Copy of will of Sir Peter Freyer and codicil
Light tan coloured walking stick with silver knob head inscribed PJF. Length 91 cms.
Printed flyer detailing Druid's season programme for Winter 1979. Includes information on productions of Eternal Triangle by Frank O'Connor, adapted by Paul Avila Mayer (Lunchtime play), A Galway Girl by Geraldine Aron (Lunchtime play) The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, along with an exhibition of weaving by Galway artist Leila Campbell at the foyer of Druid Theatre.
Cutting from 'Hot Press' of an interview with John McGahern conducted by Peter Murphy.
Press cutting from "The Toronto Globe and Mail", including a short review by Douglas Hill of "The Leavetaking" by John McGahern.
Press cutting from the "Eastern Daily Press", containing a review of "Getting Through" by John McGahern.
Press cuttings, including from the "Independent on Sunday" review by Hermione Lee of "Amongst Women" (6 May 1990). Also, article by Jack Hodgins on reading Australian Literature (9 June 1990);
from the "Financial Times" containing a review of "Amongst Women" by John McGahern (9 June 1990; from the "Irish Independent" Bestsellers list, "Amongst Women" at number 1 ([20 July 1990]); from "The Irish Times", bestsellers list, "Amongst Women" at number 1 (11 Aug 1990); from the "Minneapolis Star Tribune", containing a review of "Amongst Women" by John McGahern (26 Aug 1990).
Press cuttings and profiles of John McGahern, works include "Collected Stories" and "Amongst Women". Includes from the "London Review of Books", a review of "Collected Stories" by John McGahern (8 Oct 1992); from "The Bookseller", John Banville recommending "The Collected Stories" by John McGahern (9 Oct 1992); from "The Independent on Sunday", an interview with John McGahern done by Linda Grant, his "Collected Stories" had just come out (11 Oct 1992); from the "Daily Telegraph" containing a review of "Collected Stories" by John McGahern (31 Oct 1992); John Updike article in "The Irish Times" entitled "Judging the battle of the books", giving his assessment of the short-listed books, including John McGahern's "Amongst Women" (1992); bundle of press reviews, mainly from French newspapers and magazines on John McGahern and the French translation of "Amongst Women" (1992); typescript with handwritten amendments of biography of John McGahern [1992]; bundle of press cuttings for "Les Huîtres de Tchekhov" ("Getting Through") by John McGahern [in French]; photocopy of article, possibly in a local magazine, a reprint of "The Plain Ways of Leitrim" by John McGahern [1992]; from [ ]. Recommended "Collected Stories" by John McGahern [1992]; from "The Leitrim Observer", review by Gerard Cullen of "Amongst Women" by John McGahern (13 Jan 1933); from "Publishers Weekly" containing review of "Collected Stories" by John McGahern (18 Jan 1993); from "New York", containing a review of "The Collected Stories" by John McGahern (25 Jan 1993); from "Book World", article by Colm Toibín entitled "Another Celtic Renaissance (7 Feb 1993); statement of royalties from Lemon Unna & Durbridge Ltd. To John McGahern for 11 performances of "The Power of Darkness" (18 Feb 1993); from the "Tribune", including a short review of "The Leavetaking" by John McGahern by Oswell Blakeston (20 Jul 1994); from "The Independent on Sunday", a profile of John McGahern by Linda Grant (11 Oct 1995); proofs of article entitled "John McGahern l'homme tranquille", for "Lire" magazine (15 Nov 1995); from "Lire" magazine, a feature on John McGahern [in French] (Dec 1995).
Typescript with handwritten amendments draft of essay entitled "Exile and Literature".