Hidden manuscript from 1598, published

Hidden Manuscript From 1598, Published

The Bodleian Library in Oxford has a new addition to its impressive collection. Deep in the bowls of Burford Church some of the first works by Elizabeth Cary were found in 1970s. Finally this manuscript has no been published. The piece, which is translation from French of Orelius, a world atlas, is now being kept in the Bodleian Library.

Dr Lesley Peterson notes that it "is very fragile. It is being preserved in a climate-controlled space". The magic of the Bodleian seems like a suitable environment for the work of a woman who is credited for having written the first original tragedy in English by a Woman. Dr Peterson has a deep knowledge of the writer, having spent 10 years researching the writer, and factors which influence her writing.

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