Mixed poetry and (non-)fiction notebooks
MS. 12404/42
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Mixed poetry and (non-)fiction notebooks
Shelfmark
MS. 12404/42
Summary
Comprises:
Notebook of literary criticism and theory with loose notes enclosed, including a signed typescript poem 'Entre Chien et Loup', and a poem opening 'I had a strange dream the other night after I had left you', c. 1955-c. 1960s
Notebook labelled 'children's stories' including stories and poems, n.d.
Notebook with an index, containing drafts of stories including 'Attention This Day', 'Lodgings' and fair copy poems (mostly later children's poems including 'A Child Taken Out At Night For The First Time'), with an inserted letter from 1985, 1976, c. 1970s, 1985, 2005, n.d.
Notebook with poetry drafts and other notes, n.d.
Date
c. 1955-c. 1960s, 1976, c. 1970s, 1985, 2005, n.d.
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box (4 folders)
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Collection contents
Poetry, musical settings and literary notebooks
Notebooks and drafts
Mixed poetry and (non-)fiction notebooks
