Four plays
MS. Eng. c. 3915
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Four plays
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. c. 3915
Summary
Comprising:
(fols. 1-70) 'Beware of the Trains', a dramatization for radio of Montgomery's short story, 1954, with (fols. 48-51) a typescript of the original ending
(fols. 71-94) 'Counteryspy', a dramatization for television(?) of a short story by Kelley Edwards
(fols. 95-128) 'The Lion's Tooth', a dramatization for television(?) of Montgomery's short story, n.d.
(fols. 129-300) 'Merely Players', an original play for radio by Montgomery, 1965
fols. 187-202) an incomplete, extensively revised carbon typescript and manuscript
(fols. 203-64) an incomplete manuscript with a few carbon typescript leaves, and (fols. 265-300) a complete, unamended carbon typescript
(fols. 129-75) notes and fragmentary drafts
(fols. 176-86) an early draft of the opening scene.
Date
Date not recorded at time of cataloguing
Language
English
Physical extent
300 Leaves
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Collection contents
Archive of Bruce Montgomery 'Edmund Crispin'
Literary papers
Working papers
Plays and broadcasts for radio and television
Four plays
