Manuscripts

Provocation: novel: research: autograph and printed

Description: Hilary Mantel's final novel about Jane Austen and Pride and Prejudice; novel was incomplete at the time of her death. Research includes bound notebooks, photocopies, autograph notes, computer print outs, and magazine articles.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1992-2022
Call number: MN 3704
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).

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: autograph and printed notes for first drafts

Manuscripts

MN 3534

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

Manuscripts

MN 3522

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Mantel, Hilary. [Bring Up the Bodies: novel: notes and drafts for book synopsis: autograph & computer generated]

Manuscripts

(3 pieces). Cataloger's Note: the second novel in Mantel's Cromwell trilogy was originally titled "The Mirror and the Light," in 2011 she changed the title to "Bring Up the Bodies."

MN 1413

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Provocation: novel: notes and early drafts: autograph

Manuscripts

Removed from 2-ring binder.

MN 3707

Provocation: novel: research: autograph and printed

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

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

Mantel, Hilary. [Bring Up the Bodies: novel: notes and drafts for book synopsis: autograph & computer generated]

Provocation: novel: notes and early drafts: autograph