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- 040-001976964
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- 032-001976899
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001367.0x000240
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Eleanor Farjeon Papers. Vol. xlvii (ff. 95) ‘A Walk in the Dark’ (ff. 1-94) and ‘Persons for Stories’ (f. 95); [circa 1920], n.d. Mostly typewritten with autograph revisions. Unpublished incomplete novel recounted in reverse chronological order. The story appears to have been inspired by autobiographical events, with the characters Stephen and Robert bearing resemblance to Victor Haslam and Edward Thomas respectively. See also ‘Anna’, a short-story published in Faithful Jenny Dove and Other Tales (1925), which shares similarities with ‘A Walk in the Dark’.
1. ff. 1-10. Mostly [italics]autograph[/italics] chapter summaries and notes; [[italics]circa[/italics] 1920].
2. ff. 11-76. Draft of the first three chapters with [italics]autograph[/italics] revisions; [[italics]circa[/italics] 1920].
3. ff. 77-84. Draft pages, apparently corresponding to Chapter Nine in a Chapter Summary (f. 1); [[italics]circa[/italics] 1920].
4. ff. 85-91. Draft pages, apparently corresponding to the Chapter titled ‘A Walk in the Dark (Moonlight Girl of 18)’ in a Chapter Summary (f. 4).
5. ff. 92-94. Draft pages, possibly the end of the novel; [[italics]circa[/italics] 1920].
6. f. 95. ‘Persons for Stories’; n.d. Notes on characters for possible stories.
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- Western Manuscripts
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- Additional Manuscripts
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- 032-001976899
036-001976900
037-001976950
040-001976964 - Is part of:
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Add MS 83123 : Eleanor Farjeon Papers. Vol. xlvii (ff. 95) ‘A Walk in the Dark’ (ff. 1-94) and ‘Persons for Stories’ (f. 95); [circa… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001976899[0001]/036-001976900[0002]/037-001976950[0008]/040-001976964
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- File
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- 1 item
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1915
- End Date:
- 1925
- Date Range:
- [c 1920]
- Era:
- CE
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