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- Record Id:
- 040-002038070
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002038067
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000337.0x00019c
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- Add MS 78944
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NICHOLS PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 173). ‘Beasts of England’; 1 Aug. 1948, 2 Aug. 1971-19 Sept. 1983, 1999, n.d. Mostly typewritten. Theatrical arrangement of the works of George Orwell. The play was commissioned by the National Theatre, but was never performed. For a further draft of the play, see the Kenneth Tynan Papers, Folder ‘Manuscripts/National Theatre Scripts’.
1. ff. 1-32. [italics]Printed[/italics] preparatory material; 1 Aug. 1948, 30 Sept. 1971-15 Oct. 1972, n.d.
2. ff. 33-61. Partly [italics]autograph[/italics] notes, including correspondence relating to the composition of the play; 2 Aug. 1971–24 April [1973?], n.d. Includes correspondence with Kenneth Tynan relating to the choice of extracts from Orwell’s works (ff. 56-61).
3. ff. 62-160. Draft with [italics]autograph[/italics] revisions; n.d.
4. ff. 161-170. Partly [italics]autograph[/italics] correspondence; 4 Feb. 1972-26 April 1973. Includes correspondence with Sonia Orwell, George Orwell’s second wife, (ff. 163-164, 166, 168).
5. ff. 171-173. Partly [italics]autograph[/italics] miscellaneous papers with [italics]autograph[/italics] revisions; 19 Sept. 1983, 1999.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002038067
036-002038068
037-002038069
040-002038070 - Is part of:
- Add MS 78944-79198 : Peter Nichols Papers
Add MS 78944-79094 : A LITERARY PAPERS OF PETER NICHOLS WITH RELATED CORRESPONDENCE Both produced and currently unproduced works arranged in…
Add MS 78944-78994 : Stage works
Add MS 78944 : NICHOLS PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 173). ‘Beasts of England’; 1 Aug. 1948, 2 Aug. 1971-19 Sept. 1983, 1999, n.d. Mostly… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002038067[0001]/036-002038068[0001]/037-002038069[0001]/040-002038070
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- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1948
- End Date:
- 1999
- Date Range:
- 1948-1999
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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