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Reviewed books include The Piebald Standard (The Times Literary Supplement, 19 June 1959 and The Observer, 5 July 1959); and The Sable Coat (The Times, 10 April 1958). File also includes an original edition of the Wilson Library Bulletin (February 1954), which features a one-page profile of Edith Simon by Vineta Colby.

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Obituaries include those for Dr. H.A.. Feisenberger (1909-1999), husband of Joan Feisenberger; and Tim Stead, artist (1952-2000). File also contains various news clippings, an edition of The New Statesman and Nation magazine (February 1956) and an edition of the Tribune magazine (March 1942).

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Hardback notebook contains manuscript notes by the author, mainly relating to the book 'The Anglo-Saxon Manner', which was published in the United Kingdom in 1972.

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Hardback notebook contains manuscript notes by the author, mainly relating to the book 'The Anglo-Saxon Manner', which was published in 1972. Notebook also contains illustrations for 'mobile sculptures', and brief notes on a project entitled '? in the Royal Family.'

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Notebook contains manuscript text, maps, and illustrations concerning, in particular, 'the cathedral'. Text appears to focus on plot points, possible chapter synopses, character studies, and historical points of interest. Inside front cover bears the annotation 'The Cathedral. Working Notes. Glory Hill Farm Epilogue 2nd Ed. D.I.' File also includes four loose pages of manuscript text concerning the plot, which were inserted to the rear of the notebook, one being dated 16 August 1948.

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This notebook was found with two others which concerned the novel 'The Sable Coat', however this item appears only to concern a potential play Edith Simon was working on, featuring a manuscript draft, and accompanying editorial notes. The notebook was begun on 11 January 1955 and was completed on 31 May 1956. Simon utilises both ends of the notebook, writing front to rear and the opposite, in the tete-a-beche style.

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This notebook commences on 20 January 1966. Manuscript notes appear to reference two future publications by Simon, namely Luther Alive, published in the United Kingdom and the United States in 1968; and The Saints, also published in both countries in 1968. Final date is given as 2 March 1967.

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File also contains a two-page table of contents for the proposed novel.

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Works-in-progress referenced in the notebook include 'Frederick's Father' (a play, possibly an early version of Love Me, Scum!); 'a play based on The Dismissal'; 'Morals & Manners' (a novel); and 'thoughts and notes for Scientist play'.

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Inner front cover bears the annotation 'D.III The Essays. To be looked up for [?evay] provisional synopsis.' The first page of manuscript text bears the title 'The Story of St. Francis-of-Clouds-Way.' Nine pages at the rear of the notebook concern 'The Cathedral. D.III. Appendices & Questions'. File also includes loose pages found inserted in the notebook which appear to concern character development.

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First page of manuscript text begins 'The General sat in an empty room at the airport.' Notebook also includes two loose sheets of paper, also concerning draft excerpts.

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First page of manuscript text begins 'I am not afraid of anything.' Many pages have been scored horizontally with a pencil but text remains legible throughout.

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First page of manuscript text begins 'Book One: Part II. The Most Westerly Province.' Many pages have been scored by a pencil but the text remains legible throughout.

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First page of manuscript text begins 'It was very early morning, and cold; no one could have said what kind of day it was going to turn out to be.' Many pages have been scored diagonally by a pencil but the text remains legible throughout.

Scope and Contents Notebook was begun on 3 August 1955 and completed on 18 August 1956. Annotation on the inner front cover reads as 'The Sable Coat. New review after over two month's pause. Begun on 3 August 1955.' Manuscript editorial notes appear to concern character development, sample dialogue, plot, and book structure. Simon writes from both ends of the notebook. File also includes loose pages of manuscript notes on what appears to be a draft playscript. Dated as 18 August 1956, the play itself is...

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This notebook was begun on 17 March 1955 and completed on 21 March 1956. Title page features the annotation 'The Sable Coat: Synopsis.' Subject matter of notebook includes manuscript notes on outlines for chapters, notes on characters, and possibly draft excerpts. Also present are two inserted pages focussing on a table of contents for the book, and editorial notes.

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This notebook was begun on 5 September 1955 and completed on 4 June 1956. Title page features the annotation 'The Sable Coat. Vol. II.' Subject matter of notebook includes insertions and revisions to be made to existing typescripts of the novel. Notebook also contains manuscript draft excerpts from the novel.

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Notebook contains manuscripts notes in relation to what Simon refers to as the 'J-Novel'; another project noted as 'The Child Novel'; and possibly 'The Great Forgery'. Rear pages have been torn from the notebook and are missing. [Both the 'J-novel' and 'The Child Novel' may refer to the same abandoned novel provisionally titled elsewhere in the collection as 'An Affair of Love'.]

Scope and Contents Notebook was begun on 27 February 1955 and runs to 31 December 1955. First page features the annotation 'The Sable Coat. Provisional Vol.I. Now containing new synopsis.' First page of manuscript text bears the title 'First attempt at a provisional ch.1 (just to feel my way, get to know characters & get perhaps some inkling of how the style may evolve.' Twenty pages at the end of the notebook refer to a seperate, unspecified 'play'. Notebook also includes a german-language letter to Edith...

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Manuscript text has been overlaid with a green cross on all pages, but the text remains visible and legible. The inner front cover features the annotation 'The Golden Hand, Volume I'.

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Manuscript text has been overlaid with a green cross on all pages, but the text remains visible and legible. The inner front cover features the annotation 'The Golden Hand, Volume II.' The first page of text bears the title 'Second version. Part II. 1. The Anglemere-Damesborough Feud.' The notebook also includes, at its rear, nine pages of manuscript text concerning a possible story entitled 'The Human Quality.'

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Inside front cover bears the inscription 'Early (First) Notes for Manners & Morals.' It also contains references to 'Frederick The Great; and The Piebald Standard: A Biography of the Knights Templars.

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Notebook contains pen and pencil sketches; lists of works; notes on the artist's creative process; notes and illustrations for possible future artworks; and notes on exhibitions and audio visual projects. Notebook also includes five inserted pages containing notes on similar themes.

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Manuscript text runs from front to rear of notebook and back. The earliest date noted is 7 August 1953, with the latest date given as 18 October 1954.