The only known text of this work is a fragmentary draft on a small sheet of paper in the South African National Gallery. The text appears some kind of diary notation reflecting on an event in DGR's life and relations with a friend. The number “4” in the upper right corner suggests that this is the fourth page of the document, the previous pages being missing.
It is also possible that the text is part of a sketch for a fiction that DGR was planning to write.
This collection contains 1 text or image, including:
Narrative Fragment (South African National Gallery manuscript)
Scholarly Commentary
Introduction
The only known text of this work is a fragmentary draft on a small sheet of paper in the South African National Gallery. The text appears some kind of diary notation reflecting on an event in DGR's life and relations with a friend. The number “4” in the upper right corner suggests that this is the fourth page of the document, the previous pages being missing.
It is also possible that the text is part of a sketch for a fiction that DGR was planning to write.
Textual History: Composition
The text is early, 1850 or 1849.
Printing History
The fragment has never been printed.