TOHN MASEFIELD (1878-1967) A COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY A thesis submitted to the University of London for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy by Philip William Errington Department of English, University College London September 1999 ProQuest Number: 10042783 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. uest. ProQuest 10042783 Published by ProQuest LLC(2016). Copyright of the Dissertation is held by the Author. All rights reserved. This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. Microform Edition © ProQuest LLC. ProQuest LLC 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106-1346 ABSTRACT The core of the electronic thesis comprises a descriptive bibliography of John Masefield (1878-1967) including books and pamphlets entirely by Masefield, collections of letters, books edited or with contributions by the author, and anthologies. Contributions to periodicals are considered, in addition to entirely new areas within Masefield bibliography: privately printed poetry cards, translations, broadcasts and recordings. An extensive section also considers manuscripts and letters. The thesis is constructed in HyperText Markup Language (HTML) and demonstrates several computer applications within the discipline of bibliography. The paper-based introduction supplies a publishing context by presenting a narrative history of Masefield’s publishing career, in which author-publisher relations are examined. The issue of self re-invention is addressed with new evidence about the author’s suppression of published work and statements which reveal his intentions. This concludes that Masefield was unable to suppress certain work, failed to respond to the publishing climate and inadequate self-perception may have damaged his reputation. An investigation of Masefield’s literary agent, C.F. Cazenove, demonstrates a successful commercial relationship during the infancy of literary agencies; however, an examination of private publications and presses also shows Masefield’s interest in non-commercial publishing. There is also a consideration of the writer accepting publishing advice from Shaw and Hardy. A new chronology of works in the period before 1911 has been produced through an assimilation of bibliographical and manuscript research. The second part of the introduction, after assessing previous Masefield bibliographies, considers the electronic aspect of the thesis, discussing several issues concerning computer applications within bibliography. In addition to addressing aspects of bibliographical methodology, it states that the project is only viable in an electronic form if the comprehensiveness and applications of the thesis are not to be lost. CONTENTS ABSTRACT 3 CONTENTS 4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 8 INTRODUCTION I. John Masefield - An Introduction 9 II. Masefield’s Publishing History 11 A Narrative History 11 Masefield and re-invention 27 The Literary Agent 41 Private Publications and Presses 46 Advice from Others 50 Masefield's Canon - A New Chronology 54 Masefield's Finances 63 III. A New Bibliography of John Masefield and Computer Applications 73 Historiographical Survey and Bibliographical Scope of Project 74 The rôle of the Computer 77 IV. Bibliographical Procedure 82 An Introduction to Sections 83 Book and Pamphlet Publications 85 Published Collections of Letters 91 Books edited, or with contributions (excluding anthologies) and Anthologies 92 Contributions to Periodicals 93 Privately Printed Poetry Cards 100 Translations of Masefield's Work 101 Broadcasts 102 Recordings 104 Manuscripts 105 Miscellaneous 117 Appendices 118 V. Conclusion 120 VI. Notes 123 VII. List of Published Works Cited 137 CD-ROM INSTRUCTIONS 140 JOHN MASEFIELD (1878-1967) A COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY rear pocket ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This project was funded by the EPSRC and I am most grateful for their support, I also wish to thank my parents and brother for their encouragement. Were it not for financial assistance for my M.A. this project would not have been realised. I therefore thank again those who provided crucial early support. My parents, brother and grandmothers assisted, as did an award from the UGL access fund. Help from friends included Angela Crispe, Geoffrey Handley-Taylor, Jon McLachlan and John Partington. The majority of financial assistance came from a legacy from my great aunt, M.A. ("Nancy") Graham in whose memory my M.A. was dedicated. The Masefield family has been especially kind. Rosemary Magnus, a niece of John Masefield, provided unfailing kindness and liberal hospitality when allowing me access to family papers. Mr. and Mrs. William Masefield have also shown interest. Geoffrey Handley-T aylor has been unstinting in his supply of books, information and anecdote. The late Crocker Wight kindly provided an inscribed copy of his bibliography and Dame Muriel Spark assisted with an ambiguity in her study of Masefield. Prof. Fraser Drew has similarly been most helpful and encouraging. Connell B. Gallagher, of Vermont University, which now holds the Drew collection, has also been of much assistance. Personal friends of Masefield have been kind and helpful. Eileen Colwell and Barbara Gregory ("Brangwen") allowed me to interview them and consult their collections. Audrey Napier-Smith ("Reyna") provided encouragement. Jeremy Crow and the late Roma Woodnutt of the Society of Authors, the literary representative of the Estate of John Masefield, have been most co-operative. The Society of Authors has granted me permission to include all Masefield copyright material in this thesis. Nancy Paice, former librarian of Ledbury Library, deserves special mention for her kindness to an eager ten-year old. Caroline Huckfield, current librarian of Ledbury Library, has continued the example of her predecessor. From the John Masefield Society I would especially like to thank Peter Carter, Linda Hart, Brian Nixon, Roy Palmer, George B.T. Smith and the late Peter Smith. Bob Vaughan, secretary of the John Masefield Society, has been unstinting in encouragement, enthusiasm and supply of books. Dr. Hilary Pyle has been helpful in detailing Masefield's connections with Jack B. Yeats. She also provided a large quantity of useful manuscript photocopies. I would especially like to thank the editor of the Yeats Annual^ Prof. Warwick Gould, for publication of my first scholarly paper. Prof. Alison Lurie, after her 1995 Clark lecture in Cambridge, kindly provided her lecture notes for my information. o f the staff at University College London I would like to thank Prof. Rosemary Ashton and Dr. Alison Light for interest in the project. Graduate tutors Prof. René Weis and Dr. Peter Swaab have been helpful and Prof. Robin Alston gave many valuable suggestions. Prof. Michael Worton was especially helpful in dealing with college examination requirements. Finally I would like to thank Prof. H.R. Woudhuysen, my primary supervisor, and Prof. John Sutherland, my secondary supervisor, for their assistance. The Graduate School provided financial assistance for a research trip to New York and Boston in September 1998. Dr. Julia Walworth and the special collections staff of the Sterling Library within the University of London Library have been most co-operative and kind. Susan Halpert of the Houghton Collection, Harvard University, Dr. Stephen Crook of the Berg Collection, New York Public Library and Nicholas Mays of News International pic Archives also deserve special acknowledgement. G. Michael C. Bott of the University of Reading Library has been exceptionally helpful, Lesley Budgen has worked miracles within the inter-library loan department of University College London Library. The following libraries and institutions have also provided help and assistance: Auckland Central City Library (New Zealand), Bath Central Library, BBC Written Archives Centre, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library (Yale University), Birmingham Central Library, The Bodleian Library, The Boston Athenaeum, The British Library, British Library of Political and Economic Science, Brotherton Library (University of Leeds), Cheltenham Ladies' College, Churchill College Archive Centre, Columbia University Libraries, Devon Record Office, Dorset County Museum, English Folk Dance and Song Society (Vaughan Williams Memorial Library), Eton College Library, Fales Library (New York University), Fitzwilliam Museum Library, Glasgow City Council Libraries and Archives, Isle of Wight County Records Office, John Rylands University Library of Manchester, Keswick Museum and Art Gallery, King's College Cambridge Modern Records Centre, The King's School Canterbury, Lambeth Palace Library, Liverpool Central Library, The London Library, London Metropolitan Archives, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Merton College Oxford Library, National Library of Ireland, National Library of Scotland, National Sound Archive, Percival Library (Clifton College), The Public Record Office, The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, The Queen's University of Belfast Library, Royal Naval Museum (Portsmouth), The Royal Society of Literature, Ruskin College Oxford, Ruskin Library (University of Lancaster), Sheffield City Archive, Somerville College Oxford Library, St Edmund Hall Oxford Archives, Street