Waterland: Corrected Proofs for Revised Picador Edition (1992)
Scope & Content:
1. A complete photocopy of the 1983 edition (Picador/William Heinemann Ltd) including photocopied corrections with some additional corrections to the sheets in pencil. 2. A group of photocopied pages retained together with manuscript note referring to typeface, line spaces and asterisks. 3. A ...
Autograph drafts and various drafts and notes for particular chapters, final typescript, and corrected proofs. Note: the draft manuscript material is divided by chapter number and not by the name designations (e.g. 'Harry' and 'Sophie') used in the novel as published. First published 1988.
Complete manuscript draft, dated 16 January 1987 ('this last page revised Feb 10th 87'). Chapter numbers are noted in the top left margin of each sheet.
Draft text in autograph manuscript, specifically designated by chapter. Draft material for chapters: 2, 8, 27, 29, 32, 33/34, and draft passages marked 'Previous Plans'. Material in this file originally continuous with Add MS 88919/5/4 and Add MS 88919/5/5.
Various extended passages and notes in autograph manuscript, sub-divided within the file according to original groupings. This file originally continuous with Add MS 88919/5/3 and Add MS 88919/5/5.
Various extended passages and notes in autograph manuscript, sub-divided within the file according to original groupings. Includes one chapter (entitled 'Helen') in typescript. This file originally continuous with Add MS 88919/5/3 and Add MS 88919/5/4.
Various draft passages and chapters, in autograph manuscript, sub-divided according to original grouping. Includes one section in typescript (beginning: 'But in '46, '47 and '48, when the world was black...').