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Amis, Kingsley. "Affairs of Death:" short story, MS. (typewritten: 16 p.)


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    Amis, Kingsley. "1941/A:" short story: later draft, MS. (typewritten: 7 p.)

    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 455.

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    Amis, Kingsley. "Dear Illusion:" short story, MS. (typewritten: 42 p.), with autograph and 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 18.

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    Amis, Kingsley. "The House on the Headland:" short story, MS. (typewritten: 20 p.), with a few 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 49.

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    Amis, Kingsley. "A Twitch on the Thread:" short story, MS. (typewritten: 47 p.), with author's autograph and 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 450.

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    Amis, Kingsley. "Who or What Was It?" short story, MS. (typewritten: 12 p.), with author's autograph and 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 144.

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    Amis, Kingsley. "Boris and the Colonel:" short story, MS. (typewritten: 33 p.), with author's autograph and 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 444.