G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CLVII B. Draft letter to a periodical concerning a review by Frank Frankfort Moore of a work on Samuel Johnson, sketches; circa 1897. ff. 7. 201 x 163mm.
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CLVII C. Eleven stanzas from the 'World lover' sequence of poems (see references at Add. 73338 C) (ff. 50v-47v vol. rev.), initial drafts of four chapters from which The Napoleon of Notting Hill was developed, sketches; circa 1897 - circa 1902. For later versions of...
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CLVII E. Contents list and fragments of 'The face of brass' (of which the completed text is in Add. 73341 C) (ff. 3v-9 passim), the opening three lines of 'A defence of penny dreadfuls' (see also at Add. 73347 B) (f. 3), and two stanzas of poems in the 'World lover'...
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...
G. K. CHESTERTON PAPERS. VOL. CLVII D. Essay on humour in Christianity (ff. 3-16v), rhyme on the I.D.K. Club (f. 24) and other short notes and sketches; circa 1898. Text commences at both ends. ff. i+29. 201 x 163mm.