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The file comprises papers, 1930-1978, concerning the publishing of works by Rhys Davies, including letters relating to the translation of his works into Norwegian, Swedish and German, and letters from Bertram Rota Ltd, Booksellers, Curtis Brown Ltd, literary agents, and the editorial offices of The New Yorker; together with publishing and broadcasting agreements, 1930-1970.

The file comprises letters, 1943-1978, mainly from Curtis Brown Ltd, London, relating to matters such as contracts, television rights, royalties payments for broadcasts and plays performed, in particular fees for 'No escape', 1955, and letters from other publishers and accountants.

The file comprises a manuscript draft of part of the novel published in 1975, together with a typescript and manuscript 'preliminary sketch for a script' based on the novel, and a notebook relating to its theme and characters.

The file comprises 'Nell and Sam', 'Maggie and Colin' [rejected by The New Yorker in 1967], 'A pioneer', 'The mayor's consort', 'The blackmailer', 'Day of splendour', 'Young couple', 'Jupiter Jones' and 'The white dove', [1927x1978].

The file comprises a notebook, [1927x1978], containing drafts of 'Tears, idle tears' [published in The darling of her heart and other stories (London, 1958)], 'Twins' and two untitled stories.

The file comprises plays, [1929]-[1978], including 'A bed of feathers', [based on his short story of the same title, 1929]; 'No escape', [1954], from his novel Under the rose (London, 1940) [later published in Ring up the curtain (London, 1955)], together with theatre programmes; a working copy of 'Girl waiting in the shade', based on the novel of the same title published in 1960, with 'General points' by the author; a script based on his novel [Nobody answered the bell (London, 1971)] and another version with the title 'Wolf, wolf'; together with 'Rings on her fingers' by Alma Jones, Bronyglyn, Gwynfe, Carmarthenshire, based on the novel of the same title by Rhys Davies published in 1930.

The file comprises letters, 1938, relating to Rhys Davies's research on Jorgen Jorgensen who arrived in Hobart, Tasmania, in 1826, including typescript notes extracted from newspapers and documents held at the Premier's Office, Hobart, together with an incomplete account 'Iceland on a plate' by him about the adventurer [?published in The Tribune, January 1942] and a press cutting from The Tribune, January 1942, ?with the next chapter to this account entitled 'King Jorgen in decline'.

The file comprises some typescript stories by Anna Kavan for the volume Julia and the bazooka (London, 1970), with drafts of Rhys Davies's foreword to the book in manuscript and typescript, together with a typescript of 'A note on Anna Kavan' published in London Magazine, February 1970.

The file comprises press cuttings of book reviews of works, 1970-1975, by Anna Kavan, mainly Julia and the bazooka (London, 1970), and 'Edge of panic', a short story by Anna Kavan, Vogue, October 1971, together with articles about her including one about the conversion work on her London mews house, Ideal Home, July 1956. Also included are articles by Rhys Davies, 'A note on Anna Kavan', London Magazine, February 1970, 'A lady and a leopard: Anna Kavan', Queen, March 1970, 'Anna Kavan, Julia and the bazooka', Harper's Bazaar, January 1971, and 'Anna Kavan', Books and Bookmen, March 1971, together with a profile of her entitled 'Amongst lost things' by Clive Jordan, The Daily Telegraph Magazine, February 1972.

The series comprises a rough draft of a work of fiction, [1938]-[1968] by Anna Kavan entitled 'Some living or dreaming or s[i]tt[i]ng'.