Manuscripts

Diary: Book 36

Description: Note from Mantel: "I left off this book because my felt-tips were unsuitable for its pages." Followed by: year-to-year highlights from her 5 Year Diaries.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 2008 November 7-December 28
Call number: MN 4761
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).

Diary: Book 36, Oliver Twist

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 4762

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Diary: Book 89, Patience on a Plate

Manuscripts

Note from Mantel: "This is Book no 89, it follows Clock Time, Calendar Time, Heart Time."

MN 4807

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Diary: Book 142

Manuscripts

Note: Mantel numbered this diary "142" but the dates would indicate it is the next diary in the sequence.

MN 4858

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Manuscripts

With note from Mantel: "not actually delivered because I was ill."

MN 3346

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MN 4834

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MN 4775

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