Prose 81
MS. Spender 235
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Prose 81
Shelfmark
MS. Spender 235
Summary
Collection of typescripts or carbons, some lightly revised, of literary essays and broadcasts from the 1940s and 1950s, including a proposal for a magazine [ Encounter]. A Spender article on Literary Life includes a covering letter to Spender from Britain To-day, 20 Jan. 1949. A galley print includes a covering letter from The London Magazine, 25 Feb 1957. Plus later essays on Henry Moore, Muriel Gardiner, and a review of Quiet Moments In A War, c. 1994-1995, and miscellaneous fragmentary essays. All in order as found.
Date
c. 1940-1960
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box (2 folders)
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Collection contents
Literary papers and art
Prose
Unbound prose drafts (volumes 75-96)
Prose 81
