G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CLXXIV A. Notebook bearing the title 'The ecstatic thief'; circa 1928. Includes notes and part of the script for a play, of which other extracts, entitled 'The ages are passing' are published in C.W., vol. 11, pp. 341-343, and further extracts are to be found in Add...
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CLXXIV F. Poem beginning "Man is the lord of the fruit he gathers" (f. 1), notes on Rome (f. 4), Benito Mussolini (f. 5), Mary Queen of Scots and Don John of Austria (ff. 18v-16v vol. rev.), poem beginning "There was no wind blew on the breathless garden" (f. 12v vo...
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CXXXV B, C. Fair copies of 'Basil Howe'; circa 1892. Published, with an introduction taken from Add. 73320 A, and without the first page of part 1, chapter 1, in C.W., vol. 14, pp. 444-533. Published in full as Basil Howe (New City 2001). See also Add. 73307, 73319 A, 73349. Two parts (ff. i+55, ii+56). Both 203 x 167mm.
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CLIV C. Opening of a story 'The metaphysical policeman' and sketches; circa 1896. See references at Add. 73246. ff. 10. 202 x 160mm.
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CXXX A. Beginning of a story of Mr Roles and his nephew, written by Chesterton when a child (ff. 1-3), later poem 'Science' (ff. 19-18v vol. rev.), sketches; circa 1884 - circa 1892. Text commences at both ends. ff. 40. 226 x 179mm.
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CXXXVIII B. Notes on Shakespeare (ff. 2-9), poems, some fragmentary, part of a story and sketches; circa 1893. Includes poems 'To Isaiah' (f. 16v), 'A song of the many' (see references at Add. 73305 A) (ff. 17v-18v), 'Thistledown' (ff. 22v-23), 'The germ' (untitled,...
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CXLIII A. List of titles of poems, which do not appear in the volume (f. 72v vol. rev.), poems, notes and sketches; circa 1893. Includes essay 'The ethics of Punch' (see also Add. 73308 A, 73324 A) (ff. 49v-50), poem 'The earth's festival' (see references at Add. 73...