Notebook inscribed on the cover ‘Handbag (story), Jemima Shore, Cry-by-night, Dead leaves, Guests have been warned (Nevis) and on the spine ‘J.S. ideas 4’. Contents on inside front cover ‘Cry-by-night, 2 January 1987, Golden chains/The handbag, 27 Dec ‘88’. Contents on inside back cover ‘Dead lea...
Notebook inscribed on inside cover ‘The blude-red wine, 4-12 January 1988, Jumby Bay, Political death notes, 14 January, French farce, Washington farce’.
Notebook inscribed on inside cover with alternative titles considered for the book: ‘Dead nuns tell no tales, The black nun, Quiet as a nun, I-VIII, March 23, 76’.
Typewritten draft of ‘Oxford blood’, inscribed on the first leaf ‘Note: Original MS of Oxford Blood (including original title) as typed by AF. Includes original structure of chs. 13/14/15 + later version’. With numerous manuscript corrections.
Word-processed text, lettered D or DE at the head of each leaf. Two re-runs of version C, with the numbers indicating references now keyed, but the manuscript amendments on version C are not implemented and further manuscript amendments are made. Versions D and DE each have their own foliation w...