National Library of Wales Archives and Manuscripts

GB 0210 CLEHES
Fonds
[1920 x 1998] /

Manuscripts and typescripts of works by John Cledwyn Hughes, [1928]-[1978], including typescript copies, printer's copies, proofs and manuscript holographs, with holograph amendments and additions of his non-fictional books, including: A Wanderer in North Wales (1949), Poaching down the Dee (1953), The Northern Marches (1953), West with the Tinkers. A journey through Wales with vagrants (1954), The House in the Cornfield (1956), Royal Wales (with a revised and curtailed version called History of Wales) (1957), Leonard Cheshire, V.C. (1959), Making an Orchard (1959), Ponies for Children (1960), Portrait of Snowdonia (1967), and The Batsford Colour Book of Wales (1975); his published novels including: The Inn Closes for Christmas (1947), The Different Drummer (1947), The Civil Strangers (1949), After the Holiday (1950) and Gold and the Moonspray (1953); children's stories; short stories; and his unpublished works; together with copies, including a manuscript holograph, of The Golden Mountain, serialized in Woman's Journal; correspondence with publishers, his agent and literary figures, 1938-1968; and certificates awarded to Cledwyn Hughes, 1928-1934. The 2011 donation comprises additional drafts of works, volumes of press cuttings, and correspondence.

Hughes, Cledwyn, 1920-1978

Poaching down the Dee,

NLW MS 20765E.
File
[c.1953].

Part of Cledwyn Hughes (Novelist) Manuscripts,

Typescript of Poaching down the Dee, (1953) with corrections and instructions to his typist in the hand of the author. 265 Ff. Bound.

The northern marches of Wales,

NLW MS 20766E.
File
[c.1953].

Part of Cledwyn Hughes (Novelist) Manuscripts,

Typescript of The Northern Marches of Wales (1953) corrected and amended by the author. 288 Ff. Bound.

Royal Wales,

NLW MS 20768E.
File
[c.1957].

Part of Cledwyn Hughes (Novelist) Manuscripts,

Typescript of Royal Wales (1957) with corrections and instructions to the typist in the hand of the author. The original title was 'History of Wales'. 226 Ff. Bound.

The house in the cornfield,

NLW MS 20891D.
File
[c.1957].

Part of Cledwyn Hughes (Novelist) Manuscripts,

Typescript of The House in the Cornfield (1957) with corrections by the author. Viii + 288 ff.

The civil strangers,

NLW MS 21642C.
File
[c.1949].

Part of Cledwyn Hughes (Novelist) Manuscripts,

Corrected typescript of the novel The Civil Strangers (1949) with the order of the chapters rearranged in preparation for retyping. 301 Ff.

Gold and the moonspray,

NLW MS 21645C.
File
[c.1953].

Part of Cledwyn Hughes (Novelist) Manuscripts,

Carbon copy of NLW MS 21644, unrevised with sketch map. There are two copies of chapters 15-17, another version of pp. 175-203 and yet another version of the end of the story marked p. 192. V + 200 ff. (2 copies of 165-200).

The case of the surging mistletoe,

NLW MS 21654C.
File
[1920 x 1978].

Part of Cledwyn Hughes (Novelist) Manuscripts,

Clean carbon copy of a novel The Case of the Surging Mistletoe. An unpublished work. 276 Ff.

To feed the roses,

NLW MS 21657C.
File
[1920 x 1978].

Part of Cledwyn Hughes (Novelist) Manuscripts,

Typescript of a novel To Feed the Roses. An unpublished work. 303 Ff.

Dolls and doctors,

NLW MS 21658D.
File
[1920 x 1978].

Part of Cledwyn Hughes (Novelist) Manuscripts,

Typescript, with a few minor corrections, of Dolls and Doctors. Scenes from Hospital Life. An unpublished work. 265 Ff.

After the holiday,

1.
File
[c.1950].

Part of Cledwyn Hughes (Novelist) Manuscripts,

After the Holiday (1950). Printer's typescript (cf. NLW MS 21643C).

The case of the surging mistletoe,

2-3.
File
[1920 x 1978].

Part of Cledwyn Hughes (Novelist) Manuscripts,

The Case of the Surging Mistletoe (unpublished). (2) Clean typescript. (3) Holograph manuscript (cf. NLW MS 21654C).

The different drummer,

4-5.
File
[c.1947].

Part of Cledwyn Hughes (Novelist) Manuscripts,

The Different Drummer (1947). (4) Corrected typescript. (5) Typescript, corrected in part (cf. NLW MS 21641C).

The golden mountains,

10-12.
File
[c.1953].

Part of Cledwyn Hughes (Novelist) Manuscripts,

The Golden Mountains (1953). (10) Holograph manuscript. (11) Clean typescript. (12) Printed version from Weldons Ladies' Journal (cf. NLW MSS 21648-9C).

The inn closes for Christmas,