G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CLXVIII F. Draft of part of chapter two of 'The Napoleon of Notting Hill', with sketches; circa 1904. See references at Add. 73245 A-E. ff. i+31. 202 x 162mm.
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CLXVIII G. Fragments of a play set in the desert, later entitled 'The strongest man in the world' (see also Add. 73354 A) (ff. 7v-8) and of a story set at sea (ff. 11v-13v, 29-28v vol. rev.), sketches; circa 1905. Text commences at both ends. ff. i+30. 223 x 177mm.
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CLXIX A. Dramatis personae and opening of a play 'The strongest man in the world' (see also Add. 73353 G) (ff. 2-3), notes of a Parliamentary debate on Irish home rule (f. 26), on humility (f. 46v vol. rev.), on Thomas Carlyle (f. 49v vol. rev.), and on paganism (f....
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CLXIX B. Fair copy of uncompleted story 'The appaling [sic] five' (published in C.W., vol. 14, pp. 695-704); circa 1905. In the hand of Frances Chesterton, who appears in the story under the name of Rosemary Sinclair. A forerunner of the novel The Man Who Was Thursd...
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CLXIX C. Chapter headings, a few notes and sketches for The Man Who Was Thursday, other sketches and jottings; circa 1905. See also Add. 73354 B. ff. ii+51. 228 x 182mm.
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CLXIX D. Notes and observations (some published in The Tablet, vol. 201, no. 5889 (4 April 1953), pp. 270-271), sketches; circa 1905. ff. ii+13. 218 x 277mm.
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CLXIX E. Sketches, followed by 'More disputes on Dickens' (ff. 29-38); circa 1905. Apart from the first leaf, 'More disputes on Dickens' is in the hand of Frances Chesterton; it was submitted to The Academy, but may not have been published until its inclusion in The...
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CLXX A. Earlier sketches, with a note on marriage (f. 5), and a draft of part of chapter 1 of 'The ball and the cross' (published in The Commonwealth, vol. 10, no. 3 - vol. 11, no. 11 (March 1905 - Nov. 1906); see also Add. 73327 A) (f. 25); circa 1905. ff. ii+35. ...