Complete autograph manuscript, in black ink, with occasional text written on the versos. Appears to be a first or early draft. The sheets are numbered: 1-26; 26 (second sheet with this number)-79; 79A; 80-213.
Three leaves taken from two issues of New Scientist, and originally retained with the draft manuscript of Hello America: 1. Pages 335-8, New Scientist (1 November 1979), including Lee Torrey, 'Disease legacy from Nevada atomic tests' (pp. 336-7). 2. Pages 675-6, New Scientist (29 November 1979...
Part of a continuous and complete autograph draft manuscript. In blue ink, and heavily revised in blue and red ink throughout. Some sheets with writing on the versos. The sheets have been ordered and numbered by the author as follows: 1 (the opening sentence of the novel in typescript, with aut...
Part of a continuous and complete autograph manuscript. In blue ink, and heavily revised in blue and red ink throughout. Some sheets with writing on the versos. The sheets have been ordered and numbered by the author as follows: 150-192, 193A, 193-224; 225-257, 258A-B, 258-269, 270A, 270-299.
Part of a continuous and complete autograph manuscript. In blue ink, and heavily revised in blue and red ink throughout. Some sheets with writing on the versos. Ordered and numbered by the author as follows: 300, 301A-B, 301-317, 331-333, 335, 334, 336, 330, 318-321, 323-325, 328-329, 326-327, ...
Final part of a continuous and complete autograph manuscript. In blue ink, and heavily revised in blue and red ink throughout. Some sheets with writing on the versos. The sheets have been ordered and numbered by the author as follows: 452-476, 478-480, 481A, 481-520; 521-571, A1-3, 571A-B, 57...
'The Empire of the Sun' (Autograph Manuscript): 1-100
Scope & Content:
The beginning of an autograph draft manuscript, in blue ink. Sheets ordered and numbered by the author as follows: title-sheet, 1, 1 (second sheet with this number), 1A-1J (no letter 'I'), 4-6, 6A, 7-14, 15A-C, 15-52, 52A-B, 53-97, 97A, 97 (again), 98-100. The manuscript sheets correspond to ...