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Total number of records: 101
Top 10: People and organisations
| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Robertson, Robin At Penguin Books | 101 |
| Walker, Charles At Deborah Rogers Ltd | 4 |
| Gardner, Leslie At London Management | 3 |
| Meades, Jonathan | 2 |
| Priest, Christopher | 2 |
| Kavanagh, Patricia At A.D. Peters & Co Ltd | 2 |
| Watson, Ian | 2 |
| O'Faolain, Sean | 2 |
| Parker, Imogen At Curtis Brown | 1 |
| Pollinger, Gerald J. At Laurence Pollinger Ltd | 1 |
Sender: Robertson, Robin at Penguin Books
Recipient: Baines, Elizabeth
Letters: 1
Date(s): 13 April 1983
Location: BC MS 20C Firebird Author File 26 Elizabeth Baines
Note: Letter accepting Elizabeth Baines's story "Leaf Memory" for publication in Firebird 3.
Sender: Greenland, Colin
Recipient: Robertson, Robin at Penguin Books
Letters: 1
Date(s): 13 Sep 1983
Location: BC MS 20 C Firebird Author File 27 J.G. Ballard
Note: Writing from the Office of the magazine Interzone about J.G. Ballard's story "Memories of the Space Age"
Sender: Hamilton, Bill
Recipient: Robertson, Robin at Penguin Books
Letters: 1
Date(s): 14 Mar 1984
Location: BC MS 20C Firebird Author File 31 Duncan Bush
Note: Writes from A. M. Heath & Co (Authors' Agents) referring to some stories by Duncan Bush for Firebird.
Sender: Robertson, Robin at Penguin Books
Recipient: Bush, Duncan
Letters: 1
Date(s): 13 June 1984
Location: BC MS 20C Firebird Author File 31 Duncan Bush
Note: Refers to Duncan Bush's story "Playback" but suggests that if Duncan is amenable to edit down the second half he would like to publish it. Three copies of "Playback" at different stages are included in the file. ("Playback" published in Firebird 4 Page 65).
Sender: Robertson, Robin at Penguin Books
Recipient: Debney, Jack
Letters: 1
Date(s): 28 Jul 1983
Location: BC MS 20C Firebird Author File 33 Jack Debney
Note: Intimates that he would like to publish "Frau Blutenweiss" in Firebird 4 and is returning "End of Message. Click". ("Frau Blutenweiss" was published in Firebird 4 Page 83)
Sender: Calder, Liz at Jonathan Cape Ltd
Recipient: Robertson, Robin at Penguin Books
Letters: 1
Date(s): 5 May 1983
Location: BC MS 20C Firebird Author File 35 Alasdair Gray
Note: Requests a look at the manuscript of Alasdair Gray's "Janine" for Firebird 3. Believes that publishing a foretaste of "Janine" can only be to the mutual advantage of Cape, Penguin and Alasdair Gray.
Sender: Robertson, Robin at Penguin Books
Recipient: Gray, Alasdair
Letters: 1
Date(s): 20 Jun 1983
Location: BC MS 20C Firebird Author File 35 Alasdair Gray
Note: Writes that he is pleased that Alasdair Gray has agreed to him using the first part of the twelfth section of "1982, Janine" in Firebird 3. Asks for a short biographical note for the anthology.
Sender: Robertson, Robin at Penguin Books
Recipient: Serena Probert at Jonathan Cape Ltd
Letters: 1
Date(s): 11 Nov 1983
Location: BC MS 20C Firebird Author File 35 Alasdair Gray
Note: Acknowledges receipt of Alasdair Gray's unannotated letter of agreement. Short biography and story "Our lives in the house where I was born were comforatble but depressed" are included in the file.
Sender: Constantine, David
Recipient: Robertson, Robin at Penguin Books
Letters: 1
Date(s): 2 Sep 1983
Location: BC MS 20C Firebird Author File 32 David Constantine
Note: Thanking him for the note about the contract.
Sender: Robertson, Robin at Penguin Books
Recipient: Higgins, Aidan
Letters: 1 on postcard
Date(s): 16 Aug 1984
Location: BC MS 20C Firebird Author File 39 Aidan Higgins
Note: Sends minor changes/reinstatements (not attached)
Sender: Robertson, Robin at Penguin Books
Recipient: Hogan, Desmond
Letters: 1
Date(s): 1 Jul 1983
Location: BC MS 20C Firebird Author File 40 Desmond Hogan
Note: Suggests that he would like to see pages 16-28 of " A Curious Street" entitled "Lorcan and Eleanor" included in Firebird 3. Asks for a biographical note. ("Alan's Novel" - an extract from "A Curious Street" was published in Firebird 3 Page 121)
Sender: Rye, Caroline Tonson at Hamish Hamilton Limited
Recipient: Robertson, Robin at Penguin Books
Letters: 1
Date(s): 15 Jul 1983
Location: BC MS 20C Firebird Author File 40 Desmond Hogan
Note: Encloses section from Des Hogan's novel "A Curious Street" and an explanatory paragraph.