lines of the former verse play for 'The Unicorn'.
Pencil draft of a complete copy of the second version of the verse play, containing lines 79-85, four unused lines, 100-1, then one unused line, then 105, ten unused lines, then line 75, three cancelled unused lines, and then 4 unused lines. Lines 61-173 of this draft differs from the copy text, whereas the remainder of the play relates more closely. Numbered '7', on the reverse of IR/III/94 written on an incomplete page torn from an exercise book. Isaac Rosenberg abandoned work on 'The Amulet' in July of 1917, and used many lines of the former verse play for 'The Unicorn'.
Pencil draft of a complete copy of the second version of the verse play, containing lines 76-78, 86-87 then two unused lines, 88-89, 91, three unused lines, 94, seven unused lines, then 103, 105, 104 followed by one unused line. Lines 61-173 of this draft differs from the copy text, whereas the remainder of the play relates more closely. Numbered '8', on an incomplete page torn from an exercise book. On the reverse Isaac Rosenberg has writtne 'Umisol'. Isaac Rosenberg abandoned work on 'The Amulet' in July of 1917, and used many lines of the former verse play for 'The Unicorn'.
Pencil draft of a complete copy of the second version of the verse play, containing stage instructions and line 117, then 118, then two unused lines, 122-123, then five unused lines, followed by lines 129-130. Lines 61-173 of this draft differs from the copy text, whereas the remainder of the play relates more closely. Numbered '10'; page 9 is missing from this draft. Isaac Rosenberg abandoned work on 'The Amulet' in July of 1917, and used many lines of the former verse play for 'The Unicorn'.
Pencil draft of a complete copy of the second version of the verse play, containing one unused line, lines 134-136, then 3 unused lines, stage directions following 133, then line 130, followed by 143-146." Lines 61-173 of this draft differs from the copy text, whereas the remainder of the play relates more closely. Numbered '11', on an incomplete page torn from an exercise book. Isaac Rosenberg abandoned work on 'The Amulet' in July of 1917, and used many lines of the former verse play for 'The Unicorn'.
Pencil draft of a complete copy of the second version of the verse play, containing second half of line 146, then stage directions, 147-148 cancelled, six unused cancelled lines; on the left-hand page are is one unused line and line 131. Lines 61-173 of this draft differs from the copy text, whereas the remainder of the play relates more closely. Numbered '12', on an incomplete page torn from an exercise book. Isaac Rosenberg abandoned work on 'The Amulet' in July of 1917, and used many lines of the former verse play for 'The Unicorn'.
Pencil draft of a complete copy of the second version of the verse play, containing lines 147-154, four unused lines, then 176-177, followed by 156-159. On the adjacent half of hte folded page is a further cancelled draft of 147-148. Lines 61-173 of this draft differs from the copy text, whereas the remainder of the play relates more closely. Numbered '13', written on the reverse of IR/III/98, on an incomplete page torn from an exercise book. Isaac Rosenberg abandoned work on 'The Amulet' in July of 1917, and used many lines of the former verse play for 'The Unicorn'.
Pencil draft of a complete copy of the second version of the verse play, containing lines 160-173, 5 unused lines and stage directions following line 165. Lines 61-173 of this draft differs from the copy text, whereas the remainder of the play relates more closely. Numbered '14', on the reverse of IR/III/97 on a page torn from an exercise book. Isaac Rosenberg abandoned work on 'The Amulet' in July of 1917, and used many lines of the former verse play for 'The Unicorn'.
Pencil draft of a complete copy of the second version of the verse play, containing lines 174-186. Numbered '15', on an incomplete sheet of blue paper. Isaac Rosenberg abandoned work on 'The Amulet' in July of 1917, and used many lines of the former verse play for 'The Unicorn'.

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Creator

Rosenberg, Isaac (1890-1918)

Date

1917-1918 | 1917 - 1918

Date Created

01/01/1917 | 01/07/1917 01/10/1917

Temporal Date

31/03/1918 | 31/01/1918

Spatial

France

Source

Leaf

Medium

Paper

Format

Pencil

Type

Play | Play

Pages

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

Number of Pages

15

Contributor

Alisa Miller

Rights

The Imperial War Museum / The Isaac Rosenberg Literary Estate

Collection ID

IR/III/88 | IR/III/89  | IR/III/90 | IR/III/91 | IR/III/92 | IR/III/93 | IR/III/94 | IR/III/94/b | IR/III/95 | IR/III/96 | IR/III/97 | IR/III/98 | IR/III/98b | | IR/III/97b |   IR/III/99

Repository Name

Imperial War Museum, Department of Documents

Repository Address

Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZ, UK

Publisher

The First World War Poetry Digital Archive

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    The Isaac Rosenberg Collection

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