By Heart 101 Poems to Remember

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 58 Add MS 88918/13/1-5
  • Alternative Id.
      (ark) ark:/81055/vdc_100000000028.0x0001b6
  • Dates of Creation
      24 Jan 1997-29 Apr 1997
  • Language of Material
      English
  • Physical Description
      5 folders and packages

Scope and Content

Partly printed and typewritten, partly autograph material consisting of photocopies of poetry and notes about poems, and three publishers’ proofs.

Add MS 88918/13/1 contains photocopies of poems, notes, copies of different possible dustcover designs, drafts of an introduction to the anthology and notes about memorising poetry. Correspondence between Hughes and Lee Brackstone at Faber and Faber relating to the anthology, for which Hughes selected and edited the poetry and wrote the introduction, is also included.

Add MS 88918/13/2 contains a publisher's proof, an uncorrected proof and an exercise book of notes. Add MS 88918/13/3 contains two publishers' proofs. Add MS 88918/13/4 and Add MS 88918/13/5 are both slightly oversize cardboard copies of dustcovers for the poetry anthology.

Arrangement

Originally found in a box containing papers relating to different works

Access Information

Unrestricted

Not Public Record(s)

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

3 folders and 2 oversize items

Bibliography

The anthology was published by Faber and Faber in 1997.