Mostly letters from periods in which Mervyn and Maeve were apart, either due to travel or Mervyn's various stays in hospital. Also includes two poems and a valentine.
Letters re Peake's work from friends, acquaintances and strangers. Some letters are from academics; others are more general fan mail. Letters answered by Maeve Gilmore as Peake was too ill to respond personally.
Letters of appreciation for Maeve Gilmore's memoir of Mervyn Peake. For manuscripts, typescripts and letters concerning permission to publish A World Away see Add MS 88931/13/1/3.
Letters from the Secretary of the Lewis Carroll Society regarding Peake's illustrations of Carroll's work. Sibley later adapted the Titus books for radio and became Editor of the Mervyn Peake Review.
Letters to Maeve Gilmore, some of which have been addressed to Mervyn Peake but have been answered by Maeve. Each file contains multiple letters from many of the listed correspondents. There are a small number of copy letters in Maeve Gilmore's hand; these are noted in the description where pres...