Text of Talk Given in Toronto Concerning The Light of Day
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Tyepscript entitled 'Canada', a talk given in Toronto (May 2003) at the start of a North American tour to promote The Light of Day. The text is lightly 'annotated for delivery' (as noted in covering sheet supplied by the author).
Statement for University of York 40th Anniversary Brochure
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A letter from University of York (5 March, 2003) requesting a brief statement for 40th anniversary publication, together with Swift's statement (90 words, typescript).
With a covering note from the author (suggesting the span of their composition), a number of poems in autograph draft, some of which were published in Making an Elephant (2009).
Autograph draft, typescript, and author's proofs supplied by Granta, where Swift's memoir of his father first appeared. With two letters from Swift to Ian Jack, and a letter and a card from Jack to Swift (all 2004).
A brief statement (1 sheet) for Swift's publishers (Picador), intended for the promotion of Tomorrow in Germany. With an identifying cover-sheet supplied by Swift.
'I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside' (Conference at the University of Liège)
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Revised text for delivery at a conference at the University of Liège (Belgian Association of Anglicists in Higher Education), 8 December 2007. The file comprises partial autograph manuscript, two typescript drafts, a schedule of conference events, and a brief printed e-mail message of thanks to...
A brief text by Swift, describing the room in which he writes, for the series published in The Guardian. With a printed copy (b/w) of the photograph of Swift's desk that accompanied his text, and an identifying cover-sheet.