Short stories

Title

Short stories

Shelfmark

MS. 23701/39

Summary

Short stories and writings by Celia Furse:

Folder 1:

'Palladour: The Quest of Youth', dedicated 'To Mother for her birthday August 17th 1910', two manuscripts (i + 18 pages; ii + 13 pages), 1910

'The Taming of Pegasus', manuscript (six pages), 1912

'Melilot', manuscript (10 pages), 1912

'The Fancy Dress Dance', two manuscripts (seven pages; 11 pages), 1911

Folder 2:

'A Wet Afternoon', manuscript (i + 10 pages), n.d.

'Semper Fidelis', manuscript and two typescripts (i + 35 pages; i + 17 pages; ii + 17 pages), dedicated 'For Theresa who asked for a Ghost Story about a dog', 1930s?

'The Island', non-fiction account of a trip to Lundy, typescript (i + 12 pages), 1921, with a photocopied extract from the Lundy Field Society Newsletter, 1992

'Experience: A Comment', typescript (i + 13 pages), n.d.

'Round the Lake', 3 typescripts (i + 15 pages; i + 14 pages; i + 15 pages), one dedicated 'For M.E.N. and H.J.N. September 18th 1933', 1933

'The Bird's-Eye View', about Jill and Theresa Furse, manuscript (missing last few lines) and typescript (19 pages; ii + 10 pages), 1930?

'The Wedding', possibly a chapter for a longer piece of fiction, manuscript (21 pages), n.d.

'April Fools', inspired by Celia's Studland holiday with Margaret Bridges in 1913, manuscript and typescript (i + 32 pages; i + 21 pages), with notebook containing original journal kept by Celia and Margaret on the holiday, 1913, n.d.

'When Birds Come Back', manuscript (i + 24 pages), n.d.

Date

1910-1933, 1992

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box