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Correspondence relating to the publication of The stories of Muriel Spark 1918-

Catalogue reference: BH2 45/9

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This record is a file about the Correspondence relating to the publication of The stories of Muriel Spark 1918- dating from 1985 - 1987.

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BH2 45/9

Title

Correspondence relating to the publication of The stories of Muriel Spark 1918-

Date

1985 - 1987

Description

Book published as: The stories of Muriel Spark (London: Bodley Head, 1985) ISBN 0370310209.
Contents: editorial and other correspondence etc.. Includes: 8 letters and a pc from Spark and 7 letters from her friend Penelope Jardine; 5 letters from Macmillan & Co.; 2 from E.P. Dutton, publishers of the book in the United States of America; 6 letters and 2 telex messages from literary agents Harold Ober Associates; copies of reviews; a photograph of Spark by Stephen Hyde; production estimates; and other papers.
Holographs, typescripts and carbon typescripts.
From the Bodley Head adult editorial files - 2nd series, 305-310.

Held by
University of Reading: Special Collections
Creator(s)
The Bodley Head Ltd
Physical description

2 folders (224 items)

Access conditions

Prior permission from Random House is required. Please contact University of Reading, Special Collections for further information.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/92c3c226-426d-406d-be5c-9e3081f04fcb/

Series information

BH1-3

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Correspondence relating to the publication of The stories of Muriel Spark 1918-