Margaret Forster: Diary of an Ordinary Woman Research and Editing (part 1)
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Research and editorial material including: Fan letters. Research notes. List of alterations to be made in the new edition of the book, after readers pointed out mistakes in the paperback and German editions, 2004. Manuscript draft of bibliography. Press cuttings, photocopies of documents, bookl...
Margaret Forster: Diary of an Ordinary Woman Research and Editing (part 2)
Scope & Content:
Research and editorial material including: Photocopies of documents, booklets and other research material and related manuscript notes. Fax from editor with list of 'social' research queries, 10 May 2002.
Margaret Forster: Diary of an Ordinary Woman War Time Letters (part 1)
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Letters between two sisters, Dorothy and Dickie, but also from several men, including two Dutch airmen, Bill (RAF), a Jimmy who becomes her husband, plus a few other from other women friends, 1939-1946. The letters were purchased from a dealer in the Lake District and used by Margaret Forster ...
Margaret Forster: Diary of an Ordinary Woman War Time Letters (part 2)
Scope & Content:
Letters between two sisters, Dorothy and Dickie, but also from several men, including two Dutch airmen, Bill (RAF), a Jimmy who becomes her husband, plus a few other from other women friends, 1939-1946. The letters were purchased from a dealer in the Lake District and used by Margaret Forster ...
Margaret Forster: Diary of an Ordinary Woman Background Article
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Manuscript draft of article by Margaret Forster entitled 'The Diary of an Ordinary Woman: Fact or Fiction?', The file also includes: Photograph of Margaret Forster (copyright A. Tezenas du Montreal). Printout of photograph of a garden. Manuscript notes from Downhill All the Way by Leonard Woo...