G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CXV B. Notebook listing signed contributions by Chesterton to The Eye-Witness and The New Witness 1911-1923; compiled circa 1960. Compiled by Dorothy Collins. ff. v+86. 173 x 112mm.
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CXV C. Notebook containing notes of articles in newspapers, principally The Daily News; 1901-1965. Compiled by Frances Chesterton and Dorothy Collins, with additional sheets inserted, partly duplicating the notebook. ff. ii+79. 174 x 110mm. and 202 x 124mm.
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CXV D. Notebook compiled by Dorothy Collins listing articles in The Speaker, particularly those read by her in the British Museum; circa 1960. ff. ii+17. 199 x 160mm.
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CXXXI A. Incomplete stories and plays, including 'On the traditional schoolboy' (ff. 25v-25 vol. rev.) and 'Jack a'lantern's sketch book' (ff. 101v-100 vol. rev.), a poem entitled 'Rufus' (ff. 20v-20 vol. rev.) and later sketches; circa 1889. 'Jack a'lantern's sketc...
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CXXXI B. School mathematics exercise book, with fragments of stories, a satire entitled 'Lord Mutanhead: a study' (ff. 41-37v vol. rev.), and sketches; circa 1889. Text commences at both ends. ff. 53. 197 x 163mm.
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CXXXVIII C. Poems and sketches; circa 1893. Poems include two drafts of 'Beginnings' (another version of the poem 'The germ', see references at Add. 73322 C) (ff. 1, 73v-73 vol. rev.), two drafts of 'A word' (variant versions in The Union Magazine, vol. 1, no. 5 (18...
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CXLVII C. Fragment of prose describing a lamp post (f. 10), specimen signatures, sketches; circa 1894. The essay on the lamp post formed a basis for the story 'Earthquake Esq.' (see references at Add. 73336 F). ff. i+15. 202 x 164mm.
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CLVI D. Notes, mostly on scientific developments, from articles in issues of The Nineteenth Century for 1896-1897 (ff. 2-6), contents list for 'A man with two legs' (see references at Add. 73246) (f. 8), opening of a play set in Paris (ff. 10-12); circa 1897. ff. i...