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Correspondence between John Hopkins (1938-) and Chatto & Windus

Catalogue reference: CW 328/10

What’s it about?

This record is a file about the Correspondence between John Hopkins (1938-) and Chatto & Windus dating from 1981 - 1986.

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Reference

CW 328/10

Title

Correspondence between John Hopkins (1938-) and Chatto & Windus

Date

1981 - 1986

Description

Contents: correspondence with John Hopkins, author, concerning publication of his book The flight of the Pelican (1983) (ISBN 0701126604). Includes: 7 letters and 6 pcs from Hopkins; 2 letters from literary agents Jerry Epstein; a proof of the dust jacket; a synopsis of another novel with the working title "The Countess of Tunis"; copies of pp 40-45 from the New Yorker (no date) carrying an article by Hopkins entitled "Tangier buzzless flies"; and other papers.
Holographs, typescripts and carbon typescripts.
From Chatto & Windus correspondence 1975-1983: Hog-Hos.

Held by
University of Reading: Special Collections
Creator(s)
Chatto and Windus Limited
Physical description

1 folder (168 items)

Access conditions

Prior permission from Random House is required. Please contact Special Collections for further information.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/dbdd9466-8e48-439b-86f7-b7114b004a60/

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CW

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Correspondence between John Hopkins (1938-) and Chatto & Windus