Eleanor Farjeon Papers. Vols. xl-xli. ‘Cyprin Chase or The Carp’; n.d. Mostly autograph. Unpublished novel, originally begun as a short ghost story in the 1930s, subsequently developed as an operetta and then as a prose version. For the stage version, from which some of the direct speech in the novel is taken, see Add. 83079-83080. Two volumes.
Eleanor Farjeon Papers. Vol. xlii (ff. 98). ‘Elsie Piddock Skips in her Sleep’ (f. 1), ‘The Goldfish’ (ff. 2-5), ‘Johnny Bungler’ (ff. 6-71), ‘The Lamb of Chinon’ (ff. 72-85) and ‘The Little Dressmaker’ (ff. 86-98); n.d. Mostly autograph. ‘Elsie Piddock Skips in her Sleep’ first published in Mar...
Eleanor Farjeon Papers. Vol. xliv (ff. 75). ‘Mr Garden’ (ff. 1-40), ‘Olaf Hamsun: Eden Vale’ (ff. 41-46) and ‘The Old Nurse’s Stocking-Basket’ (ff. 47-75); [circa 1950]-9 March 1965. Typewritten, printed and autograph. ‘Mr Garden’, a short story, was published (1966). ‘Olaf Hamsun: Eden Val...
Eleanor Farjeon Papers. Vol. xlv (ff. 39). ‘Stories published in periodicals and collections; 8 March 1920-5 Dec. 1962. Mostly printed. 1. ff. 1-3. ‘The Case of Harry Riley’; 8 March 1920, 31 Dec. 1921. From The Nation and the Athenaeum, with an autograph letter that inspired the story. 1...
Eleanor Farjeon Papers. Vol. xlvii (ff. 95) ‘A Walk in the Dark’ (ff. 1-94) and ‘Persons for Stories’ (f. 95); [circa 1920], n.d. Mostly typewritten with autograph revisions. Unpublished incomplete novel recounted in reverse chronological order. The story appears to have been inspired by au...
Eleanor Farjeon Papers. Vol. xliii a, b. ‘Martin Pippin in the Apple-Orchard’; n.d. Mostly autograph. Draft stored in original cloth-covered solander box. Eleanor Farjeon’s internal page numbering is inconsistent, but the manuscript is complete, with the exception of the ‘Second Interlude’. First published as Martin Pippin in the Apple-Orchard (1921). Two parts.
Eleanor Farjeon Papers. Vol. xxxviii (ff. 174); n.d. 1. ff. 1-12. Notes and chapter divisions. 2. ff. 13-35. ‘Introduction’. 3. ff. 36-94. ‘The Kissing of Matthew Meeves’. With drafts of the toasts sung at the feast. In the published version, this chapter is entitled ‘The Kissing of Matthew’....