Original handwritten manuscript of “Ariadne in Naxos” and “Beatrice.” Manuscript is “Dedicated with affectionate regard to J.N. [John Nichol] Admiringly to the author of “Hannibal” and noted “To my friend Adelaide L. Elder, Xmas 1877, W.S.” Written in 1876.

Manuscript is accompanied by two photocopied articles about the identification of the its author.