Eleanor Farjeon Papers. Vol. xli (ff. 114); n.d. Typewritten. Two later drafts with autograph revisions of Chapters One to Seven; n.d. With an earlier version of Chapters One and Four (ff. 1-13) and a revised version of Chapter Seven (ff. 112-114).
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. xliii a (ff. 494); n.d. 1. ff. 1-35. ‘Introduction’, ‘Prologue’ and ‘Prelude’ n.d. Includes two typewritten folios of song lyrics from the ‘Prologue’ not used in the published version (ff. 15-16). 2. ff. 36-79. ‘The Ring and the Pond’; n.d. In the published version...
Eleanor Farjeon Papers. Vol. xliii b (ff. 6); n.d. Draft lyrics to songs from the ‘Prelude’, ‘Interludes’ ‘Epilogue’ and ‘Conclusions’, filed separately from the boxed manuscript. The drafts correspond to songs appearing on pp. 24-25, 68-70, 123-124, 183-184, 188-190, 255, 325-326, 340-341, 358-...
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 Unpublished incomplete novel recounted in reverse chronological order.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...
Poetry 83124. Eleanor Farjeon Papers. Vol. xlviii (ff. 81). Poetry; Sept. 1956, n.d. Mostly typewritten. 1. ff. 1-54. Two drafts of ‘The Alliterative Twins’ with [italics]autograph[/italics] revisions; n.d. A series of poems published in [italics]Collins Magazine for Boys and Girls[/ital...
Eleanor Farjeon Papers. Vol. xlix (ff. 86). ‘The Gentlewoman’s Posy’; [circa 1946]-31 March 1964, n.d. Mostly typewritten. An unpublished collection of short stories and poems to accompany fashion pictures. Five poems were later published as ‘Conversation Pieces of the Sixties: Fashion Plat...