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Brotherton Collection39
English Literature39
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autobiography9
clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)6
correspondence5
lectures and lecturing england leeds5
notebooks3
autobiographical fiction2
plots (drama, novel, etc.)2
authors and publishers1
autobiography drama1
book covers1

Top 10: People and organisations

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Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)20
Thomas Eliel Fenwick Blackburn20
Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)7
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)5
Blackburn, Margaret Mcguire1
Brown, Wayne1
Crossley-Holland, Kevin1
Gatien, Dominique1
Redgrove, Peter (1932-2003)1
Scannell, Vernon (1922-2007)1

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Semi-Autobiographical Novels

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1954-1958

This file contains items relating to draft unpublished semi-autobiographical novels written by Jon Silkin in the mid-1950s. Includes a carbon copy typescript (88 pp) of [part of] a novel apparently ba...

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Untitled Draft Novel

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

c.1960-1970

This file contains a 186 page annotated typescript draft of an untitled 16-chapter novel. The main character is 'George' or 'John Goodwin'. Sections of the novel appear to be semi autobiographical, an...

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Notebook 22

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

c.1969-1970

Notebook containing drafts of Blackburn's novel 'The Feast of the Wolf' (1971) .

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Notebook 23

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

c.1969-1970

Notebook containing drafts of Blackburn's novel 'The Feast of the Wolf' (1971) .

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Notebook 46

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

1969-1970

Notebook containing drafts of a novel, published as 'The Feast of the Wolf' (1971)

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Fragments

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

c.1960-1971

This file contains 78 ff of fragmentary drafts for the novel 'The Feast of the Wolf.'

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Press Reviews

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

1971

This file contains clippings of press reviews for Blackburn's novel 'The Feast of the Wolf.'

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Notebook 24

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

c.1969-1970

Notebook containing drafts of Blackburn's novel 'The Feast of the Wolf' (1971) . Also, notes on costs and estimates for a wall and chimney.

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Fiction

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

c.1967-1971

This series contains items concerned with Blackburn's output of fiction writing. It includes both published and unpublished novels, and fragmentary drafts.

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Notebook 2

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

c.1945-1975

Teaching notebook containing manuscript notes, pasted-in excerpts, and research on the development of the novel, including notes and essays on John Gay, Henry Fielding, William Collins, William Blake ...

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The Feast of the Wolf

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

c.1960-1971

This subseries contains items relating to Blackburn's vampire novel 'The Feast of the Wolf' which was published in 1971. The novel itself includes some autobiographical elements and is influenced by F...

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The Power of The Dog

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

c.1960-1971

This file contains a 138 page annotated typecript draft with the working title 'The Power of the Dog.'The plot lines and characters in this ts suggest that this is an early version of Blackburn's nove...

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