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1. Add MS 89284/1/54-61

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Title:
Michael Palin Archive: Bert Fegg's Books
Scope & Content:
Material relating to Bert Fegg's Nasty Book for Boys and Girls (UK, 1974; USA, 1976) and Dr Fegg's Encyclopaedia of All World Knowledge (1984), written by Terry Jones and Michael Palin.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1974-2015
Extent:
8 files

2. Add MS 89284/1/56

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Title:
Fegg Books - Part 3: Notebook
Scope & Content:
Notebook marked 'New Fegg', started 6 Feb 1984, with notes, ideas and drafts of text and content lists for Dr Fegg's Encyclopaedia of All World Knowledge - a combination of manuscript in Terry Jones and Palin's handwriting and typescript.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1984
Extent:
1 file

3. Add MS 89284/1/55

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Title:
Fegg Books - Part 2: Notebook and Drafts
Scope & Content:
Material for the UK and US editions of Bert Fegg's Nasty Book for Boys and Girls, as follows: holograph manuscript and typescript drafts (original and photocopies) of text and list of contents, with holograph corrections and annotations; cover proofs and proofs of section 'Across the Andes by Fr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1974-1975
Extent:
1 file

4. Add MS 89284/1/57

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Title:
Fegg Books - Part 4: Publicity and Draft
Scope & Content:
Material for Dr Fegg's Encyclopaedia of All World Knowledge, as follows: '3 quotes to be used in publicity etc' (holograph manuscript); photocopy of the US edition of Bert Fegg's Nasty Book for Boys and Girls with holograph corrections and annotations [for new 1984 edition].
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1976-1984
Extent:
1 file

5. Add MS 89284/1/60

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Title:
Fegg Books - Part 7: BBC Radio 4 Show
Scope & Content:
Material relating to a radio show adaptation of Dr Fegg's Encyclopaedia of All World Knowledge, as follows: 4 letters between Anne James, Harry Thompson and the BBC regarding Harry Thompson's proposal for an adaptation of the book for BBC Radio 4, written by Michael Barfield, 19 Jul 1989-27 Mar ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1990
Extent:
1 file

6. Add MS 89284/1/58

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Title:
Fegg Books - Part 5: Correspondence and Typescript Draft
Scope & Content:
Material for Dr Fegg's Encyclopaedia of All World Knowledge, as follows: 6 letters from Geoffrey Strachan at Methuen London Ltd to Palin, Jones and their agent Anne James, regarding initial plans for a new edition, schedule for the book, fees, queries and comments about the text for the book, 31...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1984
Extent:
1 file

7. Add MS 89284/1/59

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Title:
Fegg Books - Part 6: Proofs, Correspondence, Ilkley and Press Reviews
Scope & Content:
Material for Dr Fegg's Encyclopaedia of All World Knowledge, as follows: Dr Fegg pin badge; photocopies of proofs, with holograph corrections (96 pages circa); 7 letters from Methuen London Ltd regarding publicity schedule, royalties and sale figures, 14 Sept-14 Nov 1984; photocopy of a few page...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1984-1986
Extent:
1 file

8. Add MS 89284/1/54

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Title:
Fegg Books - Part 1: Correspondence
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to the UK and USA edition of the book, including: 5 letters from Geoffrey Strachan at Eyre Methuen relating to the cover of the book, publicity of the book in the UK, sales figures, a paperback edition and a possible new edition with a new cover (with photocopy of the pro...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1974-1984
Extent:
1 file

9. Add MS 89284/1/61

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Title:
Fegg Books - Part 8: BBC Radio 4 Show, TV Show and 2015 Edition
Scope & Content:
Material relating to a radio show, a TV show and a 2015 edition of Dr Fegg's Encyclopaedia of All World Knowledge, as follows: typescript revised draft of scripts, with holograph corrections, for radio show 1 and 2, adapted by Mike Barfield (57 and 52 pages), with attached 3 pages of comments by...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1997-2015
Extent:
1 file