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Total number of records: 4
Sender: Hamilton, Alex
Recipient: Binding,Tim at Penguin Books
Letters: 2
Date(s): 21 Jul 1981; 24 Oct 1981
Location: BC MS 20C Firebird Author File 36 Alex Hamilton
Note: Writes asking him to consider three Hamilton manuscripts "The friendly", "Car sticker" and "Wallpaper man" in an Anthology of Scottish Short Stories. Second letter asks if there is any conclusion.
Sender: Robertson, Robin at Penguin Books
Recipient: Hamilton, Alex
Letters: 2
Date(s): 31 Mar 1983; 22 Jun 1983
Location: BC MS 20C Firebird Author File 36 Alex Hamilton
Note: Letter of 31 Mar refers to keeping "The friendly" for Firebird 3 and returning stories "Car sticker and "The sad limit". Asks for any other stories. In the letter of 22 Jun Robertson would like to use extract 2 from "Stretch Mark" Chapter 10 in Firebird 3 but requests a title, a correct copy and a biographical note.
Sender: Hamilton, Alex
Recipient: Hamilton, Kate at Penguin Books
Letters: 1
Date(s): 19 Sep 1983
Location: BC MS 20C Firebird File 11 Firebird 3 Authors' Proofs
Note: Returns corrected proofs for "A sook fur freedom" and Acknowledgements page. ("A sook fur freedom" was publshed in Firebird 3 page 77)
Sender: Hamilton, Alex
Recipient: Robertson, Robin at Penguin Books
Letters: 4
Date(s): 6 Mar 1983; 12 May 1983; 23 Jun 1983; 29 Jun 1983
Location: BC MS 20C Firebird Author File 36 Alex Hamilton
Note: With the letter of 6 Mar sends three stories "The friendly", "Car sticker" and "the sad limit" to consider for Firebird 3. Letter of 12 May sends four extracts from a novel "Stretch Mark" for possible inclusion in Firebird 3.(Only three attached but pencil note says "Held 2, returned 1,3,4"). In letter of 23 Jun Hamilton expresses pleasure that "Stretch Mark" is to be included in Firebird 3. Final letter adopts suggestion for "A sook fur freedom" as the title for "Stretch Mark(s)" for Firebird 3. A biographical note is included in the letter. Two copies of old and two copies of new extracts from "A sook for freedom" and one copy of "The friendly" are included in the file. ("A Sook fur freedom" - an extract from "Stretch marks" was published in Firebird 3 Page 77)