Autograph and typescript drafts, [c. 1910s]-1961, of autobiographical writings by Augustus John included in the posthumous volume Finishing Touches (London, 1964) (see also NLW MS 21570E), together with rejected portions of the text (ff. 56-9). Some sections (ff. 60-75) had been submitted to The Sunday Times for publication, 1952-1958 (see MS 22775C, ff. 89-98). Also included are draft recollections by Augustus John of Ronald Fairbank (ff. 76-81), and various drafts of prose and light verse.
Finishing Touches,
This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
- Reference
- GB 210 NLW MS 22796E.
- Alternative Id.(alternative) vtls004279594(alternative) (WlAbNL)0000279594
- Dates of Creation
- [c. 1910s]-1961
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 108 ff.
Guarded and filed at NLW.
- Location
- ARCH/MSS (GB0210)
Scope and Content
Note
Title based on contents.
Preferred citation: NLW MS 22796E.
Other Finding Aids
The contents of NLW MSS 21701-22852 are indexed in greater detail in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, vol. 8 (Aberystwyth, 1999).
Bibliography
For ff. 76-81 see Ifan Kyrle Fletcher, Ronald Fairbank (London, 1930), pp. 113-115.
Additional Information
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