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Manuscript draft of The Greenstone Griffins by Gladys Mitchell

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MS. 21797
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Manuscript draft of The Greenstone Griffins by Gladys Mitchell, including manuscript contents page and dedication to Ruth Sheath. Paginated, with a further seven pages of additions.

Also includes pristine first edition printed copy of The Greenstone Griffins.

Dates

  • Creation: c.1983

Extent

1 box

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

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Shelfmark:

MS. 21797

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 21797

Abstract

Manuscript draft of The Greenstone Griffins by Gladys Mitchell, c.1983.

Biographical / Historical

Gladys Mitchell was known for writing detective novels and won the Crime Writers' Association silver dagger award in 1976. For full biographical detail see entry for Mitchell, Gladys Maude Winifred (1901–1983), novelist, in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased by the Bodleian Library with the support of the Roy Davids Fund from Blackwell's Rare Books, 2022.

Bibliography

  • Gladys Mitchell, The Greenstone Griffins (1983, Michael Joseph, London).
Title
Catalogue of manuscript draft of by Gladys Mitchell, c.1983
Status
Published
Author
Rachael Marsay
Date
2022
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Sponsor
Catalogued with the generous support of the Roy Davids bequest

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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