DL/A-Z//BOY - [Correspondence from William Boyd]
Reference code
DL/A-Z//BOY
Level of description
File
Title
[Correspondence from William Boyd]
Date/s
05/03/2007-02/04/2007
Quantity & Format
2 Letters (typescript and MS)
1 Greetings cards
1 Greetings cards
Corporate name
Granta Publications
Creator
Boyd, William
Scope and content
001 is a letter from William Boyd to Doris Lessing, inviting her to contribute to the 100th issue of Granta magazine, which he is guest editing. He states terms and expected readership.
002 is a card from Boyd to Lessing, thanking her for her reply and stating that an excerpt from a novel would be acceptable. He requests the first chapter or two, up to 5,000 words.
003 is a letter from Boyd to Lessing thanking her for a short story, "Chicken and Eggs" submitted via her agents. He states that he prefers to publish the short story over the novel extract he read, although he found the novel "hugely intriguing".
002 is a card from Boyd to Lessing, thanking her for her reply and stating that an excerpt from a novel would be acceptable. He requests the first chapter or two, up to 5,000 words.
003 is a letter from Boyd to Lessing thanking her for a short story, "Chicken and Eggs" submitted via her agents. He states that he prefers to publish the short story over the novel extract he read, although he found the novel "hugely intriguing".
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DL - Doris Lessing Archive
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DL/2008 - Doris Lessing Archive 2008 deposit
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DL/A-Z - [A-Z Correspondence of Doris Lessing]
- DL/A-Z//BOY - [Correspondence from William Boyd]
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DL/A-Z - [A-Z Correspondence of Doris Lessing]
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DL/2008 - Doris Lessing Archive 2008 deposit