Revised autograph draft, in ink. Written in Sebastian Peake's school jotter. Sketch of baby [Clare Peake?] in ink (f.25v). Sketch of male character's head [Muzzlehatch?] and figure leaning on f.ii. Dated 5 August 1949, Sark.
Loose leaves (in manuscript unless otherwise stated): ff.1-7: 'Dream Sequences of Gormenghast' and 'Dreams to be Infiltrated', revised typescript and manuscript leaves; ff.8-9: 'Titus Far From Home', draft of passage describing Titus looking down on the city from a window on the thirtieth floor,...
Revised draft in various coloured inks and pencil. Contains early draft of the beginning of Titus Alone. Appears to be earlier draft than Add MS 88931/1/3/26. At the end of the manuscript there are notes on Peake's earnings and fragments of poetry. Inscribed with Wallington address. Undated. D...
Revised autograph draft, in ink. Appears to be later draft than Add MS 88931/1/1/25. Manuscript and typescript leaves pasted in with additions and revisions. Notes on characters and plot at end of manuscript. Dated at front of volume 28 December 1954, 4.30, Diddnam[?]. Drawings in ink and penci...
Revised draft. A few doodles and rough sketches. Notes on plot development on ff.12-13. At the end of the manuscript there is a note regarding Margery Vosper's decision about Peake's play ['The Wit To Woo'], plus two poems: 'I met him after many years' and 'As I watched between two forests'. Und...
'A Castle and Sixpence: Book Two' (Titus Alone chapters 28-31)
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Autograph manuscript with revisions and notes. Includes fragments of verse: 'My shadow left me as I passed' (f.50) and 'I who was never cradled' (f.52v). There are notes on plot on f.53v. Undated. Drawings in ink include: f.2v: fish; f.6: three scenes with bird-like creatures; f.7: symbols; rec...
'Lo and Behold continued' (Titus Alone chapters 46-50)
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Revised autograph draft in different colour inks. Typescript leaves pasted in. At the end of the manuscript there is a draft of a poem, 'Out of the cloud the face emerges' as well as a budget for Mervyn and Maeve's autumn wardrobe. Undated. Drawings in ink include: f.5: Muzzlehatch; f.6: male h...