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Papers [manuscript].

I. Papers relating to Felix and Felicitas, 1872-1928 A. Felix and Felicitas (i) Chapters I-VI. Printed. Preceded by incomplete synopsis by Clarke. (ii) Chapter VII. Original MS, with MS copy. B. Summaries and notes, including list of characters, summary of chapters and preparatory notes. (Orig. MS) C. Correspondence of Felix (Marcus Clarke) and Felicitas (Rose Lewis), 1872-1873. MS copies in Clarke's hand, with copies in another hand. D. Letter from Clarke to F. F. Bailliè€re, 1876, giving synopsis of plot. E. 'Explanatory Preface' by Hamilton Mackinnon (MS draft, incomplete). II. 'Ella and Croquemitaine'. Synopsis of an operetta (MS) III. Letters to Marcus Clarke from Dr. R. Lewins, 1867-1868, with pamphlet, printed journal and MS notes by Lewins c.1865. IV. Letters from Cyril Hopkins to Rose Bradly, 1905-1906, and Ethel Marian Clarke, 1922-1926, 'concerning chiefly Hopkins' proposed biography of Clarke.

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Clarke, Marcus Andrew Hislop, 1846-1881

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Author and journalist. Contributed articles to the Melbourne Argus and Australasian, editor of Colonial Monthly and Humbug, author of plays, etc. Best known work His Natural Life. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225766786 Commenced work on Felix and Felicitas about 1874 or 1875. The attempted novel was related to an episode in Clarke's own life and the letters which form a basis to the story were letters written 1872-18...