William Golding letters, radio script, and galley proofs, 1960-1973.

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William Golding letters, radio script, and galley proofs, 1960-1973.

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The collection consists of six items, including: letter to Robie Macauley, 19 March no year, about his current activities and plans; letter to Vera Lawrence Nead, 3 May, with envelope postmarked 1973, answering her question about the availability of a book; photocopy of letter to Michael Ayrton, undated, with specific comments about Ayrton's book The Maze Maker (1967); photocopy of radio script, The Ladder and the Tree, broadcast 13 March 1960, a reminiscence; galley proofs of The Spire, published 1964; and uncorrected galley proof of The Pyramid, published 1967.

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Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7831269

Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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Macauley, Robie.

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Robie Mayhew Macauley (1919-1995) was educated at Kenyon College, Iowa State University and the University of London. During and after World War II he served as an agent for the Counter-intelligence Corps in Europe and Japan. Some of the material for his short stories was based on his experience in intelligence work. Macauley taught at Bard College and the University of Iowa before coming to the Woman's College (UNCG) in 1950. In August 1953 he resigned from his teaching position, moving on to e...

Nead, Vera Lawrence

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Golding, William, 1911-1993

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Author William Golding was born in Cornwall, and educated at Oxford, where he dedicated himself to literature. He worked in theater, as a schoolteacher, and served in World War II. His first novel, Lord of the Flies, brought him popular and critical acclaim, and he has remained one of England's most widely known and influential authors. His allegorical novels explore the conflict between man's civilized and primitive tendencies, and have been widely interpreted. He also wrote plays, short storie...

Ayrton, Michael, 1921-1975

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Michael Ayrton was a British painter, sculptor, theatrical designer, critic, essayist, novelist, and poet. Much of his art reflects a fascination with Greek mythology. From the description of Michael Ayrton letter to Mr. Piehler, 1967 March 13. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50217925 British artist. From the description of Letter : to Mr. Blackley, 1957 Jan. 11. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at...