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171. Add MS 89203/2/4/1

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Add MS 89203/2/4/1
Title:
Will Self: Early unpublished short fiction and fragments (juvenilia)
Scope & Content:
(1). Early writing (4 sheets autograph, including poetry) and a typed letter to The Times drafted in response to leader article (13 July 1981) on 'believing in Britain'; (2). 'Mr Impotent' (typed, pp. 1-7); (3). 'The Caring Ones' (typed, pp. 1-9); (4). 'Chapter One' (typed, pp. 4-6); (5). 'Chapte...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1981-1987
Extent:
1 file

172. Add MS 89203/2/4/8

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Add MS 89203/2/4/8
Title:
Will Self: The Quantity Theory of Insanity (complete typescript)
Scope & Content:
Complete typescript (unmarked) of the book The Quantity Theory of Insanity (1991). Returned to Self with a covering note (12 Sep 1990) on Curtis Brown letterhead.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1990
Extent:
1 file

173. Add MS 89203/2/4/14

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Add MS 89203/2/4/14
Title:
Will Self: Cock & Bull (complete typescript, revised)
Scope & Content:
Complete draft, word processed, revised by hand: pp. iii, iv, v, vii, viii, and 1-31, 131A, 132-291.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1991-1992]
Extent:
1 file

174. Add MS 89203/2/4/15

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Add MS 89203/2/4/15
Title:
Will Self: Cock and Bull (proof, Penguin Books)
Scope & Content:
Proof, Penguin Books. Markings limited to very occasional addition/correction of page numbers.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1992
Extent:
1 file

175. Add MS 89203/2/4/17

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Add MS 89203/2/4/17
Title:
Will Self: My Idea of Fun (early draft)
Scope & Content:
Photocopied word processed draft, revised by hand, comprising: Title page (typed), Contents (autograph), and epigraph (typed, Singer). The Contents lacks 'Intermission', and Chapter 1 is here titled 'Dealing with the Devil', and Chapter 5 is here 'Dr Gyggle'. The 'Epilogue' appears in the Conten...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[c 1991-1992]
Extent:
1 file

176. Add MS 89203/2/4/45

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Add MS 89203/2/4/45
Title:
Will Self: Great Apes (second draft, chapters 7-12)
Scope & Content:
Word-processed draft, revised by hand in pencil: Chapter 7, pp. 135-68. Chapter 8, pp. 169-86. Chapter 9, pp. 187-212. Chapter 10, pp. 243-69. (There are no pp. 213-42.) Chapter 11, pp. 270-95. Chapter 12, pp. 296-328.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1996]
Extent:
1 file

177. Add MS 89203/2/4/46

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Add MS 89203/2/4/46
Title:
Will Self: Great Apes (second draft, chapters 13-18)
Scope & Content:
Word-processed draft, revised by hand in pencil: Chapter 13, pp. 329-61. Chapter 14, pp. 362-404. Chapters 15 and 16, pp. 405-55. Chapters 17 and 18, pp. 456-513.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1996]
Extent:
1 file

178. Add MS 89203/2/4/47

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Add MS 89203/2/4/47
Title:
Will Self: Great Apes (second draft, chapters 19-22)
Scope & Content:
Word-processed draft, revised by hand in pencil: Chapter 19, pp. 514-49. Chapter 20, pp. 550-76. Chapter 21, pp. 577-610. Chapter 22, pp. 611-20.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1996]
Extent:
1 file

179. Add MS 89203/2/4/59

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 89203/2/4/59
Title:
Will Self: How the Dead Live (first draft)
Scope & Content:
Complete word-processed draft, corrected by hand in pencil, comprising: Front and back buff covers to the original file housing the draft, identified as 'first draft' on front cover, some 'post-it' notes attached. Title-page and unpublished 'Author's Note' (Orkney, July 1999) which refers to the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1999
Extent:
1 file

180. Add MS 89203/2/4/66

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Add MS 89203/2/4/66
Title:
Will Self: How the Dead Live (background research)
Scope & Content:
(1). A substantial amount of research material printed from internet sources, relating to the historical and cultural context of the novel. The wide range of topics include 'Diagnosing Cancer', celebrity deaths, kitchen design and equipment, cars in production, London house prices, the National ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1999-2000
Extent:
1 file