Also three copies of an introductory leaf to Part 4, amended to Part 3 on one copy, entitled 'Born to travel', which appears to have been part of an earlier, discarded draft.
Revised word-processed draft from the typewritten draft
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Revised word-processed draft from the typewritten draft, with further manuscript amendments and inserted leaves, and the addition of manuscript numbers indicating references. Lettered B at the head of each leaf, and described on the plastic folders originally holding the text of each chapter as B...
Electrostatic copy of final revised word-processed draft
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Electrostatic copy of final revised word-processed draft, incorporating amendments made in draft C, with an additional chapter and a list of sources. Lettered D at the head of each leaf. Without the list of principal characters, but with an author’s note, dated 2004-2006.
Corrected typescript, with manuscript amendments by the author and markings by the printer.
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At least two typewriters have been used, indicating that many leaves may have been retyped and the orginals discarded (except for an earlier version of ff 495-539). In chapters 7-20 most leaves bear manuscript foliation, while others bear typed foliation, indicating a later retyping.
Notebook inscribed on the cover ‘The twist, notes for Pol. Death, tennis?, etc., The moon was to blame’ and on the spine ‘JS ideas stories 6’. Contents on inside cover: ‘the twist, 10 Sept 1986, Notes for Political death, 18 Sept 1986, Idea for camping story, Aug ’87, Her handbag notes [for W.T. ...
Notebook inscribed on inside cover ‘1990. Trial of a dangerous woman, 21 July, Sandy and her beautiful sisters, 14 Sept, Notes for Corfu changeover story/Holiday shocker’.
Notebook inscribed on the cover ‘JS etc stories/ideas, 91/92’ and on the inside cover’ The bottle dungeon, 14 Dec 1991, Death of a fair-haired woman/blonde’.
Notebook inscribed on the cover ‘Name: Antonia Fraser. School: of life. Form: top’ and containing a few notes for a story then entitled ‘Best wishes from Jemima Shore’.
Notebook inscribed on the cover ‘Cordial wishes to my killer, by Antonia Fraser. With a kiss to my killer’. A draft of the story originally entitled ‘Best wishes from Jemima Shore’, dated 19 Jan 1998.