Material concerning film, radio and stage adaptations (and abridgements) of Swift's novels by others, incorporating Swift's involvement to varying degrees. The treated novels are: The Sweetshop Owner, Shuttlecock, Waterland, Last Orders, and The Light of Day. With BBC radio broadcast transcrip...
Papers relating to promotional tours and visits to different countries, as organised by Swift's publishers. Arranged alphabetically by country (including 'Europe' for continental tours involving several countries).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Catalan, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish
A selection of book jacket designs, including proofs, mock-ups and occasional covering letters, for the following volumes: The Sweet Shop Owner; Shuttlecock; Learning to Swim; Waterland; Out of This World; Ever After; Last Orders; The Light of Day; Tomorrow; Making an Elephant; The Magic Wheel: ...
Miscellaneous material, as follows: essays written at Dulwich College, and at the University of Cambridge; miscellaneous rough notes on writing fiction (c. 1990); material concerning fishing; material concerning fishing with Ted Hughes.