Dugmore, A. Radclyffe (Arthur Radclyffe), 1870-1955. Typescript of Martin Colby and Quills. A story of Canada and of a man who was brutalized by his experience in the War
Object Details
- General note
- Author's revised typescript, with manuscript alterations. In wrappers. Accompanied by re-write in Dugmore's hand consisting of 100 pages (folio).
- Collection Creator
- Train, Russell E., 1920-2012
- Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries)
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- Russell E. Train Africana collection
- Russell E. Train Africana collection / Series 5: Manuscripts
- Extent
- 1 Item (Manuscripts (document genre), 8.75 x 13 x 1.75 in. (box))
- Date
- circa 1920
- Container
- Item M048
- Archival Repository
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Rights
- The collection is housed in the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History, which is open to researchers Monday through Friday in the afternoons, from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.; morning visits are by appointment only. Please call (202) 633-1184 or email AskaLibrarian@si.edu for an appointment.
- Scope and Contents note
- This novel is based on Dugmore's experiences in Canada and partially in the First World War. It is accompanied by a brief criticism by R.H. Ambrose who writes: "This is a story which, shorn of all reference to the 1914/18 War (which cancels out the first 42 pages), possesses both beauty and drama. If the phraseology is at times unversed and at others crude, it nevertheless reveals that picturesque imagination which is the birthright of the writer of fiction. Scenes ring true and characters live; moreover, combined, as the story is, with interesting and informative matter about the habits and activities of that wonderful creature the beaver, the whole presents a very lively and pleasing book." Dugmore's re-write appears to have acted on Ambrose's advice, as follows: "It is emphasized that all reference to the War should be excluded, and here, no doubt, the Author, in his so obviously fertile imagination, can provide a new background for his commencing chapters. I think it would be preferable to introduce the dog earlier in the script and to re-title the story 'Quills '."
- Record ID
- ebl-1503510890585-1503510890689-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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