Will Self: Great Apes (second draft, chapters 13-18)
Scope & Content:
Word-processed draft, revised by hand in pencil: Chapter 13, pp. 329-61. Chapter 14, pp. 362-404. Chapters 15 and 16, pp. 405-55. Chapters 17 and 18, pp. 456-513.
Complete word-processed draft, corrected by hand in pencil, comprising: Front and back buff covers to the original file housing the draft, identified as 'first draft' on front cover, some 'post-it' notes attached. Title-page and unpublished 'Author's Note' (Orkney, July 1999) which refers to the...
Will Self: How the Dead Live (background research)
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(1). A substantial amount of research material printed from internet sources, relating to the historical and cultural context of the novel. The wide range of topics include 'Diagnosing Cancer', celebrity deaths, kitchen design and equipment, cars in production, London house prices, the National ...
(1). E-mails from several individuals (Penguin Books, Bloomsbury Publishing) providing editorial comment on the completed manuscript. Includes message from French translator Jean-Francois Kleiner (18 Jan 2001) with a number of specific translation questions, together with Self's reply. (2). A s...
Will Self: Dorian (Part One, incorporating reader's annotations)
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Part One (Chapters 1-5), annotated by an unidentified reader. Most (but not all) annotations marked by 'post-it' notes. Also revised by the author in pencil: title-page to the novel (three 'post-it' notes attached), dedication, epigraph, title-page to Part One; Chapters 1-2, pp. 1-76; Chapters 3...
Will Self: Dorian (Part Two, incorporating reader's annotations)
Scope & Content:
Part Two (Chapters 6-12), annotated by an unidentified reader. Most (but not all) annotations marked by 'post-it' notes. Also revised by the author in pencil: Part Two title-page; Chapters 6-7, pp. 157-211; Chapters 8-10, pp. 212-297; Chapters 11-12, pp. 298-364.
Will Self: The Book of Dave (background research: photographs)
Scope & Content:
Five wallets of photographs (including negatives) identified as: 'Ham in early autumn' 'Linosa Close' 'Lime House / Stepney / Brim Hill' 'Cabbing & Dave's F.O.O.' 'Vauxhall / Waterloo / South Bank / City / Petticoat La.'