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In Parenthesis (London, 1937) with a few MS annotations and corrections by René Hague.

Inside the front cover are the words 'Darling Joan', apparently in David Jones's hand (see also p. xv). Items found loose in this volume include a draft letter from DJ to 'Dick', 14 Oct 1936, concerning the printing of In Parenthesis; typescript lists of corrigenda; a letter from Colin [Hughes] to René Hague, 11 Oct 1976; and photostat copies of maps of the Mametz Wood area, with the location of incidents in part 7 of In Parenthesis noted, of the area surrounding that shown on the map facing p. 193 of In Parenthesis and of 'The London of the Lady of the Pool' (17 pages and a pressed flower).

Notebooks containing notes made by René Hague when collecting and collating information about the life and work of David Jones.

Items found loose in these notebooks include two MS drafts in David Jones's hand; and letters to René Hague from Peter [Orr], 16 April 1978, Thomas [Charles-Edwards], 22 April 1975, and Mike [Richey?], n. d., together with a letter to René Hague's wife from [Lady] Prudence [Buhler (née Pelham)], 21 Aug 1949 (17 pages).

René Hague Books and Manuscripts

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  • 1936-[c. 1981]

Books and manuscripts collected by René Hague relating to David Jones, including copies of Jones's published works, with annotations and corrections by Hague, and including loose items such as typescript texts by Jones, letters and maps, 1936-[c. 1981]; notebooks containing notes on David Jones, manuscript drafts by him, and letters to René Hague, 1949-1978; and exhibition catalogues, 1964-1979.

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The Anathemata (London, 1952) with extensive MS annotations by René Hague. Specimen pages for René Hague's Commentary on The Anathemata ....

The Anathemata (London, 1952) with extensive MS annotations by René Hague. Specimen pages for René Hague's Commentary on The Anathemata of David Jones (Wellingborough, 1977) have been tipped in at the front of the volume. Items found loose inside the volume include a letter from Peter Levi to René Hague, n.d.; a xerox copy of a literary draft in David Jones's hand; a draft in David Jones's hand of part of the text on p 243 of The Anathemata; and a postcard from Walter [Shewring], 23 May [ ] (13 pages and an envelope).

The Sleeping Lord and other fragments (London, 1974) with MS annotations and corrections by René Hague.

Items found loose inside this volume include a three page typescript text, dated December 1973, in which David Jones explains the background to the 'Book of Balaam's Ass' (2 copies); a French translation of 'The Narrows' (photostat copy of typescript, 6pp); an English translation in David Jones's hand of the fragment from the 'Annals' of Ennius partially quoted in altered form on p 89 of The Sleeping Lord; typescript lists of corrigenda; and two pages of typescript relating to the editing of The Roman Quarry and other sequences (London, 1981) by René Hague and Harman Grisewood (22 pages).