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The wheel of fortune: a comedy, in five acts..., [Frontispiece with Byron's signature]

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Title
The wheel of fortune: a comedy, in five acts..., [Frontispiece with Byron's signature]
Names
Cumberland, Richard, 1732-1811 (Author)
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824 (Signer)
Collection

The wheel of fortune: a comedy, in five acts; as performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

Dates / Origin
Place: London
Publisher: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme
Date Created: 1806-09-15 (Questionable)
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz Acc 23-078
Topics
English drama
Genres
Frontispieces
signatures (names)
Notes
Content: Pforzheimer copy: Lord Byron's personal acting copy, with his autograph signature and inscription.
Date: No publication date, but Byron dated his signature September 15, 1806.
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14562447
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 24.07.006
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a9e5c2f0-a1d8-013c-8f22-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

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  • 1732: Creator Born
  • 1806: Created
  • 1811: Creator Died
  • 2024: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "The wheel of fortune" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1806. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/aa01f260-a1d8-013c-2cc1-0242ac110002

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "The wheel of fortune" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/aa01f260-a1d8-013c-2cc1-0242ac110002

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1806). The wheel of fortune Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/aa01f260-a1d8-013c-2cc1-0242ac110002

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The wheel of fortune