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Senate House Library Senate House Library University of London Terry Pratchett papers (ref: Pratchett) Listed by Margaret Blackburn NB researchers should order manuscripts by using the reference number: (eg) Pratchett MS.1 Pratchett MS.1. [1998?]. Carpe jugulum [manuscript] / by Terry Pratchett. [144] leaves ; 30 cm. Typescript (printout). Loose­leaf. The final leaf has a note from the author to the editor regarding fonts to be used, and the text of the footnotes to be included in the text. There is no indication of where the footnotes are to be inserted. Published: London: Doubleday, 1998. Senate House Library copy is from The Colin Smythe Terry Pratchett Archive. Senate House Library copy is in a polythene bag with a manuscript of the short story Theatre of cruelty, in a box with other manuscripts. Pratchett MS.2. [1993]. Theatre of cruelty [manuscript] / by Terry Pratchett. 7 leaves ; 30 cm. A short story written specially for Bookcase. Typescript [i.e. print­out]. The typescript is undated. With ms corrections in ink on leaves 2 and 3. Secured by a single staple in upper left corner. Published in: Bookcase. Issue 45 (July/Aug. 1993), p. [10­11]. Senate House Library copy is from The Colin Smythe Terry Pratchett Archive. Senate House Library copy is in a polythene bag with the ms of Carpe jugulum, in a box with other manuscripts. Pratchett MS.3. [ca.1996?]. The sea and little fishes [manuscript] / Terry Pratchett. 1 [35] leaves ; 30 cm. "First version, before revisions suggested by Silverberg" ­ ms. note in blue ink, head of first leaf. Typescript [i.e. print­out]. The typescript is undated. The manuscript is secured with a single staple in the upper left corner. First published in: Legends: short novels by masters of modern fantasy / edited by Robert Silverberg. New York: Tor, 1998. Senate House Library copy is from The Colin Smythe Terry Pratchett Archive. Senate House Library copy is shelved in a box with other manuscripts. Pratchett MS.4. Pratchett MS.85. [ca.1996?]. [The sea and little fishes [manuscript] / Terry Pratchett]. [41] leaves ; 30 cm. Caption on first leaf: "This is ASCII". Typescript. The typescript has no author or title, and is undated. Loose leaf. First published in: Legends: short novels by masters of modern fantasy / edited by Robert Silverberg. New York: Tor, 1998. Senate House Library copies are from the Colin Smythe Terry Pratchett Archive. Senate House Library Pratchett MS.4 is in a clear blue polythene bag, in a box with other manuscripts. Senate House Library Pratchett MS.85 has ms note by Colin Smythe in blue ink on the first leaf. Pratchett MS.5. [ca.1996?]. The last continent [manuscript] / by Terry Pratchett. [2], 415 leaves ; 30 cm. "Approx. 94,000 words". Typescript (photocopy of print­out). The original typescript has ms corrections. The typescript is undated. The first unnumbered leaf is the title page, the second unnumbered leaf has "[Author's note ­ this goes in the 'dedication' slot]. The following leaves are numbered as 'Last Continent Page 1', etc. Loose leaf, secured by a cellophane band. First published: London: Doubleday, 1998. Senate House Library copy is from The Colin Smythe Terry Pratchett Archive. Senate House Library copy is shelved in a box with other manuscripts. Pratchett MS.6. [1993?]. [Mort : commic [sic] book / Terry Pratchett]. 70, [55] leaves ; 30 cm. A black and white photocopy of draft pages from the comic book version of Mort. Text in outer margin of first 10 leaves, printed from head to foot: "81.11.93 2 (IM) J0240 MORT CORRIC BOOK 170x260MM 128/A(T)". From the 11th leaf, the text is printed in the inner margin, and reads "COMMIC" for "CORRIC". There is no title page, and no credits are given. Information is taken from the marginal notes and the published version of the work. The original leaves of illustrations were numbered in ms, with various ms marginal notes. Visible numbering stops at 70. From leaf 1­52, text is inserted in the illustrations. From leaf 53­61 there is no text. From leaf 62 to the end, lettering overlays are interleaved with each page of illustrations. Loose leaf. Published as: Mort: a Discworld big comic. London: VG Graphics, 1994. Illustrated by Graham Higgins ­ Cf. published work. Senate House Library copy is from The Colin Smythe Terry Pratchett Archive. Senate House Library copy is in a plastic bag carrying the logo of "Lightening Photo Graphics" London, and shelved in a box with other manuscripts. Pratchett MS.7. [1993]. [Mort : comic book / Terry Pratchett]. [2], 40, [20] leaves ; 30 cm. A black and white photocopy of draft pages from the comic book version of Mort. The draft is incomplete. Header, first leaf only: "14 SEP '93 13:01 0935­853194". There is no title page, and no credits are given. Information is taken from the published version of the work. The first 2 leaves have a central monogram, and appear to be duplicates. Leaves 1­40 are numbered in ms. There is no text in the illustrations on leaves 1­40. The remaining leaves of illustrations are interleaved with lettering overlays. Loose leaf. Published as: Mort: a Discworld big comic. London: VG Graphics, 1994. Illustrated by Graham Higgins ­ Cf. published work. Senate House Library copy is from The Colin Smythe Terry Pratchett Archive. Senate House Library copy is accompanied by a letter dated 7th December 1993, on headed notepaper from the Gollancz publishing company. The letter is from Faith Brooker to Colin Smythe. Senate House Library copy is in a plastic folder, inside a plastic bag carrying the logo of "Lightening Photo Graphics" London, with a photocopy of a full draft of the text. It is shelved in a box with other manuscripts. Pratchett MS.8. [ca.1996?]. Jingo [manuscript] / by Terry Pratchett. 276 leaves ; 30 cm. Title from caption on second leaf. The first leaf carries the caption "Jingo! (draft #20 ­ final)", with a note "Please keep this page with the text", followed by further notes from the author to the editors regarding fonts to be used to indicate different languages. 3 Typescript (print­out). The typescript is undated. Loose leaf. Each leaf numbered in the style "JINGO page 1 [final]". First published: London: Gollancz, 1997. Senate House Library copy is from The Colin Smythe Terry Pratchett Archive. Senate House Library copy is in a box with other manuscripts. Pratchett MS.9. The Discworld companion [manuscript] / by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Briggs. 1994 Feb. 9. [1], 395 leaves ; 30 cm. "The colour of magic to Soul music". Typescript (printout). Loose leaf. The leaves are numbered as "page 1" ­ "page 395". The preliminary leaf is headed "The Discworld companion. Notes on the manuscript". It comprises notes [from Stephen Briggs?] to the editor regarding fonts, footnotes and contact phone numbers. The typescript has ms annotations and corrections in green and black ink. The text also has different styles of underlining in ms black ink to indicate bold, italic and small caps. Published: London: Gollancz, 1994. Senate House Library copy is from The Colin Smythe Terry Pratchett Archive. Senate House Library copy is in a polythene bag, in a box with other manuscripts. Pratchett MS.10. Johnny & the bomb [manuscript] / by Terry Pratchett. [1996]. 110 leaves ; 30 cm. Catalogued from the caption on leaf 2. Typescript (photocopy of printout). Loose leaf. The first leaf has instructions for the typesetting of the work. The second leaf has the text for the preliminary pages. The third leaf has the text for the imprint page. Published: London: Doubleday, 1996. Senate House Library copy is from The Colin Smythe Terry Pratchett Archive. Senate House Library copy has the remains of a rubber band of the verso of the last leaf. It is in a box with other manuscripts. Pratchett MS.11. Small gods [manuscript] / [Terry Pratchett]. [1991?]. 314 leaves ; 30 cm. Typescript (dot­matrix printout). Continuous print­out separated into loose leaves. At head of first leaf: "To bring forward: the steel ball mind; the grating; the 10,000/1 qoute [sic] must echo Chain letter to the Ephebians". 4 Each leaf headed: "gods [leaf no.] draft #1". Published: London: Gollancz, 1992. Senate House Library copy has ms note in blue ink on first leaf upper right "Josh Kirby's advance text". Senate House Library copy is from The Colin Smythe Terry Pratchett Archive. Senate House Library copy is in a box with other manuscripts. Pratchett MS.12. Words in the head [manuscript] / [Terry Pratchett]. [1995?]. 311 leaves ; 30 cm. Typescript (photocopy of printout). Loose leaf. No author or date given. Dating based on information in Colin Smythe Checklist. Running title: "WordsintheHead". Published as: Feet of clay, London: Gollancz, 1996. Senate House Library copy is from The Colin Smythe Terry Pratchett Archive. Senate House Library copy has numerals "8, 12" at upper left of first leaf. It is in a box with other manuscripts. Pratchett MS.13. 1992. Only you can save mankind [manuscript] / [Terry Pratchett]. 172 pages on 91 leaves ; 30 cm. Typescript (photocopy of printout). Loose leaf. The typescript has 2 pages to a leaf. There is a blank leaf between p.32/33 and p.34/35. Ms note on first leaf: "Only you can save mankind. Doubleday, Sept. 92. Uncorrected page proofs". There are ms notes regarding the final setting on the preliminary pages. Published: London: Doubleday, 1992. Senate House Library copy is from The Colin Smythe Terry Pratchett Archive. Senate House Library copy has some text cropped at the lower edge of the leaves. Stapled to the first leaf is a compliments slip from Transworld Publishers with a ms note "Copy of unedited m/s for your interest" signed "Pippa Turner".
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