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The Dorabella note (Elgar to Miss Penny)

PhotographPublic domainEnclosed with a letter of 14 July 1897
The Dorabella note (Elgar to Miss Penny): photo
The Dorabella note (Elgar to Miss Penny): photo
The Dorabella note (Elgar to Miss Penny): photoThe Dorabella note (Elgar to Miss Penny): picture

unknown (from the 1937 facsimile, via ciphermysteries.com), 1897. Public domain

Copies 3

ScanOxford University Press facsimile (1937) · archive.org · 1937 · facsimile of a public-domain note; scan marked copyright protectedPrimary source: Edward Elgar: Memories of a Variation2 steps from the original
Photounknown (from the 1937 facsimile, via ciphermysteries.com) · commons.wikimedia.org · Public domain (PD-old)Primary source: Edward Elgar: Memories of a Variation3 steps from the original
PictureEdward Elgar · commons.wikimedia.org · Public domain (PD-old)3 steps from the original

Where it was made

LondonBrusselsDublinAmsterdamManchesterDuisburgCardiff1Great Malvern200 kmLondonBrusselsDublinAmsterdam1200 km

Sources 1

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The Dorabella note (Elgar to Miss Penny) [Artifact ART0CRZB05Y31RQ]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CRZB05Y31RQ
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