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Correspondence relating to the publication of I am Elijah Thrush by James Amos Purdy...

Catalogue reference: JC 176/2

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JC 176/2
Title
Correspondence relating to the publication of I am Elijah Thrush by James Amos Purdy (1923-)
Date
1971-1974
Description

Book published as: I am Elijah Thrush (London: Jonathan Cape, 1972) ISBN 0224007785.
Contents: editorial correspondence file. Includes: 11 letters and a telegram from Purdy; 4 letters from Doubleday, publishers of the book in the United States of America; 9 from literary agents David Higham Associates; 1 letter from Margaret Drabble who likes the book and 3 from W.H. Cazaly who does not. Accompanied by the production file.
Holographs, typescripts and carbon typescripts.
From the Cape book files - 1972 Pr- Ro.

Held by
University of Reading: Special Collections
Creator(s)
Jonathan Cape Ltd
Physical description
1 folder (74 items)
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Prior permission from Random House is required. Please contact University of Reading, Special Collections for further information.

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Correspondence relating to the publication of I am Elijah Thrush by James Amos Purdy (1923-)