Drafts of reviews, forewords, introductions and articles by P D James, together with related correspondence with UK publishers, 1992 - 2013
Scope and Contents
The list below is not exhaustive: it concentrates (although not exclusively) on articles, reviews etc where a draft of the item has survived with the correspondence or where there is more detailed correspondence. The file includes:
A chapter for 'Britain’s Literary Houses', 1992;
Foreword to Olga Kenyon, ‘800 Years of Women’s Letters’, 1992;
Transcript of interview with the Secretary of State for National Heritage, Peter Brooke, 1993;
Review of Ian Bradley, ‘Marching to the Promised Land’, 1993;
Quote for a book cover for the purposes of the centenary of the birth of Ngaio Marsh, 1994-95;
Contribution to an anthology by Brian Rix entitled ‘Gullible’s Travails’, produced in aid of Mencap, 1995-96;
‘Impressions of Hatchards’, 1996, for Hatchards’ 200th anniversary in 1997;
Quote for use in publicity for a new edition of Fowlers’ Modern English Usage, 1996;
Contribution for the October issue of Audio Times, 1997;
‘Daphne’s’: an article on Dick Francis and his latest crime novel, ‘Comeback’ [1991];
Article on the writing of ‘Cover Her Face’ for publication in Good Housekeeping, 1998;
Contribution to a Guardian supplement on World Book Day, 1998;
Entry in Literary Norfolk on P D James and her writing, 1998;
Interview in the Church Times, 15 May 1998, entitled ‘Devising and Desiring Justice’;
Preface to Marghanita Laski, ‘The Victorian Chaise-Longue’, 1999;
Thoughts on Agatha Christie compiled for use by Faber, 2001;
PDJ’s favourite books of the year 2001 for the Independent;
Interview with PDJ entitled ‘Regrets and murder in the middle classes’ from the Financial Times, March 10/11 2001, illustrated with colour photograph;
Daily Mail Summer Reading, 2003; answers to questions on 'The Murder Room' for the 'Good Book Guide', 2003;
Review of John le Carré, ‘Absolute Friends’, 2003;
Quotation for jackets of new Vintage editions of Margery Allingham’s work, 2004;
PDJ column for the Evening Standard Londoners’ Diary, 2004;
Piece on Agatha Christie for the Guardian, October 2005;
Piece about Johannes Vermeer’s painting ‘Woman Reading a Letter’ for The Guardian, 2006;
‘The Political Novels of Anthony Trollope’, written for the Salisbury Review, 2007;
‘A Re-reading of George Wickham’ for the Guardian, 2013, for the 200th anniversary of the publication of 'Pride and Prejudice'.
Dates
- Creation: 1992 - 2013
Creator
- From the Fonds: James, Phyllis Dorothy White, 1920 - 2014 (Baroness James of Holland Park, author) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
P D James' agent will be informed of any usage of the collection. Please contact the archivist for more information.
Extent
1 file(s) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by P D James’ family December 2016.
Originator(s)
James, P D
Finding aid date
2017-05-16 16:11:55+00:00
Repository Details
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