Drafts (autograph manuscript and annotated typescripts) of poetry by D. M. Thomas. The contents of this sub-series were originally held in a folder labelled 'loose poetry drafts'.
Copies of contracts agreed between D. M. Thomas and his publishers, along with related correspondence. Also present is material relating to published and unpublished works including the Penguin Modern Poets II, 'Pictures at an Exhibition', 'The Dream of Sigmund’s Injection', 'Flying Into Love',...
D. M. Thomas: Photocopied poetry manuscripts and draft material
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Photocopies of manuscript notebooks containing D. M. Thomas's drafts of poems. The originals are understood to be held at the University of Winsconsin-Madison, Winsconsin, United States.
Correspondence from various publishers in the United Kingdom regarding D. M. Thomas's work. The contents of this sub-series were originally held in a folder labelled 'Correspondence with UK publishers' and 'PUBLISHERS U.K.'.
Typescript (word-processed) copy of D. M. Thomas's novel 'Eating Pavlova'. The contents of this sub-series were originally held in a folder labelled ''Eating Pavlova' draft'.
Correspondence and papers of D. M. Thomas concerning general business matters: contracts, programmes of visits and regional tours, grants, the appearance of poems in collections and textbooks, copyright and media transmission of his work, Arts Council initiatives, readings, literary awards and g...
D. M. Thomas: 'Hunters in the Snow', draft material and early versions
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Various drafts and other incarnations of a novel by D. M. Thomas entitled variously 'Eiger', 'Hunters in the Snow' and 'The Border River', eventually published under the title 'Hunters in the Snow' (Sheffield: Crowood Press, 2015).