J G Ballard: Works

This material is held atBritish Library Manuscript Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 58 Add MS 88938/3
  • Alternative Id.
      (ark) ark:/81055/vdc_100000000015.0x000307
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1951-2009
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 162 files

Scope and Content

Draft material for Ballard's novels, and autobiographical works, excepting The Wind from Nowhere (1961) and The Unlimited Dream Company (1979). For some publications, this includes supplementary material in the form of synopses and other working notes.

In addition: a cutting of Ballard's first story ('The Violent Noon', 1951); four text collages (usually referred to as 'Project for a New Novel' [c 1958]); material relating to A User's Guide to the Millennium (1996); and various working notes (c 2007-2008) for uncompleted writing projects.

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