G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CXLVI B. Sketches, a fragmentary poem (ff. 10-10v) and contents pages for a series of stories; circa 1894. ff. i+43. 200 x 158mm.
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CXLVI C. 'The legend of Sir Edmund'; circa 1894. A short illustrated fantasy based on E. C. Bentley's friendship with the Vivian sisters. Most of the volume is blank. ff. iii+11. 252 x 200mm.
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CXLVIII A. Draft and fair copy, with corrections, of 'A traveller's tale' (see references at Add. 73336 D) (ff. 2-25), short essay 'The angel' (f. 29v), contents pages for a series of stories which evolved as 'The human club', 'The man with two legs' and 'The club o...
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CL B. Drafts of chapters 1, 3 and 5 of a story 'Harvest: an age of fulfilment' (passim), draft of a poem beginning "Mid the long Uffizi's crowns & scrolls" (f. 27v), sketches; circa 1895. ff. ii+36. 232 x 167mm.
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CLI A. Fragments of a story 'The house of stars'; circa 1895. 'The house of stars' was later revised as 'Apotheosis' (see references at Add. 73340 D). The volume also includes sketches and what appears to be the outline for a play, possibly for the toy theatre, on t...
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CLI E. Poems from the 'World lover' sequence and other short poems, a draft letter on 'The Bible and the stage' (ff. 9-11v), sketches; circa 1895. Other poems include 'The average' (f. 4), 'The vision of crystal' (f. 5), 'Le jongleur de Dieu' (three lines, in Englis...
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CLIII A. Fair copy of 'Child Street' (published in C.W., vol. 14, pp. 665-669; see also Add. 73340 A, 73343 A, 73349) (ff. 3-14), essay on revenge (ff. 19v-16v vol. rev.), poem beginning "Down down there in the great green sea" (ff. 22v-23) and other fragmentary poe...
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CLV D. Story in English 'Le jongleur de Dieu' (published, lacking the text on f. 6, in C.W., vol. 14, pp. 659-664; see also Add. 73307 where the story bears the original title of 'The sky thief', 73327 A, 73330 E, 73337 A, 73339 B, 73349) (ff. 1-19), and the untitle...
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CLVII A. Fair copy of three chapters of an unnamed tale (ff. 1-19), fragmentary poems and a play (ff. 33v-32v vol. rev.), sketches; circa 1897. The chapters of the story are entitled: 1. The snailboy, 2. The adventure of the blue devil, 3. The secret of Mark West On...