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The Riddle Book

1981-1990

This file contains material related to 'The Riddle Book' (1982) edited by Kevin Crossley-Holland, that includes: letters titled 'Personal' by KCH; correspondence with KCH's literary agency; correspond...

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Mark Book

1959

This envelope contains a small Kevin Crossley-Holland notebook titled 'Mark Book: Swanbourne House' from 1959, that also contains exam typescripts and a newspaper clipping about Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

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A Book of Grace

c.1969-2016

The file contains an undated typescript draft for Kevin Crossley-Holland's unrealized 'A Book of Grace', which was intended to be an anthology of prose and verse.

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Drafts and Proofs (Book)

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

c.1992-1993

These 3 files contain drafts and proofs towards Crossley-Holland's children's book 'The Labours of Herakles' . Includes: - Draft 1. Ts with ms corrections (20 ff.) plus 21 smaller fragments of text,...

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Whitbread Book Awards

2004-2005

This file contains material related to Kevin Crossley-Holland's role as a judge for the Whitbread Book Awards (2004), that includes, but is not limited to: manuscript notes; submission brochure; bookl...

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Heinemann Banana Book

1984-2014

Correspondence and related material concerning the Banana Book version of Kevin Crossley-Holland's 'Storm' (1985) containing: typescript and manuscript letters and emails, some annotated, between Kevi...

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Exeter Book Riddles

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1976-1993

This series contains items relating to the publication of Crossley-Holland's translation of 'The Exeter Book Riddles' . Includes correspondence and proofs relating to editions published by Penguin and...

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The Exeter book riddles

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

2008

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Oxford Book of Travel Verse

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

1983-1988

This series contains items relating to the 'Oxford Book of Travel Verse' (1986), a volume edited by Crossley-Holland.

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The Faber Book of Northern Legends

1974-1987

These two files contain material related to 'The Faber Book of Northern Legends' (1977) edited by Kevin Crossley-Holland that include: typescript list of contents; sales invoice; correspondence with F...

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The New Exeter Book of Riddles

1989-2000

This series contains material related to 'The New Exeter Book of Riddles' (1999), an anthology of riddles inspired by the Anglo Saxon Exeter Book, composed by English-language poets and edited by Kevi...

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The Orchard Book of Ghost Stories

1989

This file contains mostly preparatory material for Kevin Crossley-Holland's unrealised 'The Orchard Book of Ghost Stories' that includes: manuscript notes; correspondence with Judith Elliot of Orchard...

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