Manuscripts

Amis, Kingsley. "Drinking Song:" poem: two drafts, MS. (typewritten: 2 p.)

Description: The bulk of the collection consists of drafts of novels, short stories, poems, essays and television and radio scripts by Kingsley Amis, many heavily corrected. Also included are individual manuscript pieces by Martin Louis Amis, Sir John Betjeman, Elizabeth Jane Howard, and George Melly, and groups of limericks by Robert Conquest. Letters deal with personal and literary matters, including Amis' reactions to the work of other authors and their reactions to his writings.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: pre-1979.
Call number: AMS 25.
Creator: Amis, Kingsley(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from various sources; please consult Finding Aid for details.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Amis, Kingsley. "Crisis Song:" poem: two drafts, MS. (typewritten: 3 p.), with author's typewritten corrections

Manuscripts

The bulk of the collection consists of drafts of novels, short stories, poems, essays and television and radio scripts by Kingsley Amis, many heavily corrected. Also included are individual manuscript pieces by Martin Louis Amis, Sir John Betjeman, Elizabeth Jane Howard, and George Melly, and groups of limericks by Robert Conquest. Letters deal with personal and literary matters, including Amis' reactions to the work of other authors and their reactions to his writings.

AMS 14.

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Amis, Kingsley. "The Evans Country: Part VI: Brynbwrla:" poem, two drafts, MS. (typewritten: 2 p.)

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AMS 159.

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Amis, Kingsley. "A Point of Logic:" poem: two drafts, MS. (typewritten: 2 p.), with author's autograph corrections

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AMS 100.

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Amis, Kingsley. "Oligodora:" poem: four drafts, MS. (typewritten: 3 p.)

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AMS 84.

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Amis, Kingsley. On Drink: monograph: draft, incomplete, MS. (typewritten: 67 p.), with author's autograph and typewritten corrections

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AMS 86.

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Amis, Kingsley. "The End" and "The Two Guests:" two poems, MS. (typewritten: 1 p.)

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AMS 26.

Amis, Kingsley. "Drinking Song:" poem: two drafts, MS. (typewritten: 2 p.)

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Amis, Kingsley. "Crisis Song:" poem: two drafts, MS. (typewritten: 3 p.), with author's typewritten corrections

Amis, Kingsley. "The Evans Country: Part VI: Brynbwrla:" poem, two drafts, MS. (typewritten: 2 p.)

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Amis, Kingsley. "Oligodora:" poem: four drafts, MS. (typewritten: 3 p.)

Amis, Kingsley. On Drink: monograph: draft, incomplete, MS. (typewritten: 67 p.), with author's autograph and typewritten corrections

Amis, Kingsley. "The End" and "The Two Guests:" two poems, MS. (typewritten: 1 p.)