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MS 924 01 04

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MS 924 01 04

Title

Hugo Williams: 'Love-Life' by Hugo Williams: Related papers

Level

Sub-series

Date

1978-[1980]

Extent & medium

2 boxes (containing 21 files and 1 published book)

Content description

This work was accompanied by drawings by Jessica Gwynne

This sub-series covers the creation and development of the work from the early manuscripts and typescripts through to the first proof and the final press proof. It also includes related material, which includes press reaction to the work

The manuscripts and typescripts show the development of the poems with the drafts differing from earlier versions to varying degrees. The changes vary from the alteration the word order to complete rewrites of particular stanzas. A number of the early drafts were also written under different titles from the final published version.

The files contain drafts of 23 of the 26 poems which appeared in the final work. The poems not represented included:

'Holidays': This was unrevised from when it was previously published in ‘Some Sweet Days’ [see MS 924 03 26 for manuscripts and typescripts]
'Low Tide': This had was previously published in ‘Some Sweet Days’ [see MS 924 03 28 for manuscripts and typescripts]
'The Water Bearer': This was unrevised from when it was previously published in ‘Some Sweet Days’ [see MS 924 03 29 for manuscripts and typescripts]

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