- NLW MS 21776D
- Ffeil
- [c. 1922]
Typescript draft of John Cowper Powys's play Paddock Calls (1984) which he wrote in the autumn of 1922, the action taking place in Chesil Grange and Chesil Vicarage near Weymouth, Dorset in 1921.
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Typescript draft of John Cowper Powys's play Paddock Calls (1984) which he wrote in the autumn of 1922, the action taking place in Chesil Grange and Chesil Vicarage near Weymouth, Dorset in 1921.
Autograph drafts of three untitled lectures by John Cowper Powys on Homer, the contents relating to the Homeric Philosophy (ff. 1-26), the humanity and humour of Homer (ff. 27-43), and Books II and III of the Iliad (ff. 44-58).
Autograph drafts of two essays by John Cowper Powys entitled 'Scepticism' and 'Elementalism or My Philosophy', the latter heavily revised.
Revised autograph draft, [c. 1960]-1961, of John Cowper Powys's fantastic story 'Abertackle', begun in 1960 and published in Three Fantasies (1985).
Wolf Solent (revised draft and galley proofs)
Autograph manuscript of Wolf Solent (New York and London, 1929), containing extensive revision and differing somewhat from the novel as published, a number of cuts having been made at a later stage (NLW MSS 22373-6D); together with partially-corrected galley proofs of the first American edition of Wolf Solent (New York, 1929) (NLW MS 22377D).
An uncorrected typescript of the original full text of John Cowper Powys's novel Porius, lacking the first chapter.
Diary of John Cowper Powys for the period 1 June-31 December 1929, the first in an unbroken series that ends in 1961 (see NLW MSS 22206-41B). Commencing with his departure from New York on a visit to England, it was probably started for the benefit of his companion, Phyllis Playter, who remained in the USA (cf. NLW MS 23172C, f. 7). The diary also includes accounts and miscellaneous jottings (f. iv; pp. 1, 5, 14-19, 46, 400). Selections from the diary have been published in Petrushka and the Dancer: The diaries of John Cowper Powys 1929-1939, ed. by Morine Krissdóttir (Manchester, New York and Paris, 1995).
Drafts of eight poems by John Cowper Powys written for Phyllis Playter, most of them bearing the dedication 'to the T.T.', together with a pencilled caricature (f. 5) inscribed 'To my Valentine Feb 14 1949'.
John Cowper Powys letters to Phyllis Playter, 1923
Some thirty-five love letters, 1923, from John Cowper Powys to his companion, Phyllis Playter, written during the course of Powys's lecture tours in the United States.
John Cowper Powys letters to Phyllis Playter, 1926
Some one hundred and five love letters and telegrams, 1926, from John Cowper Powys to his companion, Phyllis Playter. The majority of the letters were written during the course of Powys's lecture tours in the United States, while others describe a visit to England and contain accounts of meetings with members of his family and with the novelist Thomas Hardy (ff. 209 verso, 210, 215 verso-216, 219 verso).
Also included are one letter to Phyllis Playter from John Cowper Powys's sister-in-law, Alyse Gregory (f. 181), and two from his sister, Philippa ('Katie') Powys (ff. 197, 203).
John Cowper Powys letters to Phyllis Playter, 1928
Thirty love letters, July 1928, from John Cowper Powys to his companion, Phyllis Playter, written during the course of Powys's lecture tours in the United States.
John Cowper Powys letters to Phyllis Playter, 1928
Some fifty-seven love letters, October-December 1928, from John Cowper Powys to his companion, Phyllis Playter, written during the course of Powys's lecture tours in the United States.
John Cowper Powys letters to Phyllis Playter, 1929
Twenty-five love letters, June-August 1929, from John Cowper Powys to his companion, Phyllis Playter, describing a visit to England and containing accounts of meetings with members of his family.
John Cowper Powys letters to Phyllis Playter, 1930
Some forty-nine love letters, 1930, from John Cowper Powys to his companion, Phyllis Playter, written during the course of Powys's lecture tours in the United States.
Typescript copies of three posthumously published prose works by John Cowper Powys.
2006-2016 Purchase and Donations
Correspondence, literary papers and material relating to the estate and literary executorship of the novelist John Cowper Powys (1872-1963), and papers, including estate papers, of previous generations of his family; together with correspondence and literary and personal papers of Powys's companion Phyllis Playter (1893-1982).
Letters from Littleton Alfred Powys
Twenty-five letters, [c. 1915]-1923 and undated, to John Cowper Powys from his son Littleton Alfred Powys relating mainly to personal news, mostly school and University activities, with one letter, undated, from Littleton Alfred to his mother, Margaret Alice Powys. Three of the letters include poems written by Littleton Alfred (ff. 29, 54 verso, 69 verso) and there are ink drawings by him on ff. 2-verso and 45 verso.
Letters from Littleton Alfred Powys
Nineteen letters, 1926-1929, to John Cowper Powys from his son Littleton Alfred Powys, and three postcards, 1926-1927 and undated, from Littleton Alfred to his mother, Margaret Alice Powys, containing mostly personal news.
Letters from Littleton Alfred Powys
Twenty letters and one postcard, 1930-1934, to John Cowper Powys from his son Littleton Alfred Powys, containing mainly personal news, one letter illustrated with an ink drawing by Littleton Alfred (f. 11 verso).