![]() ![]() It includes manuscript drafts, revisions, galleys, illustrations, publisher’s correspondence, personal correspondence, photographs, printed appearances and other material.Īmong the works represented in the collection include: A Dictionary of Imaginary Places A History of Reading A Reading Diary The Library at Night The Iliad and the Odyssey: A Biography Reading Pictures: A History of Love and Hate News From a Foreign Country Came Soho Square Black Water Other Fires Meanwhile in Another Part of the Forest Into the Looking-Glass Wood Mothers and Daughters Fathers and Sons God’s Spies and the many other translations, anthologies, articles, conferences, literary juries and projects Manguel has been involved with. It's a comprehensive collection of Manguel's literary output since the 1960s up to the present day. The Alberto Manguel Papers consist of material related to the literary output of the noted author, anthologist and translator. Through the Revolving Door: Fisher Blogįinding Aids to the Alberto Manguel Papers:.Guidelines for Filming at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. ![]()
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