Short stories

Title

Short stories

Shelfmark

MS. 23701/38

Summary

Short stories and writings by Celia Furse:

Folder 1: Cover of red notebook labelled 'Half Term or The Umbrella' containing loose manuscript drafts:

Four chapters of a story about Gaye and her brother, no title, (15 pages; 20 pages; 15 pages; 13 pages)

Three chapters of a story about Gaye, possibly a continuation of the same novel as above but these chapters have a note attached reading 'Cambridge Story 2 versions (Mr Bateson & Miss Saunders) Religion v. Science 1911 (approx)', (13 pages; 17 pages; 13 pages) with four pages of a pencil draft

'Half-Term or The Umbrella', seven pages (incomplete)

Folder 2: Cover of a maroon notebook with note attached - 'Parson Sharpe [of] Netherhampton' - containing material for a projected novel relating to Netherhampton and the Grove family which Celia seems to have started working on in the 1920s. With some notes in other hands:

Small red notebook containing at one end notes on the 18th century and at the other end a list of the costs of a wedding (presumably Celia's own), 1920s

Letter from 'R.S.T.' suggesting books on the Regency/Victorian period

Two pages from a typed letter from Henry Newbolt to his friend Alice Hylton, 1921, discussing his friend Crawford's dream of Madame Sharpe

Two further extracts from Henry Newbolt's letters to Alice Hylton, 1915, 1921, in Margaret Newbolt's handwriting

Biographical notes on the different characters, 1920s

Rough manuscript draft of chapter one (16 pages) with three pages of notes

Draft summaries of chapters

Folder 3: Journals and magazines:

'The Cecilian & Franciscan Journal', Aug-Sep 1904, labelled on front 'MCS Childhood journal & stories'

'The Mount Grace Journal', No. 1, Aug 9, 1906: pages from an exercise-book held by a purple cord containing handwritten news, poems and drawings including a drawing of Mount Grace Priory by Margaret Newbolt

'The Turnip: A Wiltshire Landworker's Magazine, Issue 1, Nov 1917 (two copies) and Issue 2, Apr 1918 (three copies). Contains typed letters and other contributions, with original drawings by Cynthia Lubbock, and a circulation list at the end

Folder 4: Short stories and writings:

'Frederick & Catherine [or The Wisdom of Folly]: A Comedy in Two Acts', manuscript of play (v + 17 pages), performed by Celia and her cousins at Orchardleigh, Jan 1911, with a typed programme

Blue cover of a notebook containing an untitled manuscript about Julian and Stella (87 pages numbered 1-23 and 83-139), n.d. [1940s-1950s], with note by Theresa Whistler to say that the shell-shocked Julian is based on Francis Newbolt

Post Second World War autobiographical notes: 'Grandmother's Rag Bag' / '1958-1959-1960' (Ralph is 'Adrian', 13 pages); 'Aprons' (based on Mr. and Mrs. Puddicombe, two pages); 'Morshead' (Ralph is 'Adrian', a description of his study at Halsdon, where many of the rooms were named, six pages) and 'Stray Thoughts of a Grandmother' (six pages), 1954-1960

Incomplete story titled 'Clare' (not titled by Celia) based on Celia and John Henry Monsell Furse (here called 'Uncle Venn') at Netherhampton, nine pages, n.d. [1960?]

Date

1904-1960

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box