Manuscripts

The Mirror and the Light: novel: research and autograph notes: Who's Who and What's What

Description: Bound notebook; also contains notes and To Do Lists for other novels and projects.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 2016-2018
Call number: MN 3533
Creator: Mantel, Hilary (1952-2022)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Part I purchased from Hilary Mantel, February 2001 (Accession 2083).; Addenda purchased from Hilary Mantel, 2005 (Accession 2460).; Part II purchased from Hilary Mantel, 2009 (Accession 2606) and 2016 (CSmH_2016_273).; Part III purchased from Hilary Mantel, May 2022 (CSmH_2022_176).; Part III gifts of Gerald McEwen, May 2023 (CSmH_2023_154) and August 2025 (CSmH_2025_129).
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

The Mirror and the Light: novel: research and notes: general notebook

Manuscripts

Spiral bound notebook; contains notes on other novels and projects.

MN 3515

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The Mirror and the Light: novel: research and notes: general notebook

Manuscripts

Bound notebook; includes personal datebook diary for July 1-September 11, 2015 (Mantel lost her 5 year diary), and other personal notes.

MN 3514

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The Mirror and the Light: novel: research and notes: What to do next

Manuscripts

Spiral notebook; also contains copy-editing corrections for Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies

MN 3531

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The Mirror and the Light: novel: research and notes: Chapter by Chapter

Manuscripts

Bound notebook.

MN 3513

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The Mirror and the Light: novel: early drafts: research and autograph notes

Manuscripts

The collection is comprised primarily of the manuscripts, correspondence and ephemera of Hilary Mantel. Manuscripts include short stories, interviews, lectures, scripts, articles and reviews, as well as various drafts and notes for Mantel's novels. The collection contains business letters and emails from publishers, agents, other authors, newspapers and magazines, as well as personal letters and emails from family, friends and personal fan letters. Ephemera includes photographs, audio materials and printed material, including some research material for her novels.

MN 3532

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The Mirror and the Light: novel: research and notes: miscellaneous notes: autograph and computer generated

Manuscripts

MN 3521

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