'Fireworks: Nine Stories in Various Disguises'. Author's first proof of the American edition, '3rd pass', with printer's mark-up; dated 21 January 1981.
'Fireworks: Nine Stories in Various Disguises'. 1. Page proofs of the American edition, with a few annotations relating to layout; 1980-1981 2. Selected page proofs reprinted to confirm corrections; dated February 10, 1981
'Fireworks: Nine Profane Pieces'. Drafts of the following stories: 1. 'The Executioner's Beautiful Daughter'. Two typewritten drafts, heavily annotated, and two fair copies, the first dated Tokyo May-July 1970. One draft is incomplete. 2. 'The Loves of Lady Purple'. Typewritten fair copy, with...
Angela Carter Papers: 'American Ghosts and Old-World Wonders' 1
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Stories as follows: 1. Draft contents list and annotated file covers, autograph; n.d. 2. 'Lizzie's Tiger'. A version of this story was first published in Cosmopolitan (September 1991). Compare the Axe Murder story in 'Black Venus' above. Typewritten draft, untitled and heavily annotated, formi...
Angela Carter Papers: 'American Ghosts and Old-World Wonders' 2
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Stories as follows: 1. 'Ghost Ships'. Typewritten draft, heavily annotated; n.d. 2. 'In Pantoland'. First published in The Guardian (24 December 1991). Typewritten draft, heavily annotated; n.d. Word-processed draft, heavily annotated; n.d. 3. 'Ashputtle or The Mother's Ghost'. Published in ...
Angela Carter Papers: 'American Ghosts and Old-World Wonders' 3
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'Alice in Prague or The Curious Room'. First published in Swiss Papers in English Language and Literature, vol. 5, 1990. 'Scheduled for Village Voice Literary Supplement NY Feb. 1992'. 1. Notes, mostly autograph; n.d. 2 Typewritten and autograph draft, heavily annotated, with introduction; n.d...
Angela Carter Papers: 'The Bloody Chamber and Other Short Stories' 3
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Typewritten fair copy of the complete collection (wanting 'The Company of Wolves'), lightly annotated. 'The Lady of the House of Love' here entitled 'La Somnambula'
Angela Carter Papers: 'Black Venus / Saints and Strangers' 1
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Stories as follows: 1. 'Black Venus'. Autograph notes; n.d. First published London: Next Editions,1980. 2. 'Black Venus'. Typewritten fair copy, lightly annotated; n.d. 3. 'Black Venus'. Typewritten fair copy, incorporating amendments from the preceding and with minor additional annotations; ...