Collection Level Description: Papers of Gerald W. Bullett
Reference: MSS. Eng. misc. c. 354, d. 495, e. 457-8
Title: Papers of Gerald W. Bullett
Dates of Creation: 20th cent.
Extent: 4 shelfmarks
Language of Material: English
Administrative/Biographical History
Gerald William Bullett (1893-1958) was a writer. Details are given in Who Was Who.
Scope and Content
Literary papers of Gerald W. Bullett, consisting of:
- 'The progress of Kay', published, London, 1916, incomplete
- Literal translations of the Chinese poems of Fan Cheng-Ta by Bullett
- Translations of 'The golden year of Fan Cheng-Ta', published, Cambridge, 1946, with examples of Chinese
calligraphy by Tsui Chi, and letters from him to Bullett, 1945-8
- Drafts, mainly short stories, many incomplete
Administrative Information
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were given to the Library in 1958.
Access Conditions
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a
valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see
http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/services/admissions/).
Further Information
Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the
Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 43789-92.
Access Points
Chinese poetry | Translations into English
Poetry
Bullett | Gerald William | 1893-1958 | Writer
Fan | Chengda | 1126-1193 | Poet
Contact Information
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