Autograph manuscript of 'A drunk man looks at the thistle', by Hugh MacDiarmid, together with other literary papers and some letters. ca. 1925-1960.

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MacDiarmid, Hugh, 1892-1978. Autograph manuscript of 'A drunk man looks at the thistle', by Hugh MacDiarmid, together with other literary papers and some letters.

Autograph manuscript of 'A drunk man looks at the thistle', by Hugh MacDiarmid, together with other literary papers and some letters. ca. 1925-1960.

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Comprises: (1) Autograph manuscript of MacDiarmid's poem 'A drunk man looks at the thistle', including title with epigraph, dedication, and foreword, with, also pasted in, a photograph by Benno Schotz of his bronze head of the author, 1960, 4 autograph manuscript letters from the author to Mrs D.U. McGrigor Phillips, dated 4-30 October 1960, concerning the acquisition of the manuscript, and the author's certificate sent with the first letter and stating that the manuscript is now the only extant autograph copy, the other copy having been soiled by the printers and destroyed; probably therefore it is to be dated not later than 1925; (2) 6 galley proofs of an issue of MacDiarmid's periodical 'Voice of Scotland', with many autograph corrections and revisions, and accompanied in the same custom-made case by 3 letters exchanged between the printers in Edinburgh and MacDiarmid (here signed as 'C.M. Grieve') dated 10 November 1958 - 8 January 1959 and concerning editorial and proofreading matters; (3) Autograph typescript of MacDiarmid's poem 'The Chinese genius wakes up', extending to 4 ff., and possibly to be dated ca. 1958.

2 v. and 1 envelope, all held in 1 box; manuscript, typescript, a photograph, and printed material.

Brotherton Library, University of Leeds