The Tree of Knowledge by Eva Figes, working papers
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The Tree of Knowledge is the story of Deborah Milton, the widowed daughter of poet John Milton, who laments a world in which an intellegent, capable woman cannot realise her aspirations. Published by Sinclair Stevenson in 1990.
First draft typescript for 'The Tree of Knowledge'
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First draft typescript with various autograph revisions in pencil and pen ink, reflecting different stages of revision (the first stage of revisions is captured in Add MS 89050/1/79 which is a copy of this script, however this script has further layers of revisions dating from after the copy was...
First draft typescript for 'The Tree of Knowledge', copy
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Copy of first draft typescript with some autograph revisions, 305pp. NB. The revisions on this copy typescript are the same as some of the revisions in Add MS 890050/1/78, however there are additional layers of autograph revisions on the original.
Second draft fragmentary typescripts for 'The Tree of Knowledge',
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Second draft typescript of the first three chapters, 125pp. Second typescript draft re-writes, pages 1-92 and pages 126-176, loose pages 218, 224 and 85, with autograph revisions.
Proof pages for 'The Tree of Knowledge', corrected
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Corrected proof pages for 'The Tree of Knowledge' with autograph annotations, with a typed page, with autograph notes, about capitals and typefacing in the book.
Ringbound notebook , with a turquoise and white cover, containing autograph notes of the story outline, planning notes and notes relating to form and character.