Will Self: Personal Correspondence (First name 'S'-'W')
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Various communications signed only by first name (beginning 'S'-'W') and otherwise unidentified. Includes a number of communications from 'Sally' (1982-94).
Will Self: The Butt (variant draft pages, beginning Chapter 15)
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Variant typewritten draft pages, beginning within Chapter 15: pp. 293-327 ('post-it' note p. 321); pp. 326-327; pp. 327-328; pp. 328-330; pp. 329-331; pp. 331-332 ('post-it' note p. 331); pp. 334-348.
Will Self: Walking to Hollywood ('Walking to Hollywood', earliest draft)
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Undated typewritten draft, annotated in pencil: (1). 'The Consultation', pp. 1-22. (2). 'My Name is Bond', pp. 23-48. (3). 'Among the Chocodiles', pp. 49-77. (4). 'Timber Just in Lake', pp. 78-96. (5). 'My Dinner with Bret', pp. 97-115. (6). 'The Happy Detective', pp. 116-132. (7). 'The Pitch', ...
Will Self: Umbrella (page proofs, Bloomsbury Publishing, 17 May 2012)
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Page proofs from Bloomsbury Publishing, dated 17 May 2012. Three 'post-it' notes attached to title-page, and two attached to pp. 3 and 245 indicating minor corrections. Otherwise unmarked.
Autograph notes for various lectures and talks on the subject of fiction. Most notes are on postcards with no indication of date or occasion. (1). University College London. Visiting Fellow lecture notes (November 2009). A4 sheets pp. 1-14, and pp. 1-4. (2). British Library, 23 Feb 2010. Notes o...