Copybook containing a handwritten draft of a portion of part 1 of 'The Leavetaking' beginning 'Coming from the spring sunlight into blinded darkness of the sickroom he paused in his slow way at the door for the vagueness to harden about the bed where she lay, for the pale face to show on the pillow of her hair against the linen, but when it did grow mutely clear it was easier for him to remain standing in the doorway than to draw closer.' Also contains a handwritten draft of 'Wheels'' ' beginning 'I was going home, in the morning cold of Westland Row Station, three porters pushing a trolley up the near empty platform, loose wheels rattling.' Also contains a handwritten draft of a review of ' Between Life and Death ' by Nathalie Sarraute beginning ' "Nearer to me a fine mist" This is I suppose, the description of the final bringing together of "the world of literature and the world of life" '.
Copybook containing a handwritten draft of a portion of part 1 of 'The Leavetaking' beginning 'They moved away from the house.' Also contains a handwritten draft of ' Sinclair ' a dramatisation of 'Why We're Here'' ' beginning '... me no end those 4 pints after the auction.'
Copybook containing a handwritten draft of a review of 'The Love of the Last Tycoon: A Western' by F. Scott Fitzgerald, edited by Matthew J. Bruccoli which was first published under the title 'A Legend After His Own Lifetime' in ' The Irish Times ' on 12 November 1994. Begins 'Scott Fitzgerald has suffered the unenviable fate of any writer of his life becoming more famous in the more than fifty years since it ended than his work.' Also contains a handwritten draft of a piece of non-fiction beginning ' I think Christmas, like all festivals, only exaggerates whatever is clearly present.' Also contains part of a handwritten draft of The White Boat beginning 'Her parents did not come to the wedding.' Also contains a handwritten draft of part of The Power of Darkness beginning '...to her satisfaction'. Also contains a piece of non-fiction about Northern Ireland beginning 'A very rare event took place here in the early winter. There was a funeral to the little Protestant church in Fenagh.'
Copybook containing a handwritten draft of 'Crossing The Line', this draft bears the title 'Scab'; begins 'The ad had said that the town was twenty six miles from Dublin.' Also contains a handwritten draft of 'A Ballad' beginning 'He came in the blue Anglia just after four, strangely shabby in his brown hat and the old gabardine frayed at the cuffs.'
Copybook containing a handwritten draft of 'Oldfashioned', this draft bears the title 'You Don't Even Find Robins'; begins 'The Protestants had so dwindled that there was no longer a living in Ardcarne.' Also contains fragments of the same story; also contains part of a handwritten draft of 'Like All Other Men', this draft bears the title 'Nun', beginning 'The Saturday afternoon dances in the Metropole imposed a night as complete as sleep in the middle of the day.'
Copybook containing a handwritten draft of part 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 this August bank holiday weekend.' Also contains part of another handwritten draft of 'Bank Holiday' beginning ' "There is something I want to discuss with you," She said.' Also contains part of a handwritten draft of 'The Image' beginning 'When I reflect on the image 2 things from which it cannot be separated come: the rhythm and the vision.' Inscription on the cover of the copy reads 'Bank Holiday, Novel'.
Copybook containing a handwritten draft of part of 'The Pornographer' beginning 'The sun crossed and recrossed the carriages, lighting the grey roofs like some half somnolent ambulance sign.... ' 'I' written on the cover of the copy book.
Copybook containing a handwritten draft of part of 'The Pornographer' beginning ' There was a long corridor from the lift down to the ward, and I saw that she'd spotted us almost as soon as we'd got out.' '2' written on the cover of the copy book.
Copybook containing a handwritten draft of part of 'The Pornographer' beginning ' There was a long corridor from the lift down to the ward, and I saw that she'd spotted us almost as soon as we'd got out.'
Copybook containing a handwritten draft of part of 'The Pornographer' beginning 'When we came out into the grounds, the hospital brick and glittering glass behind me, he stood and started to sob. ' '3' written on the cover of the copy book.