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Add MS 89203/2/5/1
- Record Id:
- 040-003374050
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003345873
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100042691484.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 89203/2/5/1
- Title:
- Will Self: Junk Mail (draft material relating to 'Part One: On Drugs')
- Scope & Content:
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Draft material relating to the first section ('On Drugs') of Junk Mail (1995), and to an earlier conception of the book:
- (1). Outline for the projected book: 'Smack, Crack, Hack and Back: Four Essays on the Theory and Practise [sic] of Drug Addiction' (word-processed, 4 sheets).
- (2). 'Junk Mail: Four Essays on the Theory and Practise [sic] of Drug Addiction' (word-processed, pp. 1-41). Comprises: 'Prelude / Isle of Rousay, Orkney, December 4th 1993' (pp. 3-20); 'Author's Introduction' (pp. 21-34); 'A Note on the Text' (pp. 34-35); followed the beginning of the first essay ['Smack'] (pp. 36-41), ending abruptly.
- (3). 'Author's Introduction' (title struck-through - re-titled in pencil 'Writing on Drugs'), pp. 1-16. Together with 'Prelude' (title struck-through - re-titled in pencil 'Busted'), pp. 1-18. Word-processed text as in (2) above but here corrected in pencil.
- (4). ['Smack']. Untitled essay - a full version of the fragment in (2) above (word-processed, pp. 1-21).
- (5). 'Prelude' (word-processed, pp. 1-18). Text as in (2) above, corrected in pencil by Matthew D'Abaitua (according to a 'post-it' note attached to p.1).
- (6). 'Just for the Crack of it' (word-processed, pp. 1-13).
- (7). Autograph notes (5 sheets).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003345873
033-003357982
036-003374041
040-003374050 - Is part of:
- Add MS 89203 : The Papers of Will Self
Add MS 89203/2 : Will Self: Personal and Literary Papers
Add MS 89203/2/5 : Will Self: Non-Fiction
Add MS 89203/2/5/1 : Will Self: Junk Mail (draft material relating to 'Part One: On Drugs') - Hierarchy:
- 032-003345873[0002]/033-003357982[0007]/036-003374041[0001]/040-003374050
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 89203
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1993
- End Date:
- 1993
- Date Range:
- 1993
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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