MC/20 - Box 20 Loneliness and Time - research papers
Reference code
MC/20
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File
Title
Box 20 Loneliness and Time - research papers
Date/s
1911-2000
Quantity & Format
1 box Mixed
Scope and content
RESEARCH PAPERS FOR 'LONELINESS AND TIME: BRITISH TRAVEL WRITING IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY', SECKER & WARBURG, LONDON, 1992.
MC focuses on seven figures – Harry St. John Philby (1885-1960), Wilfred Thesiger (1910-2003), Laurens Van der Post (1906-1996), Gavin Maxwell (1914-1969), Lawrence Durrell (1912-1990), Patrick Leigh Fermor (1915-2011) and the Himalayan explorer Frederick Bailey (1882-1967) – analysing the relationship between their lives and their works, and identifying a number of key themes that recur in the experiences of all these men.
Contains research papers; chapter outlines and drafts; typed notes on recorded interviews; MC’s handwritten notes on published travel writing works; photocopied chapters of published works; journal articles; biographical information.
See also box 19.
BENEDICT ALLEN
'Hunting the Gugu, the lost apeman of Sumatra'. Article written and photographed by Benedict Allen.
The career of Benedict Allen, explorer and author. (Typed notes and press cutting).
FREDERICK BAILEY
MC’s notes.
'Beyond the Frontiers: the Biography of Colonel F.M. Bailey'. (Notes).
Catalogue of records held by the India Office Library and Records.
Article by Bailey on food on an Everest expedition, 28/4/48.
Who’s Who biographical entry.
DNB entries.
Chapter drafts for 'Loneliness and Time'.
'China-Tibet-Asam: a Journey, 1911' by Bailey (Photocopy of published book).
A visit to Bokhara in 1919 by Major F.M. Bailey. Read at the meeting of the Society, 22 November 1920. (Photocopy of published work).
ROBERT BYRON
'The Station' by Robert Byron. (Notes).
'The Byzantine Achievement' by Robert Byron. (Notes).
'Robert Byron: Letters Home'. Book review by Jan Morris. (Press-cutting).
BRUCE CHATWIN
'Songlines' by Bruce Chatwin. (Notes).
'In Patagonia' by Bruce Chatwin. (Notes).
Notes.
LAWRENCE DURRELL
'The darker side of Durrell'. Barbara Robson. The Sunday Telegraph, 26/5/91. (Press cutting).
'Bitter Lemons' by Lawrence Durrell. (Notes).
'The Greek Islands' by Lawrence Durrell. (Notes).
'Spirit of Place' by Lawrence Durrell. (Notes).
Who’s Who entry for Lawrence Durrell.
PATRICK LEIGH FERMOR
Notes by MC on published works; Who’s Who biographical entry. Biographical notes.
JOHN HATT
Interview notes.
ELSPETH HUXLEY
'A Thing to Love' by Elspeth Huxley. (Notes).
'Forks and Hope: An African Notebook' by Elspeth Huxley. (Notes).
Interview (1989) with Elspeth Huxley. (MC’s handwritten and typed notes).
'Red Strangers' by Elspeth Huxley. (Notes).
'The Flame Trees of Thika' by Elspeth Huxley. (Notes).
'The Sorcerer’s Apprentice' by Elspeth Huxley. (Notes, and printed review by A.H.G.A.).
'Four Guineas: a Journey Through West Africa' by Elspeth Huxley. (Notes).
Who’s Who biographical entry.
DAVID LIVINGSTONE
'David Livingstone’s Missionary Correspondence' edited by I. Schapera. (Notes).
'How I Found Livingstone in Central Africa'. (Notes).
'Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa' by David Livingstone. (Notes).
GAVIN MAXWELL
Highland Jaunts by John Hillaby in Folio Society magazine, Summer 1990.
Notebook containing MC’s interview questions.
MC’s notes on Maxwell’s works.
Who’s Who biographical entry.
Biographical notes.
GEOFFREY MOORHOUSE
Interview notes by MC.
Thoughts about Moorhouse’s Calcutta.
Press-cuttings.
Who’s Who biographical entry.
H. ST. JOHN B. PHILBY
'Arabian Days' an autobiography by H. St.John B. Philby. (Photocopy). Plus others.
Notes on Philby’s published works.
Notes to chapter three.
Who’s Who entries.
JONATHAN RABAN
'Coasting' by Jonathan Raban. (Notes).
'Old Glory' by Jonathan Raban. (Notes).
FREYA STARK
Notes on published works.
PAUL THEROUX
Notes on published works.
WILFRED THESIGER
Notes to chapter four (typed and handwritten).
Photocopies of published works.
Interview notes by MC.
'The Lost World of Thesiger'. The Ecologist. Vol. 30, no. 3, May 2000. (Photocopy).
Obituary.
Books from the Library of Wilfred Thesiger. Catalogue 1193. Maggs Brothers. Ltd.
COLIN THUBRON
Notes on published work.
LAURENCE VAN DER POST
Photocopied press cuttings; draft chapter notes on Van der Post; Who’s Who biographical entry; handwritten notes made by MC on Van der Post’s books 'Journey into Russia and Venture to the Interior'; 'J and the Story of Our Time'; 'The Hunt of the Hunter'; 'Flamingo Feather'; 'The Dark Eye in Africa'.
OTHER
Notes on an interview with John Murray, publisher, 1990.
'Maws'. BBC Wildlife, Nov. 1992. (Printed journal article on the basking shark).
'Siren Land' by Norman Douglas. (Notes. Relates to Italy).
Book catalogues on foreign travel including Check Books, Maggs Bros. and Eland (publishers).
'The Beaten Track' by James Buzard. (Notes).
'The Outsider' by Colin Wilson. (Notes).
'A Visit to Don Otavio' by Sybille Bedford. (Notes).
'The Deserts of Jafura and Jabrin' by R.E. Cheeseman. Journal of Royal Geographical Society. Vol. 65, 1926. Relates to Richard Meinertzhagen. (Photocopied extract and MC’s notes). Attached with printed photocopied extract ‘Correspondence’ p. 479 (concerning the African community in the Dead Sea Depression – Ghawarina) signed by R. Meinertzhagen.
Synopsis of a working title 'In Flight' (traditions in British travel literature of the twentieth century).
'The Hero with a Thousand Faces' by Joseph Campbell. (Notes).
'Return to the Marshes' by Gavin Young. (Notes).
'Explorers of Arabia from the Renaissance to the Victorian Era' by Zahra Freeth and Victor Winston. (Notes).
'Lawrence of Arabia' by Jeremy Wilson. (Notes).
'Eothen' by A.W. Kinglake. (Notes).
'In the Wind'. (Notes).
'A Traveller’s Life' by Eric Newby. (Notes).
'On the Shores of the Mediterranean' by Eric Newby, 1984. (Notes).
Henry Miller. (Notes; 1 leaf).
Notes for 'Loneliness and Time' as a whole.
List of people MC must interview.
The book’s new outline.
Bibliography (draft).
Who’s Who entries.
MC focuses on seven figures – Harry St. John Philby (1885-1960), Wilfred Thesiger (1910-2003), Laurens Van der Post (1906-1996), Gavin Maxwell (1914-1969), Lawrence Durrell (1912-1990), Patrick Leigh Fermor (1915-2011) and the Himalayan explorer Frederick Bailey (1882-1967) – analysing the relationship between their lives and their works, and identifying a number of key themes that recur in the experiences of all these men.
Contains research papers; chapter outlines and drafts; typed notes on recorded interviews; MC’s handwritten notes on published travel writing works; photocopied chapters of published works; journal articles; biographical information.
See also box 19.
BENEDICT ALLEN
'Hunting the Gugu, the lost apeman of Sumatra'. Article written and photographed by Benedict Allen.
The career of Benedict Allen, explorer and author. (Typed notes and press cutting).
FREDERICK BAILEY
MC’s notes.
'Beyond the Frontiers: the Biography of Colonel F.M. Bailey'. (Notes).
Catalogue of records held by the India Office Library and Records.
Article by Bailey on food on an Everest expedition, 28/4/48.
Who’s Who biographical entry.
DNB entries.
Chapter drafts for 'Loneliness and Time'.
'China-Tibet-Asam: a Journey, 1911' by Bailey (Photocopy of published book).
A visit to Bokhara in 1919 by Major F.M. Bailey. Read at the meeting of the Society, 22 November 1920. (Photocopy of published work).
ROBERT BYRON
'The Station' by Robert Byron. (Notes).
'The Byzantine Achievement' by Robert Byron. (Notes).
'Robert Byron: Letters Home'. Book review by Jan Morris. (Press-cutting).
BRUCE CHATWIN
'Songlines' by Bruce Chatwin. (Notes).
'In Patagonia' by Bruce Chatwin. (Notes).
Notes.
LAWRENCE DURRELL
'The darker side of Durrell'. Barbara Robson. The Sunday Telegraph, 26/5/91. (Press cutting).
'Bitter Lemons' by Lawrence Durrell. (Notes).
'The Greek Islands' by Lawrence Durrell. (Notes).
'Spirit of Place' by Lawrence Durrell. (Notes).
Who’s Who entry for Lawrence Durrell.
PATRICK LEIGH FERMOR
Notes by MC on published works; Who’s Who biographical entry. Biographical notes.
JOHN HATT
Interview notes.
ELSPETH HUXLEY
'A Thing to Love' by Elspeth Huxley. (Notes).
'Forks and Hope: An African Notebook' by Elspeth Huxley. (Notes).
Interview (1989) with Elspeth Huxley. (MC’s handwritten and typed notes).
'Red Strangers' by Elspeth Huxley. (Notes).
'The Flame Trees of Thika' by Elspeth Huxley. (Notes).
'The Sorcerer’s Apprentice' by Elspeth Huxley. (Notes, and printed review by A.H.G.A.).
'Four Guineas: a Journey Through West Africa' by Elspeth Huxley. (Notes).
Who’s Who biographical entry.
DAVID LIVINGSTONE
'David Livingstone’s Missionary Correspondence' edited by I. Schapera. (Notes).
'How I Found Livingstone in Central Africa'. (Notes).
'Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa' by David Livingstone. (Notes).
GAVIN MAXWELL
Highland Jaunts by John Hillaby in Folio Society magazine, Summer 1990.
Notebook containing MC’s interview questions.
MC’s notes on Maxwell’s works.
Who’s Who biographical entry.
Biographical notes.
GEOFFREY MOORHOUSE
Interview notes by MC.
Thoughts about Moorhouse’s Calcutta.
Press-cuttings.
Who’s Who biographical entry.
H. ST. JOHN B. PHILBY
'Arabian Days' an autobiography by H. St.John B. Philby. (Photocopy). Plus others.
Notes on Philby’s published works.
Notes to chapter three.
Who’s Who entries.
JONATHAN RABAN
'Coasting' by Jonathan Raban. (Notes).
'Old Glory' by Jonathan Raban. (Notes).
FREYA STARK
Notes on published works.
PAUL THEROUX
Notes on published works.
WILFRED THESIGER
Notes to chapter four (typed and handwritten).
Photocopies of published works.
Interview notes by MC.
'The Lost World of Thesiger'. The Ecologist. Vol. 30, no. 3, May 2000. (Photocopy).
Obituary.
Books from the Library of Wilfred Thesiger. Catalogue 1193. Maggs Brothers. Ltd.
COLIN THUBRON
Notes on published work.
LAURENCE VAN DER POST
Photocopied press cuttings; draft chapter notes on Van der Post; Who’s Who biographical entry; handwritten notes made by MC on Van der Post’s books 'Journey into Russia and Venture to the Interior'; 'J and the Story of Our Time'; 'The Hunt of the Hunter'; 'Flamingo Feather'; 'The Dark Eye in Africa'.
OTHER
Notes on an interview with John Murray, publisher, 1990.
'Maws'. BBC Wildlife, Nov. 1992. (Printed journal article on the basking shark).
'Siren Land' by Norman Douglas. (Notes. Relates to Italy).
Book catalogues on foreign travel including Check Books, Maggs Bros. and Eland (publishers).
'The Beaten Track' by James Buzard. (Notes).
'The Outsider' by Colin Wilson. (Notes).
'A Visit to Don Otavio' by Sybille Bedford. (Notes).
'The Deserts of Jafura and Jabrin' by R.E. Cheeseman. Journal of Royal Geographical Society. Vol. 65, 1926. Relates to Richard Meinertzhagen. (Photocopied extract and MC’s notes). Attached with printed photocopied extract ‘Correspondence’ p. 479 (concerning the African community in the Dead Sea Depression – Ghawarina) signed by R. Meinertzhagen.
Synopsis of a working title 'In Flight' (traditions in British travel literature of the twentieth century).
'The Hero with a Thousand Faces' by Joseph Campbell. (Notes).
'Return to the Marshes' by Gavin Young. (Notes).
'Explorers of Arabia from the Renaissance to the Victorian Era' by Zahra Freeth and Victor Winston. (Notes).
'Lawrence of Arabia' by Jeremy Wilson. (Notes).
'Eothen' by A.W. Kinglake. (Notes).
'In the Wind'. (Notes).
'A Traveller’s Life' by Eric Newby. (Notes).
'On the Shores of the Mediterranean' by Eric Newby, 1984. (Notes).
Henry Miller. (Notes; 1 leaf).
Notes for 'Loneliness and Time' as a whole.
List of people MC must interview.
The book’s new outline.
Bibliography (draft).
Who’s Who entries.
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