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221. Add MS 88931/13/1/2

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Add MS 88931/13/1/2
Title:
Typescripts for A World Away
Scope & Content:
Three volumes stab-stitched in brown paper wrappers: 'Autobiography': clean copy typescript of partial draft, ending with Peake's poem 'Heads Float About Me', undated. 'A World Away. Maeve Peake': clean copy typescript of partial draft, ending with Peake's poem 'Heads Float About Me', undated. '...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1968
Extent:
1 file

222. Add MS 88931/13/6/11

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Add MS 88931/13/6/11
Title:
Household Tales: 'The Singing, Soaring Lark'
Scope & Content:
Printing plate etched with image of a girl and a prince riding a griffin. Published in Jacob Grimm, Household Tales, illustrated by Mervyn Peake (London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1946). Dated 1974 [presumably this was when the block was reused, probably to produce a print for a greetings card].
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1946]
Extent:
1 item

223. Add MS 88931/12/2/2

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Add MS 88931/12/2/2
Title:
Plain Words (London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1948)
Scope & Content:
With ink drawing by Mervyn Peake of female figure and wolf on the front cover
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
after 1948
Extent:
1 volume

224. Add MS 88931/1/3/26

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Title:
'Titus Far From Home' (Titus Alone chapters 1-35)
Scope & Content:
Revised autograph draft, in ink. Appears to be later draft than Add MS 88931/1/1/25. Manuscript and typescript leaves pasted in with additions and revisions. Notes on characters and plot at end of manuscript. Dated at front of volume 28 December 1954, 4.30, Diddnam[?]. Drawings in ink and penci...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1954-Feb 1956
Extent:
1 volume

225. Add MS 88931/1/3/30

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Title:
'Lo and Behold continued' (Titus Alone chapters 46-50)
Scope & Content:
Revised autograph draft in different colour inks. Typescript leaves pasted in. At the end of the manuscript there is a draft of a poem, 'Out of the cloud the face emerges' as well as a budget for Mervyn and Maeve's autumn wardrobe. Undated. Drawings in ink include: f.5: Muzzlehatch; f.6: male h...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1956
Extent:
1 volume

226. Add MS 88931/1/3/32

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Title:
'Titus Groan the Third' (Titus Alone chapters 64-68)
Scope & Content:
Revised autograph draft, in ink. Typescript leaves pasted in. Notes on character development for Muzzlehatch at end of the manuscript. Dated 5 June 1957 at front of volume. Drawings in ink include: f.3: four studies for the heads of two male characters [Muzzlehatch? and Titus?]; f.6: margin doo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1957
Extent:
1 volume

227. Add MS 88931/12/2/1

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Add MS 88931/12/2/1
Title:
The Pictorial Volume of Animated Nature (London: Charles Knight & Co, 1843)
Scope & Content:
Mervyn Peake's reference copies, used when making drawings of animals. Volumes appear to have been used extensively.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
2 volumes

228. Add MS 88931/13/2/1

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Add MS 88931/13/2/1
Title:
Autograph Manuscript (part 1): 'Titus Awakes or Peradventure'
Scope & Content:
Comprises two notebooks: A. 'Book 1': Chapters 1-22; containing three loose leaves of [John Watney's] corrections and notes; 23 July 1970-5 October 1970. B. 'Book 2': Chapters 23-31; 4 January 1971-21 October 1976.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1970-1976
Extent:
1 file

229. Add MS 88931/13/2/2

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Add MS 88931/13/2/2
Title:
Autograph Manuscript (part 2): 'Titus Awakes or Peradventure'
Scope & Content:
Comprises two notebooks: A. 'Book 3 & 5': Chapters 31 (continued)-34 and 43-44; 21 October 1976. B. 'Book 4': Chapters 32-40; 9 November 1976.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Oct 1976-15 Jan 1977
Extent:
1 file

230. Add MS 88931/13/3/9

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Add MS 88931/13/3/9
Title:
Letters Re Loan of Manuscripts to UCL
Scope & Content:
Letters from UCL and solicitor R V Brunsdon of Rose Johnson & Hicks. Includes: UCL's inventory of the manuscripts; loan agreement; conservator's report; letters from researchers requesting access; two draft letters to UCL in Maeve's hand. For correspondence re deposit of other manuscript...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jan 1973-2 Jan 1983
Extent:
1 file