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Read, Lady Margaret Ludwig (1905-1996)1
Read, Piers Paul (1941-)1
Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)1

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Archive Collection

Piers Paul Read Archive

Read, Piers Paul (1941-)

1950s-2001

Manuscripts and typescripts of his novels (Game in Heaven with Tussy Marx, The Junkers, Monk Dawson, The Professor's Daughter, The Upstart, Polonaise, A Married Man, The Villa Golitsyn, The Free Frenc...

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Novels

1966-2001

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Game in Heaven with Tussy Marx (1966)

1966

1st draft MS/TS with MS revisions. 1st TS and carbon TS. 2nd TS. Amended TS with MS revisions. Final TS. 2 boxes.

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A Season in the West (1988)

1988

Final TS. Proofs. 3 boxes.

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On the Third Day (1990)

1990

MS. Original TS. Corrected TSS. Final TS. UK and US proofs. Notes. Copies of Jerusalem Post. 4 boxes.

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A Patriot in Berlin (1995)

1995

MS 15 July 1994; 2 notebooks with MS drafts and notes; TS with MS revisions and additions, 441pp. Corrected TS and notes 22/9/95; Penultimate TS, corrected 8/2/96; Proofs 22/9/95. 3 boxes.

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Knights of the Cross (1997)

1997

Early MSS and research. MS 3 June 1996. 1st draft TS. Revision notes. 2 boxes.

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Alice in Exile (2001)

2001

Original TS with revisions, 2001. Early drafts, notes, research. 2 boxes.

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The Junkers (1968)

1968

Original MS, 4 Sept 1967. TS May 1968. TS and carbon TS. Notes and revision material. 3 boxes.

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Monk Dawson (1969)

1969

MS and misc. MSS. TS and 2nd draft TS. Final TS with MS revisions, 1969. Rejected chapters and revision material. Monk Dawson: a screenplay by Piers Paul Read and Barney Platts-Mills: roneo TS, 121pp,...

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The Professor’s Daughter (1971)

1971

MS. 2 TSS and 1 carbon TS. Misc TSS. Revision material. 3 boxes.

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The Upstart (1973)

1973

Original MS. Original TS and notes. Final TS. Page proofs. Draft film scripts. TSS of final film scripts for four-part dramatisation by PPR. 3 boxes.

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