Rattigan Papers. Vol. i. 'Integer vitae', [1927]. Two versions, the first autograph, the second typewritten with manuscript amendments, including a change of title to 'The pure in heart'. ff. 42. 251 x 203mm.
Rattigan Papers. Vol. i-ccc. Papers and correspondence of and relating to Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan (b. 1911, d. 1977), 1836-1982, n.d. Partly autograph, partly typewritten, including copies. Correspondence and papers relating to plays written for the stage, for the cinema, for radio and for television, is placed adjacent to scripts for each play. The collection also includes papers and correspondence of Terence Rattigan's parents, William Frank Arthur Rattigan (b. 1879, d. 1952), referred...
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Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan, playwright: Correspondence and papers: 1836-1982, n.d.: Partly autogr., partly typewritten, partly printed.
Rattigan Papers. Vol. ii. 'First episode', [1933]. Typewritten with autograph amendments. A play in three acts by Terence Rattigan and Philip Heimann. First performed, Kew, 11 Sept. 1933. ff. ii+105. 298 x 225mm. Philip Heimann, playwright: Play 'First episode' by Sir T. M. Rattigan and P. Hei...
Rattigan Papers. Vol. iii. 'First episode', [1933]. Typewritten with autograph amendments. Revised version of Add. 74289, inscribed 'Author's copy'. ff. iv+132. 298 x 225mm.
Rattigan Papers. Vol. iv. 'A tale of two cities', [1934]. Incomplete autograph draft. Adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens by Terence Rattigan and John Gielgud. First performed, St Brendan's College, Bristol, 1950, when there was also a rewritten radio production. ff. i+36. 231 x 183mm. S...
Rattigan Papers. Vol. v. 'A tale of two cities', [1934]. Typewritten. ff. iii+224. 252 x 202mm. Sir Arthur John Gielgud, actor: Charles Dickens, novelist: Adaptation of 'A tale of two cities' by C. Dickens, by Sir T. M. Rattigan and Sir A. J. Gielgud: [1934]: Partly autogr., partly typewritten.
Rattigan Papers. Vol. vi. 'A tale of two cities', [1934]. Typewritten. ff. 54. 322 x 203mm. Sir Arthur John Gielgud, actor: Charles Dickens, novelist: Adaptation of 'A tale of two cities' by C. Dickens, by Sir T. M. Rattigan and Sir A. J. Gielgud: [1934]: Partly autogr., partly typewritten.
Rattigan Papers. Vol. viii (ff. 122). 'French without tears': outline of the plot, some draft scenes, correspondence largely concerning production rights and finances of 1949 revival of the play, [1936]-1955. Partly autograph, partly typewritten. First performed, London, 6 Nov. 1936. Published L...