Kingsley Amis letters, clippings, and related materials, 1955-1967.

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Kingsley Amis letters, clippings, and related materials, 1955-1967.

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The collection consists of fifteen items, including: four letters to Derek Gardner, 1955-1957, full of personal news and plans to get together; letter to Mr. Heppner, 14 July 1967, about the publication of Lucky Jim, and his reluctance to revise and publish an earlier novel after Lucky Jim's success; two-page fragment in Amis's hand of Somerset Maugham's review of Lucky Jim, undated; typescript, The Anglo-Jewish novel, with note to Derek [Gardner], 2 Dec. 1956, signature illegible, saying the manuscript has been sent to the BBC with Kingsley's blessing; copy of the Author, vol. LXVI no. 2, Winter 1955, containing Amis's essay, The "Cheesecake" periodicals; obituary of Amis's father Bill, clipped from the Berkshire Gazette 26 April 1963; photocopies of six articles, 1962-1966, discussing Amis's work.

15 items.

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Gardner, Derek (Derek George Montague)

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Amis, Kingsley

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British novelist, short story writer, essayist, and critic. From the description of Collection, 1933-1968. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122492257 Kingsley Amis was a successful and productive English author. Born in London to a lower middle class family, he published his first story at eleven, and earned scholarships to the City of London School and St. John's College, Oxford. After serving in World War I...