General professional correspondence, 1999-2002, arranged chronologically. Includes 'Briefing Sheet for Research' (3 sheets, undated, typed at Viera Lodge, Rousay) outlining background research requirements for How the Dead Live (the verso of the final sheet of notes is a printed e-mail exchange b...
Will Self: Publication in various magazines (1994-98)
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Whole issues of the following magazines including material by Self: The Idler, issue 4 (Apr-May 1994). 'Island Life', beginning p. 22 (N.B. the article has been removed from the magazine). The Idler, issue 10 (Jul-Aug 1995). 'Eight Miles High' (pp. 31-2). The Bookseller (13 May 1994). My Idea of...
Will Self: Publication in various magazines (2002-07)
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Whole issues of the following magazines including material by (or about) Self: Literaturen (Aug 2002). Jan Bürger, article about Self, pp. 75-6. Literaturen (Jan/Feb 2003). Article (in German) by Self, with photograph, pp. 38-9. The Big Issue (Jan 2004). Guest editor: Will Self. Two copies. Tele...
D'Oyly Carte: Correspondence and Papers Concerning Patience (1)
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Papers concerning the opera Patience, mainly covering the period 1918-1966 including: Detailed instructions for the make-up to be used. Copies of Punch annotated for Patience: 18 Sep 1880 (p. 130); 16 Nov 1880 (p. 207); 13 Nov 1880 (p. 227). Correspondence concerning German productions (1926-28)...
D'Oyly Carte Family Papers: Michael D'Oyly Carte (Letters and Reports Received Following His Death)
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Correspondence (1932-33) with Rupert D'Oyly Carte following the death of his son, Michael. Includes letters from Dr Otto Meyer, Notary (Aarau, Switzerland), and copies of several statements to the Police. And includes correspondence about Michael's grave. There is a single letter dated 1936. Th...
D'Oyly Carte Family Papers: Michael D'Oyly Carte (Correspondence with Bridget D'Oyly Carte Regarding the Upkeep of Her Brother's Grave)
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Correspondence (1951-73) with Bridget D'Oyly Carte concerning the upkeep of the grave of her brother, Michael. Some correspondence (1933) with Rupert D'Oyly Carte, their father, on the same subject.
Collection of photocopies of Spender's reviews, letters, and articles, collated by Ann Totterdell. Also includes poems which had appeared in journals. The collection covers Spender's writings from 1924-1995. Indexes of the contents of the collection, arranged both chronologically and by journal t...
Collected journalism of Stephen Spender: The Left Review-The New Republic
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Contains writings from: The Left Review, 1935-1937 Life and Letters, 1934 The London Mercury, 1934-1939 The London Review of Books, 1981-1992 The Mississippi Quarterly, 19851986 Neue Auslese, 1946-1948 The New English Review, 1947 The New Republic, 1935-1967