Bainbridge Papers. Vols. xxxiv-xxxv. 'Injury Time'; before 1978. Injury Time was first published in 1977, by Duckworth. For related notes see, Add. 83799.
Bainbridge Papers. Vol. xxxvi (ff. ). Draft of 'Just Like Real Life' by Beryl Bainbridge; before 1992. A Christmas short story for the Daily Mirror. Formerly contained in a folder with Add. 83760 and 83810 section 1.
Bainbridge Papers. Vols. l-li. 'Young Adolf'; before 1979. Young Adolf was first published in 1978 by Duckworth and was later used as the basis for 'The Journal of Bridget Hitler', which was transmitted on BBC2 in 1981.
Bainbridge Papers. Vol. xxi (ff. ). 'Another Part of the Wood'; circa 1968. Typewritten with autograph revisions. Another Part of the Wood was first published in 1968 by Hutchinson. Comprises: a draft, which lacks the first five pages and contains a variant ending, and a dust jacket for the 1968 edi...
Bainbridge Papers. Vols. xxix-xxxi. 'Every Man for Himself'; 1994-1996. The novel Every Man for Himself was initially entitled 'Kiss Me Hardy' and was first published in 1996, by Duckworth. 'Kiss Me Hardy' was also the title of a short story published in Bainbridge's Collected Stories in 1994. Add. 83757-83759 relate to the novel.
Bainbridge Papers. Vols. xl-xliv. 'Watson's Apology'; before 1985. Watson's Apology was first published in 1984, by Duckworth. For further material relating to the novel, see Add. 83827.
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John Selby Watson, cleric and scholar: Research files and notebooks of Beryl Bainbridge rel. to John Selby Watson: circa 1984: Partly copies.
Bainbridge Papers. Vol. xlv-xlviii. 'A Weekend with Claud'; before 1968-1981. A Weekend with Claud was first published in 1967, by Hutchinson New Authors. The novel was later rewritten with characters bearing different names and published in 1981 by Duckworth as A Weekend with Claude. For draft sections of A Weekend with Claud, see Add. 83796.
Bainbridge Papers. Vol. xxviii (ff. ). Draft of English Journey, or, The Road to Milton Keynes; 1984. Typewritten with autograph revisions and notes regarding format. Labelled, 'Rough draft of English Journey'. Bainbridge's English Journey originated from a BBC programme commissioned to mark fifty y...