Scripts, outlines and articles, 1973-[1990], n.d.
File
MS. 6767/49
Held in our offsite storage facility
Comprises:
Folder 1: Articles and short stories:
- Handwritten record of articles for Look & Learn, written on two envelopes, 1973-1974
- Article about the Fleet Air Arm, 'The Sea Eagles', written for Speed and Power and published in 5 parts. Parts 2-5 subtitled 'Sailors in the Sky', 'Armadas of the Air', 'War above the Waves' and 'Buccaneers and Commandos', typescript, 1974
- Article, 'Again, Cutting Remarks', written for ERB Quarterley, No. 50, Apr 1975, typescript
- Article about Peter J. Ogden, typescript with minor handwritten amendments, n.d. [1980s]
- Article, 'The Great White Thark', typescript, n.d.
- Entries for short story competitions: 'Dialogue in Millennium Three or Thereabouts' (Sunday Times/Gollancz science fiction story competition), 'Moving' ('Options' competition) and 'Night Train to Nizhny Novgorod' (name of competition unknown), typescript, n.d.
Folder 2: Comments and Reviews:
- Comments on Neville Farki's The Death of Tarzana Clayton, typescript with minor handwritten amendment, [1985?]
- Review of Michael J. Crowe's The Extraterrestrial Life Debate 1750-1900, typescript, [1989]
- Review of Nicholas Luard's Kala, typescript, [1990]
- Report on A. Merritt's Burn Witch Burn, typescript, n.d.
- Review of Star Wars film The Empire Strikes Back, possibly written for Cinema Spectrum, typescript, n.d. [1980], with press pack and newspaper cuttings
Folder 3: Obituaries:
- Obituary of Eric Sutton, typescript, n.d., with background material comprising 'Switch' magazine, 1974, featuring poem by Sutton on front cover, biographies of actors performing in Sutton's play 'Hello Sailor', [1975], a review of the play, 1975
- Obituary of Burne Hogarth, typescript with minor handwritten amenments, 1996, with background material (other obituaries of Hogarth)
Folder 4: Outlines for scripts:
- Outline for a Conan/Elric comic strip, 'The Green Empress of Melnibone', by Michael Moorcock and Cawthorn, typescript, n.d.
- Outlines for Conan comic strips titled: 'Castle of the Wolf, 'Rider in a Ragged Cloak', 'The Garden of Iron', 'The Seven Colours of Hell' (with drawing on the back page), and 'Witch in Scarlet', typescript with handwritten amendments, n.d.
- Outline for 'Kull of Atlantis', typescript with minor handwritten amendments, n.d.
- Outline for 'The Wanderers Return', typescript, n.d.
- Rough handwritten notes for a proposed script(?) based around a railway and a boy called Joe, n.d.
Folder 5: Miscellaneous:
- 'Verses based upon a chance remark by Michael J. Harrison and set to the tune of Frankie & Johnnie', two versions, typescripts with minor handwritten amendments, n.d.
- Handwritten list of newsletters and journals containing material on Edgar Rice Burroughs and on trains, n.d. [1970s]
- Lists and notes on books for possible inclusion in Fantasy: The 100 Best Books (Xanadu, 1988)
Dates
- Creation: 1973-[1990], n.d.
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. 6767/49
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk