File CBC/5 - The Strange Case of Dr Simmonds and Dr Glas (Carroll & Graf, 2003)

Material relating to Dannie Abse's novel The Strange Case of Dr Simmonds & Dr Glas, published by Carroll & Graf, 2003, which was longlisted for the Booker Prize 2002, comprising draft proofs and proof book jacket (with accompanying letters); press reviews and articles; details relating to book launch, presented by the Welsh Academy (one item annotated in Abse's hand); and related correspondence. Earlier correspondence sent by various publishing houses to literary agents Peters, Fraser & Dunlop reflect the novel's initial negative reception, while letters received following publication from Dr Wilfred Abse, brother of Dannie Abse, poet and translator Simon Darragh, author and poet Professor Barbara Hardy, poet Joyce Herbert, poet, author and philosopher William Oxley, poet and playwright Menna Elfyn, literary agent and writer Giles Gordon and others are much more favourable.