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- Record Id:
- 040-004403929
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004403926
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100174336222.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 89673/1
- Title:
- Notebook containing a manuscript draft of Monsieur
- Scope & Content:
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A rebound notebook belonging to Lawrence Durrell containing a partial draft of the novel, Monsieur, or The Prince of Darkness, published in 1974.
The draft consists of heavily annotated typed sections of Durrell's writings stuck into the notebook with tape, as well as writing directly onto the pages. This section of the notebook also includes decorated title pages, often adorned with postage stamps. The draft covers several sections of the novel, particularly Outremer, the first section, as well as later sections, including the Sutcliffe Papers and extracts from the diary of the novel's protagonist, Bruce Drexel.
This volume also includes a draft of the poem The Grey Penitents.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004403926
040-004403929 - Is part of:
- Add MS 89673 : Notebooks of Lawrence Durrell
Add MS 89673/1 : Notebook containing a manuscript draft of Monsieur - Hierarchy:
- 032-004403926[0001]/040-004403929
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 89673
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1969
- End Date:
- 1973
- Date Range:
- 1969-1973
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Unavailable as awaiting conservation
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Includes Lawrence Durrell's bookplate and ink stamp from the Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Lawrence Durrell, Sommieres.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)