Thomas Chatterton Manuscript Project
3 : Works of Doubtful Authenticity
(WODA)
Works of Doubtful Authenticity - to be reconsidered : Donald S. Taylor, author of the definitive The Complete Works of Thomas Chatterton, was unwilling to commit to deciding on the veracity of the following Works of Doubtful Authenticity. Hence, one of the aims of the Chatterton Manuscript Project is to present as much evidence as possible, including copies of the earliest manuscripts, transcripts and any other supporting documents, to help decide on the veracity of all of the Works of Doubtful Authenticity or, for that matter, any other work on this website.
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Each poem or piece of work is on a light green or white background; this is simply to indicate individual items.
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The list is fully Searchable via your browser search function, or simply press ctrl+F.
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The works are split into the phases of Chatterton's Life, as follows:
Colston's - Lamberts - Shoreditch - Brooke Street
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WODA at Colston's
3rd Aug 1760 - 30th June 1767
WODA at Lambert's
1st Aug 1767 - 23rd April 1770
(Ye sordid wretches ! chain' d to rules)
WODA at Shoreditch
25 April 1770 - 31st May 1770
A Hunter of Oddities, letter 5 : View
WODA at Brooke Street
1st June 1770 - 25th Aug 1770
Old Bailey Intelligence Extraordinary, for 1770 : View
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Catalogue of Pictures Every Day Exhibited : View
The Last Verses Written by Chatterton : View
(Farewell, Bristolia's dingy piles of brick,)
Links to All Works & Correspondence
Call it what you will, authentic, lost, doubtful, or plainly wrong - if it was linked with Chatterton it will be included in Chatterton's Works & Correspondence. This will be the base point from which we can examine every piece of work and add notes and links accordingly.
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2 : Lost Works : View
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3 : Works of Doubtful Authenticity : This Page - View go to Top
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4 : Wrongly Attributed Works : View
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5 : All Correspondence in Chronological Order : View