Having Held the Nettle
MS. Opie 289
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Having Held the Nettle
Shelfmark
MS. Opie 289
Summary
Drafts, typescript and galley proofs of Peter Opie's collection of short stories on life in the Army and in wartime Britain, Having Held the Nettle, written between 1939 and 1944 and published in 1945:
Folder 1: Typescript.
Folder 2: Drafts and notes.
Folder 3: Galley proofs with corrections in Peter Opie's hand.
Date
c.1939-1945
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box (3 folders)
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Collection contents
Archive of Iona and Peter Opie
Personal papers
Peter Opie early publications and writings
Having Held the Nettle
