Notebook inscribed on the cover ‘Killaway, Venice, Woods, Swimming’ and on the spine ‘J.S. ideas 2’. Dated on inside cover 1 Feb 1984, with the contents list: ‘The girl who chose Venice, the man who walked into the woods, Swimming will be the death of you’.
Also typed leaf numbered 555 and unnumbered leaves from chapter 20, with a note from the author to her typist dated 12 Oct 1978, and typed leaves numbered 710, 711 from chapter 25: these were linked with a later draft, not in the collection, in which the leaves were numbered.
Chapters 9-14. The leaves of chapters 9, 13, 14 are lettered DE, the leaves of chapters 10, 12 are marked D on some leaves and DE on others, the leaves of chapter 11 are lettered D.
Word-processed draft from the typewritten draft, with numerous autograph and typewritten amendments and inserted leaves. Lettered A or AA at the head of each leaf, some leaves being present in both A and the revised AA versions.
Another run of the word-processed text, lettered E
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Another run of the word-processed text, lettered E at the head of each leaf. This run has the letter E in red, has the same contents as the run with the letter E in black, except for the contents leaves, but includes an author’s note and dedication (leaves marked E/F), and is marked with further ...