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1. Add MS 88931/10/1

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Title:
'The Dusky Birron' by Gordon Smith
Scope & Content:
Clean copy typescript of a story written by Peake's former school friend with 'pictures by Mervyn Peake' (although there are no illustrations with this typescript). The character of the Dusky Birron was invented by Smith and Peake for an earlier collaboration, 'The Moccus Book'. Peake's Wallingt...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1929?-1939?
Extent:
1 file

2. Add MS 88931/10/2

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Title:
'The Book of Lyonne' by H B Drake
Scope & Content:
Typescript in five sections, each with its own cover. With minor revisions [in author's hand?]. Undated but pencil inscription on second leaf of 'Book I' cites Peake's address as 70 Glebe Place Chelsea thereby suggesting that the date is 1944-1946 - see G Peter Winnington, Mervyn Peake's Vast Alc...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1945?
Extent:
1 file

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