Material relating to Paul Bailey's novel, Kitty & Virgil, including autograph and typescript drafts of the book and interleavings of research material extracted from the drafts
Books: Interleavings from the drafts of Kitty and Virgil
Scope & Content:
Material previously interleaved with the autograph draft volumes of Kitty & Virgil, including manuscript notes on Romania in Paul Bailey's hand, press cuttings, transcriptions of Romanian poems, a postcard, and typescript lyrics to "That's Him" by Ogden Nash.
Book: First part of an autograph draft of Kitty and Virgil
Scope & Content:
Notebook containing a partial autograph draft of Paul Bailey's Kitty & Virgil, comprising the prologue and parts 1 to 4 of the novel. The draft is written entirely on the recto pages of the volume, with the verso reserved for notes on the text and reminders.
Book: Second part of an autograph draft of Kitty and Virgil
Scope & Content:
Notebook containing a partial autograph draft of Paul Bailey's Kitty & Virgil, comprising part 5 and the epilogue of the novel. The draft is written entirely on the recto pages of the volume, with the verso reserved for notes on the text and reminders.