Material relating to 'The Last Stand of Billie Shaft', a stage play by Margaret Forster, sold to Harold Fielding but never produced, including: Memorandum of Agreement between Margaret Forster and Harold Fielding for the production of the play, 23 May 1969. Manuscript draft of the script, pp. 1-...
Margaret Forster: Shadow Baby Research, Editing and Publicity
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Research, editorial and publicity material including: Notes and overmatter, handwritten by Margaret Forster; Typescript of chapter 12 with corrections and post-it note [by editor] 'This chapter needs the most work'. Holiday brochure for St Andrews, 1994 Advertising poster for the Penguin paperb...
Margaret Forster: Diary of an Ordinary Woman Research and Editing (part 2)
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Research and editorial material including: Photocopies of documents, booklets and other research material and related manuscript notes. Fax from editor with list of 'social' research queries, 10 May 2002.
Margaret Forster: Diary of an Ordinary Woman Background Article
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Manuscript draft of article by Margaret Forster entitled 'The Diary of an Ordinary Woman: Fact or Fiction?', The file also includes: Photograph of Margaret Forster (copyright A. Tezenas du Montreal). Printout of photograph of a garden. Manuscript notes from Downhill All the Way by Leonard Woo...
Margaret Forster: Diary of an Ordinary Woman Research and Editing (part 1)
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Research and editorial material including: Fan letters. Research notes. List of alterations to be made in the new edition of the book, after readers pointed out mistakes in the paperback and German editions, 2004. Manuscript draft of bibliography. Press cuttings, photocopies of documents, bookl...