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The Naïve and Sentimental Lover

MS. le Carré 13

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Title

The Naïve and Sentimental Lover

Shelfmark

MS. le Carré 13

Summary

Comprises:

'THE TWO-STROKE LOVER a novel by John le Carré First Draft ONLY Copy No 3'

'THE TWO-STROKE LOVER II Copy No 3'

'III' and 'III cntd'. 'Love affairs, like intimations of paradise, are timeless and elusive of sequence'

Bundles of alternative title sheets stapled together

'III Paris'. Includes photocopies of 'Blue notebook' with other notes and schema

'THE NAIVE AND SENTIMENTAL LOVER by John le Carré'. Amended typescript

'LONDON after PARIS notes & Industrial waste'. Typescript and manuscript notes

'NOTES and Industrial waste from Part II (LONDON before PARIS). Amended typescript

'very real English indeed'. Loose leaves of amended typescript

'IV BACK IN LONDON, CASSIDY's AFFAIRS WITH HELEN AND ANGIE MAWDRAY'. Typescript and manuscript

'TITLES'. Amended typescript draft and notes and schema

'PARIS last notes. Industrial waste'. Manuscript notes and amended typescript

'GENERAL, MOON-LIGHTER by John le Carré'. Amended typescript notes. Includes 'THE TWO-STROKE LOVER INDEX TO NOTES' and a photocopy of a letter from David Cornwell concerning the novel's progress and its characters, plot and structure, 7 Jul 1970

'PRAM MATERIAL BROCHURE ON HAVERDOWN'. Printed brochures relating to Avdel Systems fastening methods (pip pins, etc.), prams, baby carriages and push chairs, c.1970. With typescript and manuscript notes

'V Wengen'. Amended typescript notes

'VI THE END'. Typescript and manuscript notes

Date

n.d.

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box

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Collection contents

Archive of John le Carré (David Cornwell)

Literary papers

Novels

The Naïve and Sentimental Lover

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