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BC MS 20c Herbert Read/13/2

n.d.

Manuscript children's story called The Story of Narks (4ff). A note that accompanied the manuscript to Special Collections suggested that the story may have been written for John Read by his father, H...

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BC MS 20c Herbert Read/8/5

c.11963 - 1965

Material concerning a visit made by Herbert and Piers Paul Read to Japan in 1965, and broader correspondence concerning publication of Read's works in Japan. Files include correspondence and one bo...

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BC MS 20c Herbert Read/1/8

n.d.

Manuscript recollection of an incident in the First World War by Frank Askwith titled 'Fire Down Below', 2ff. Askwith recalls escaping from a tunnel fire which killed 21 of his colleagues.

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BC MS 20c Herbert Read/2/2/12

c.19166 - 1968

Large red lined notebook. Contains manuscript drafts including: Read's review of Basil Bunting's Briggflatts and The Cult of Sincerity.