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Typescript draft of 'Bank Holiday' beginning 'It had been an unusual summer, hot for weeks, and the white morning mist between the bridges seemed a guarantee of the hot weather lasting beyond the August Bank Holiday weekend.' Contains handwritten amendments, paginated pp 1-24.

Typescript draft of 'Bank Holiday' beginning 'It seemed that the best years had waited, when all his life seemed to lie in the calm of the deep and even light of a long evening.' Contains handwritten amendments, paginated pp 1-22.

Typescript draft of 'Bank Holiday' beginning 'It had been unusual weather, hot for weeks and the white morning mist between the bridges seemed a certain promise that the good weather was to last beyond the bank holiday.' Contains handwritten amendments and additional handwritten pages, paginated pp 1-21.

Typescript draft of 'Bank Holiday' beginning 'It had been unusual weather, hot for weeks, and the white morning mist between the bridges seemed a certain promise that the good weather was to last beyond the Bank Holiday.' Contains handwritten amendments, paginated pp 1-18.

Typescript draft of 'Bank Holiday' beginning 'It had been unusual weather, hot for weeks, and the white morning mist above the river, making ghostly the figures crossing the metal bridge, seemed a certain promise that the good weather was going to last beyond the Bank Holiday.' Contains handwritten amendments , paginated pp 1-30.

Typescript draft of an outline of the film version of 'The Pornographer' beginning '1. Establishes Michael's room in a Georgian basement. He is unshaven and disreputable looking. He leaves with a script and a bottle of brandy.' Contains handwritten amendments, apparently refers to later versions of the script, the 'pornography' is filmed in a warehouse' rather than published in prose form.

Typescript draft of an essay on James Joyce's 'Dubliners' beginning ' "Dubliners" has often been compared to 'The Untilled Field: Moore's stories are seen to have foreshadowed Joyce's, and they are linked in trying to establish a tradition for that dubious enterprise, The Irish Short Story.'

Typescript draft of an article on James Joyce's 'Dubliners', beginning 'Dubliners has been compared many times to "The Untilled Field".' Contains handwritten amendments, paginated pp1-5.

Typescript draft of an article on Forrest Reid's 'Brian Westby' beginning 'Linton waits for the boy to join him in the car that is to take them to the boat away from the mother.' Contains handwritten amendments and additions, paginated pp 1- 7.

Typescript draft of an address relating to a short story completion beginning 'What impressed me most was the high level of technical competence, the accuracy and care of much of the writing shown in these stories, and what I missed the most, with a few exceptions, was the spirit of adventurousness, a willingness to take risks.' Includes a list of stories and individual comments; John McGahern was apparently a judge in the completion. Contains handwritten amendments.