Henry Clay Branson typescript and correspondence, Salisbury plain ca. 1962-1965

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Henry Clay Branson typescript and correspondence, Salisbury plain ca. 1962-1965

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This material comprises an unbound typescript of Branson's and correspondence between Branson and author Kenneth Millar (also known by his pseudonym Ross Macdonald), consisting of 24 holograph and typescript letters written between 1963 and 1966. These letters concern Millar's revisions and editorial comments, the subsequent publication of the book, and its reception by the public. The typescript contains Branson's holograph annotations, incorporating Millar's editorial comments as detailed in 16 pages of holograph notes included with the correspondence. Many of Millar's suggestions documented here were incorporated into the final text of , first published in 1965. Branson composed this Civil War novel largely between 1958 and 1959. E.P. Dutton and Co., Inc., of New York accepted Branson's revised typescripts for publication in 1964. Salisbury Plain Salisbury Plain

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University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections

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University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections

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Branson, H. C. (Henry Clay). Salisbury plain

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Biography Henry Clay Branson was the author of a number of crime novels written primarily during the 1940s and 1950s featuring detective John Bent, including The Pricking Thumb and The Leaden Bubble . Salisbury Plain was one of his later works. He was born in Battle Creek, Michigan in 1904, and received his B.A. from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1937. He died in 1981. His correspondent, Kenneth Millar (1915-1983), wa...

Yates, Donald A.

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Millar, Kenneth, 1915-1983

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Biography Kenneth Millar, who wrote under the pseudonym Ross Macdonald, was the best-selling author of twelve classic novels of detective fiction featuring the main character Lew Archer. His extensive writings include reviews, short stories, poetry, plays, screenplays, and essays. Millar died in 1983. From the guide to the Kenneth Millar papers, 1939-1979, (University of California, Irvine. Library. Special Collections and Archive...