Papers of Gerald W. Bullett

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

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