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Reviews and essays: various drafts

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Includes the following pieces published in various publications: Orwell's Fiction, Madder Music by P. De Vries, My Oxford by A. Thwaite, My Cambridge by R. Hayman, Baggage Punch, Monsignor Quixote by G. Greene, God's Grace by B. Malamud, A Traveller's Life by E. Newby, Pieces of Hate essay for collection, Souls and Bodies by D. Lodge, Fortune's Hostages by C. Moorehead, O Beloved Kids by R. Kipling, The Fetishist by M. Tournier, V S Naipaul Telegraph, Huckleberry Finn by M. Twain, Yorkshire Ripper Sunday Times, W H Hudson by R. Tomalin, Creation by G. Vidal, The Daniells by M. Archer, Going to Extremes by J. McGinnis, A Season in Paradise by B. Breytenbach, Saki Complete Works, African Trio by G. Simenon, Man and the Natural World by K. Thomas, Northwest Passage by W. de Roos, V.S. Pritchett 27 April.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1970-1979
Call number
mssTheroux
Creator
Theroux, Paul(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Joint purchase and gift from Paul Theroux, 2016.
Purchased in part by the Library Collector's Council from Paul Theroux, January 16, 2016.
Restrictions
RESTRICTED: Box 140a: fragile, cannot be paged until conserved. Box 141: housed in cold storage; extended retrieval and delivery time required.
SEALED: Boxes 142-149: sealed per donor's request until January 1, 2040.
NOT AVAILABLE: Born-digital items: 2 CDs in box 38 (1); CD in box 99 (11); 2 CDs in box 105 (9); DVD in box 122 (47); CD in box 131 (8); 2 CDs in box 139 (18). Not available for paging until reformatted. Please contact Reader Services for more information.
Associated people
Auchincloss, Eve. (1910-1993.)
De Vries, Peter, (1904-1991.)
Drabble, Margaret, 1939- (1932-2018.)
Gordimer, Nadine. (1933-2015.)
Greene, Graham, (1909-1995.)
Gregory, Blanche C. (1925-2006.)
Naipaul, V. S.
Raban, Jonathan.
Sacks, Oliver,
Spark, Muriel.
Spender, Stephen,
Styron, William,
Waugh, Auberon.
Associated organizations
Hamish Hamilton Ltd.
Houghton, Mifflin and Company.
Peace Corps (U.S.).
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