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Add MS 89035
- Record Id:
- 032-002737904
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002737904
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022565748.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 89035
- Title:
- W.H. Auden Journal
- Scope & Content:
-
Autograph manuscript volume which was used by Wystan Hugh (W.H.) Auden as both a journal and a notebook.
Journal entries date from 30th August until 26th November 1939 and were written when Auden was living in the USA. The beginning of the notebook is incorrectly dated 'August 1938'. Auden writes about his life in New York, the people whom he meets and his thoughts on impending war in Europe. This includes Auden's thoughts on the British reaction to his move to the United States with his friend, the novelist, Christopher Isherwood. The entry for 1st September 1939 sheds light on the poem of the same name which Auden later published.
Auden also records his thoughts on different subjects including philosophy, science, religion and sexuality. A large number of the journal entries have been crossed through in pencil.
The notebook also includes poetry drafts, quotations from writers and others, and criticism of their work.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002737904
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002737904
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
French - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1939
- End Date:
- 1939
- Date Range:
- 1939
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Restrictions to access apply please consult British Library staff
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- User Conditions:
- Custodial History:
- Journal was previously owned by a private individual following Auden's death in 1973.
- Former Internal References:
- Deposit 10757
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased at auction at Christie's London on 12th June 2013.
- Exhibitions:
- Discovering literature: 20th century, (online), 25 May 2016-
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Auden, Wystan Hugh, poet, 1907-1973
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