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View a time-line of Bentham's life.
Generally speaking, Bentham's handwriting deteriorated as he got older. Thus, the earliest manuscripts are the most easy to read; the middle period is moderate; while the later period is the most challenging (and therefore the most rewarding!) By clicking Easy, Moderate or Difficult below you will be directed to the corresponding chronological categories.
Consult guidelines on reading Bentham's handwriting.
If you are looking for manuscripts which have yet to be worked on, users can consult a list of untranscribed manuscripts.
Transcripts are submitted by users when they think they have transcribed it to their best ability, and these are edited by the Transcribe Bentham editors. Once edited, they are either deemed complete and locked to prevent further editing or, when there remain a number of gaps or unclear words, the transcript is left open for users to complete. To see which folios require completion, users can examine the list of incomplete folios.
This category refers to the reference system used by the library at UCL, which stores the Bentham Papers in 174 different boxes. Each box contains a variety of manuscripts from different time periods and written on a range of subjects. View the contents of a specific box.
Each box of Bentham papers contains a range of individual manuscripts known as folios. Each folio has been assigned a unique number by UCL's library. Consult the list of folios.
