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The Inventory of the Reginald Hill Collection #1028 Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center \ \ HILL, REGINALD 1936 Donated 1981, 1986, 1988 I. MANUSCRIPTS II. CORRESPONDENCE BOXl I. MANUSCRIPTS Arranged chronologically under book titles A. CRIME NOVELS FEATURING INSPECTORS DALZIEL AND PASCOE 1. A CLUBBABLE WOMAN Collins, 1970. a. Holo. draft. 155 p. (#1) b. Proofs (#2) 2. AN ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING. Collins, 1971. a. Holo. draft. In bound notebook with many loose pages inserted. (#3) b. Proofs (#4) 3. RULING PASSION. Collins, 1973. a. Holo. draft. [Odd page numbering by RG]: i. Part I pl-103; 1-15 (#5) ii. Part II p. A- Zx5 (ii) (#6) iii. Part III p.1-147 (#7) b. Odd draft pages Holo. and ts., 73 p. (#8) c. Proofs (#9) 4. AN APRIL SHROUD. Collins, 1975. a. Holo. draft. 305 numbered pages Also included: map drawn in ink; notes: 2 p. on 1 leaf p. 1-142 (#10) p. 143-305 (#11) b. Proofs (#12) 5. A PINCH OF SNUFF. Harper & Row, 1978. a. Holo. draft. Multiple corrections, crossed out sections, taped together pages. 379 p. p. 1-99 (#13) p. 100-199 (#14) p. 200-299 (#15) p. 300-379 (#16) b. Odd pages, halo. and ts., crossed out sections. 19p. ~1n BOX2 c. Setting copy. Corrections and deletions. 389 p. Preliminary p. 2 & p. 1-195 (#1) p. 196-389 (#2) d. Bound galleys (#3) 6. PASCOE'S GHOST AND OTHER BRIEF CHRONICLES OF CRIME. Collins, 1979. a. Halo. draft. Typed together pages. 137 p. Title p.& p. 1-83 (#4) p. 84-137 (#5) b. The "Other Brief Chronicles of Crime" are: i. "The Trunk in the Attic." 2 halo. and ts. drafts. Some photocopies draft 1: 19 p. draft 2: 23 p. (#6) The following drafts are all holograph: ii. "The Rio de Janeiro Paper." 16 p. (#7) iii. "Threatened Species." 42 p. (#8) iv. "Snow Ball." 20 p. (#9) v. "Exit Line." 18 p. (#10) vi. "Dalziel's Ghost." 36 p. (#11) The following drafts are typescript, carbon copies: i. "The Trunk in the Attic." 18 p. (#12) ii. "The Rio Janeiro Paper." 11 p. (#13) iii. "Threatened Species." 33 p. (#14) iv. "Snowball." 15 p. (#15) v. "Exit Line." 17 p. (#16) vi. "Dalziel's Ghost." 31 p. (#17) c. Setting copy. Instructions to printer. Few halo. corr. 249 p. Preliminaryp. and 1-123 (#18) 124-249 (#19) d. Proofs (#20) 7. A KILLING KINDNESS. Collins, 1981. a. Halo. draft. 297 p. Title p. & p. 1-140 (#21) p. 141-297 (#22) b. Setting copy with blurb. With instructions to printer and corrections. 27 p. Blurb, preliminaryp. & p. 1-103 (#23) p. 104-277 and duplicate p. 200 (#24) c. Proofs (#25) BOX3 8. DEADHEADS. Collins, 1983. a. Proofs (#1) 9. EXIT LINES. Collins, 1984. (#2) a. Proofs 10. CHILD'S PLAY. MacMillan, 1987. a. Holo. draft. Typed pages. 344 p. Preliminary pages & p. 1-86 (#3) p. 86A- 187 (#4) p. 188- 344 (#5) b. Setting copy. Blurb included. instructions to printer, corrections. Preliminary p. and p. 1- 111 (#6) p. 112- 217 (#7) p. 218- 239 (#8) c. Proofs (#9) 11. UNDERWORLD. Scribner, 1988. a. Draft. Holo. & ts. interleaved 330 p. p. 1-92 (#10) p. 109 [no p. seem missing]- 200 (#11) p. 201-330 (#12) b. Settling copy. Instructions to printer and corrections. 312 p. Preliminary p. &p. 1- 150 (#13) p. 151-312 (#14) c. Proofs (#15) d. Odd, discarded pages. Holo. & ts. ca 140 p.(#16) BOX4 B. CRIME NOVELS [ Not featuring Dalziel and Pascoe] 1. FELL OF DARI(. Collins, 1971. a. Holo. notes 7 p. (#1) b. Holo. & ts. draft. Pages only partially in order 58 p. (#2) c. Holo. draft. 198 p. p. 1-110 (#3) p. 111-198 (#4) 2. A FAIRLY DANGEROUS THING. Collins, 1972. a. Holo. notes. 20 p. (#5) b. Holo. draft. 379 p. Title p. &p. 1-138 (#6) p. 139- 244 (#7) p. 245- 379 in 4 bound notebooks, 2 loose p. (#8) c. Proofs. TLS from Collins Publishers, May 1972, incl. (#9) 3. A VERY GOOD HATER. Collins, 1974. a. Holo. draft 263 p. 8 odd pages; title p. & p. 1-128 (#10) p. 129- 263 (#11) b. Proofs (#12) c. i. Front part of cover. printed ii. Blurb. Typescript (#13) 4. ANOTHER DEATH IN VENICE. Collins, 1976. a. Holo. draft. 246 p. Titlep. &p. 1-117 (#14) p. 118-246 and 8 extra pages from another draft (#15) b. Setting copy with blurb. Photocopy p. 1-130 (#16) p. 131-273 (#17) c. Proofs (#18) 5. THE SPY'S WIFE. Collins, 1980. a. Holo. draft. 264 p. 5 odd pages. p 1-149 (#19) p. 150- 264 (#20) b. Setting copy (#21, 22, 23) c. Proofs (#24) BOX5 6. THE COLLABORATORS. Collins, 1987. a. Holo. draft with few typescript p. Many pasted together pages. 634p. p. 1-120 (#1) p. 121-221 (#2) p. 231 [no pages missing] - 376 (#3) p. 377- 493 (#4) p. 494- 580 (#5) p. 581- 634 (#6) b. Typescript draft. Crossed out sections, corrections. Photocopy. 523 p. Title p. &p. 1-101 (#7) p. 102-203 (#8) p. 204-318 (#9) p. 319-391 (#10) p. 392-523 (#11) c. Later typescript draft. Some crossed out sections, few corrections. Photocopy. 524 p. p. 1-157 (#12) p. 158-286 (#13) p. 287-399 (#14) p. 400-524 (#15) d. Proofs (#16, 17) e. Holo. & ts. discards. Ca 180 p. (#18) BOX6 C. SHORT STORIES 1. THERE ARE NO GHOSTS IN THE SOVIET UNION: A NOVELLA AND FIVE SHORT STORIES. Collins, 1987. a. Holo. drafts: i. "There Are No Ghosts in the Soviet Union." Pages pasted together. 85 p. (#1) ii. "Bring Back the Cat." 40 p. (#2) iii. "The Bull Ring." 19 p. (#3) iv. "Auteur Theory" Pages taped together. 53 p. (#4) v. "Poor Emma." 60 p. (#5) vi. "The Worst Crime Known to Man." Some ts. p. 10 p (#6) vii. "The Last Wolf." 9 p. (#7) viii. "Silent Night." Blurb included. Several drafts. Taped together pages. 42 p. (#8) b. Typescript drafts: i. "There Are No Ghosts in the Soviet Union." 77 p. (#9) ii. "Bring Back the Cat." 35 p. (#10) iii. "The Bull Ring." 15 p. (#11) iv. "Auteur Theory." 51 p. (#12) v. "Poor Emma" 49 p. (#13) vi. "Crowded Hour." Multiple holo. corr. 17 p. (#14) vii. "The Worst Crime Known to Man." 8 p. (#15) viii. "Match Point." Carbon copy. 10 p. (#16) c. Setting copy (#17, 18, 19) d. Proofs (#20) D. UNDER PSEUDONYM DICK MORLAND Science Fiction Novels 1. HEART CLOCK. Faber, 1973. a. Holo. draft in red & blue ink. 275 p. on 132 leaves Numbered pages 1-78 (#21) p. 79-132 & p. 300- 309 on 9 leaves (#22) b. Proofs (#23) 2. ALBION! ALBION! Faber, 1976. a. Holo. draft. 263 p. 2 preliminary p. and p. 1-67 (#24) p. 68- 160 (#25) p. 161-263 (#26) E. UNDER PSEUDONYM PATRICK RUELL Adventure Novels 1. THE CASTLE OF THE DEMON. Hutchinson, 1971. a. Holo. draft. 256 p. on 113 numbered leaves.(#27) 2. RED CHRISTMAS Hutchinson, 1972. a. Holo. draft. 238 p. 3 preliminaryp. &p. 1-110 (#28) p. 111-238 (#29) 3. DEATH TAKES THE LOW ROAD. Hutchinson, 1974. a. Holo. draft. 206 p. 4 preliminary p. & p. 1-88 (#30) p. 89- 206 (#31) b. Proofs (#32) 4. URN BURIAL. Hutchinson, 1975. a. Holo. draft. 304 p. 2 preliminary pages & p. 1-91 (#33) p. 92- 181 (#34) BOX7 p. 182- 304 (#1) b. Proofs (#2) 5. DEATH OF A DORMOUSE. Mysterious Press, 1987. [Early titles: A WIDOW OF FIFTY; RUBY]. a. First version of A WIDOW OF FIFTY. Holo. and ts. draft. 379 p. 9 odd p., 2 preliminary p & 1-145 (#3) p. 146- 298 (#4) p.299-379 (#5) b. Second version of A WIDOW OF FIFTY Holo. & ts. pages. 263 p. (#6) C. RUBY i. Holo. draft. 223 p. Title p. and p. 3-100 (#7) p. 101-223 (#8) ii. Odd pages Holo. & ts. 24 p. (#9) d. DEATH OF A DORMOUSE Holo. draft. 2 ts. p. Pasted together pages. i. 3 preliminary pages and p. 1-51 (#10) p. 52-97 (#11) p. 98-146 (#12) p. 147-213 (#13) p. 214-316 (#14) ii. 15 odd pages (#15) e. Typescript with few holo. corr. 320 p. 2 preliminary p. and p. 1-114 (# 16) p. 115-227 (#17) p. 228-320 (#18) f. Holo. corrections 21 p. (#19) g. Typescript odd pages. Some photocopies Pages pasted together 49 p. (#20) h. RUBY: discards. Ts. 140 p. (#21) BOX8 i. Proofs: DEATH OF A DORMOUSE (#1) F. UNDER PSEUDONYM CHARLES UNDERHILL Historical Adventure Novels 1. CAPTAINFANTOM: BEING AN ACCOUNT OF SUNDRY ADVENTURES IN THE LIFE OF CARLO FANTOM, SOLDIER OF MISFORTUNE, HARD MAN AND RAVISHER. Hutchinson, 1978. a. Holo. draft. Taped together pages. 294 p. 9 preliminary p. & p. 1-98 (#2) p. 99- 294 (#3) b. Setting copy. Including blurb. Corrections and instructions to printer. (#1,2) c. Proofs of title page and preliminary pages (#3) 2. THE FORGING OF FANTOM. Hutchinson, 1979. a. F ANTOM OF VENICE, early title. Holo. draft. Taped together pages. 327 p. 2 unnumbered p. & p. 1-100 (#4) p. 101-204 (#5) p. 205-327 (#6) b. Setting copy. Corrections, deletions, instructions to printer. (#7,8) c. Proofs of blurb, title page, preliminary pages (#9) d. Proofs ~10 II CORRESPONDENCE A. With Publishers. Exchange of correspondence between RG and his various publishers. ALS and TLS. 1. Collins Publishers, London. 1969- 1985.