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Articles, essays, notes and reviews by and about Raymond Chandler, 1947-1967, n.d.

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MS. Chandler 16
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  1. (fols. 1-15) notes by S. Stapleton Tyler on copyright in Chandler's works, including (fols. 1-2) The Big Sleep. 1947-1953. n.d.
  2. (fols. 16-147) stories, essays and articles by Chandler, including i (fols. 16-23) 'Casual Notes on the Mystery Novel,' with printed versions and a later version of 'Twelve Notes on the Mystery Story,' see also MS. Chandler 1, fols. 41-49; 2, fols. 83-87. 1949; ii (fols. 30-41) 'Juju Worship in Hollywood' published as 'Oscar Night in Hollywood.' [1948]; iii (fols. 42-52) 'The Long Green: Notes on Script,' n.d.; iv (fols. 53-59) 'My Friend Luco,' an article on Lucky Luciano, rejected by the Sunday Times. 1958; v (fols. 60-63) 'A Night with Carmichael and Grunion,' article published in the column 'Crosstown with Neil Morgan' San Diego Evening Tribune [1958]; vi (fols. 65-66) holograph, 'Dialog for Playback.' n.d. with (fols. 66-70) 'List of emendations to Playback'. 1958; vii (fols. 71-89) 'The Poodle Springs Story.' [1958]. Printed in Raymond Chandler Speaking, pp.251-264; viii (fols. 90-110) 'A Routine to Shock the Neighbours.' 1955, n.d. fols. 102-110 printed in The Notebooks, ed. cit.; ix (fols. 112-116) 'The Simple Art of Murder' published in The Atlantic Monthly magazine. 1950. 'Omnibus' version (Bruccoli C76); x (fols. 117-138) 'Ten Per Cent of Your Life' published in The Atlantic Monthly magazine. 1952; (fols. 139-142) Article for The Evening Standard. 1958. 1949-1959, n.d.
  3. (fols. 148-153) notes on 'cannibalised stories'. n.d. See MacShane, Life, pp.67-69.
  4. (fols. 154-161) book reviews by Chandler, including (fols. 158-161) reviews of Ian Fleming, 1956-1958. 1948-1958.
  5. (fols. 162-171) a selection of verses by others for BBC radio, 'Personal Choice,' with few amendments by Chandler, including (fol. 170) his own poem, 'Song Without Music' ['In Memoriam']. 1958.
  6. (fols. 172-181) 'Chandler on Cats,' selections from his letters made by Kathrine Sorley Walker. A fuller version is printed in Raymond Chandler Speaking, pp.175-184. 1967.
  7. (fols. 182-233) 'Titres refusés pour la S[erie] N[oire],' a list of books annotated by Chandler. 1958.

Dates

  • Creation: 1947-1967, n.d.

Extent

1 box

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. Chandler 16

Former reference:

Dep. Chandler 11