Will Self: Umbrella (1st draft, typescript pp. 148-255)
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Unmarked carbons, with identifying envelope-front in Self's hand: Envelope-front specifying material as first draft. Not all of pp. 148-255 draft were within the envelope (as Self's note indicates), some were loose. Pages grouped by author as follows: pp. 148-172. Lacks p. 159. pp. 173-188. pp. ...
Word-processed draft chapters, all unmarked, some incomplete, closely matching the texts of published chapters: Chapter 7, pp. 134-78. Chapter 8, pp. 179-204. Chapter 9, pp. 205-69. Chapter 11, unnumbered (21 sheets). Chapter incomplete, corresponds to published pp. 170-81. Chapter 12, pp. 370-8...
Various notes in pencil. Includes notes made from ‘MJ and RM tape’ [Major Mark Joslyn and Robin Matthews, Cavalry Rgt.], with timings written in left margin against particular notes. Also, many small yellow ‘post-it’ notes attached to pages using clear tape, indexed by side headings: Lear; Bus[ne...
Various notes in pencil. Includes notes made from ‘RM’ tape [Robin Matthews], Cavalry Rgt., with timings written in left margin against particular notes. Also, many small yellow ‘post-it’ notes attached to pages using clear tape, indexed by the following side headings: Scene Plan; Rams; DH [David...
Some notes in pencil, but largely comprising many small yellow ‘post it’ notes attached to pages with clear adhesive tape, indexed by the following side headings: Narrative; Crossovers; Themes; Ideas; Images; Research; Gawain; Iraq (1); Afghanistan; Gay; Spies; Things; Zen; Smell; Culture; Techno...
Some notes in pencil, but largely comprising many small yellow ‘post it’ notes attached to pages with clear adhesive tape, indexed by the following side headings: Gags; Ads (Tech); Ads (Gen); Butcher; Camilla; Mark; Stanley; Childhood; Busner; Sound; Dialogue; Alzheimer’s; Tropes; Research; Quote...