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Typescript draft 'The White Boat' beginning 'The rains had flooded the fields along the riverbank for miles.' bears the title 'A Finished Man', paginated pp 1-39, also paginated pp 438-476.

Typescript draft the foreword to 'Island: Collected Short Stories' beginning 'Alistair MacLeod's stories have a uniqueness that is rare in the writing of any time'. Contains handwritten amendments, paginated pp 1-3.

"Typescript draft [short story] with handwritten corrections and superscript ""Issue July 10, 1941"", entitled ""D[ark] Waters"" by [Seosamh Mac Grianna]. Beginning ""He slouched along the wet pavement, hands deep in pockets...""; naturalistic narrative with supernatural turn and religious overtones. Marked at end ""Next week: 'Only a house' by Una Lawlor"" (Paginated 1 to 7 with two pages missing.)"

Typescript [draft] short story by Nicholas Emmett, entitled "Who Inhabits the Shell". Listing an Oslo address for the author.

Typescript draft screenplay (ringbound) by Thomas Kilroy entitled Madame MacAdam's Travelling Theatre , based on his play The Madame MacAdam Travelling Theatre, with a description of the setting, list of characters, and in 225 scenes. Beginning with "Jo"'s face, and "Slipper" releasing a greyhound, ending with "Jo" and "Marie Therese". [Paginated 1-133, and with the address of his agents, Casarotto Ramsay and Associates. According to the boxlist, this was an early draft for Subotica.]

Typescript draft screenplay entitled Madame MacAdam's Travelling Theatre by Thomas Kilroy (based on his play The Madame MacAdam Travelling Theatre ), with a description of the setting, list of characters, and in 179 scenes. Beginning with "Jo" having an eye test in a doctor's surgery, ending as in the play, with "Jo" and "Marie Therese". Some handwritten notes on p.97 on the character of "Rabe", and his viewpoint developed over the course of the first day. [Paginated 1-97. According to the boxlist, this text was prepared for Channel 4. - The file originally contained a letter faxed from Kilroy to Declan Donnelan (undated) beginning "I've simply decided to barge ahead...", which does not bear relation to the script.]

Typescript draft screenplay by Thomas Kilroy, (untitled) [based on the play The Madame MacAdam Travelling Theatre ], in 207 scenes. Beginning with "Slipper" releasing a greyhound into an empty, beautiful landscape, then "Jo" cycling nearby; ending with "Jo" and "Marie Therese" looking up at a plane. [Paginated 1-99.]

Typescript draft ("rough draft") of Thomas Kilroy's play Christ Deliver Us! , with title cover and "projected list of characters". With a few handwritten corrections; ending of Act 2 much revised [Paginated 1-87.]

Typescript draft (ringbound) by Thomas Kilroy of his play Wife to Mr.Wilde [ The Secret Fall of Constance Wilde ]; with further handwritten corrections. Missing last 12 pages. (Paginated 1-86. Marked "first draft", but internal evidence shows at least one other preceded it.)

Typescript draft radio script by Thomas Kilroy entitled The Stories of Mary Lavin . Containing some handwritten marginalia by [Kilroy], identifying speakers for the various paragraphs (himself, Actress 1, 2). Seemingly written for a series edited by A[ugustine] Martin - containing endpiece to be spoken by editor. [Denoted as radio piece on the original folder.]