Note book with autograph drafts and notes for 'Bluebeard the Creator'
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Ring bound notebook titled 'Bluebeard / Bluebeard the Creator / Bluebeard 1', dated 10th Nov 1968 [11 Aug 1967 is crossed out]. Contains notes about the plotting and themes of the novel and some early draft notes.
Typescript drafts of the first chapter for 'Bluebeard the Creator'
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Several typescript drafts of different versions of the beginning of the novel, titled ‘Bluebeard the Creator’. In draft versions Figes experimented with the idea of opening the novel with an exploration of the process of writing.