Category K (General Fiction)

K01

Roy Fuller, The Father's Comedy. London: Andre Deutsch Ltd., 1961. Pp. 44-51

2-185

 

Used by permission of Andre Deutsch Ltd. and Curtis Brown Ltd.

 
 

2,012 words

 
     

K02

Gerald M. Glaskin, The Beach of Passionate Love (Pantai Chinta Bêrahi). London: Barrie and Rockcliff, 1961. Pp. 45-51


2-182

 

Used by permission of Bolt & Watson Ltd.

 
 

2,009 words

 
     

K03

Maurice Edelman, The Minister. London: Hamish Hamilton Ltd., 1961. Pp. 184-191


2-217

 

Used by permission of Curtis Brown Ltd.

 
 

2,001 words

 
     

K04

Nina Guyver, The Cardinal's Curse. London: John Murray Publishers Ltd., 1961. Pp. 64-71


2-207

 

Used by permission of John Murray (Publishers) Ltd.

 

Corr

162 his [his his]
194 In [Im]
198 proffered [proferred]

 
 

2,029 words

 
     

K05

Michaela Denis, Maid of Money. London: W. H. Allen and Co. Ltd., 1961. Pp. 54-61


2-201

 

Used by permission of M. D. (Literary Enterprise) Ltd.

 
 

2,006 words

 
     

K06

Thomas Hinde, For the Good of the Company. London: Hutchinson Publishing Group Ltd., 1961. Pp. 100-106


2-182

 

Used by permission of Curtis Brown Ltd.

 
 

2,001 words

 
     

K07

Maz (i.e. Alfred L. Mazure), Pigeon Parade. London: Neville Spearman Ltd., 1961. Pp. 68-78


2-212

 

Used by permission of Neville Spearman Ltd.

 

Note

The text contains a great deal of dialogue which is indented but not enclosed within quotation marks. No quotation marks have been inserted.

 
 

2,018 words

 
     

K08

Susan Gillespie, The Neighbour. London: Geoffrey Bles Ltd., 1961. Pp. 92-97

2-184

 

Used by permission of Geoffrey Bles Ltd.

 

Corr

39 key. [key,]
78 said, [said.]
169 for getting [forgetting]

 
 

2,009 words

 
     

K09

Max Catto (i.e. Maxwell J. Catto), Mister Moses. London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1961. Pp. 77-85


2-209

 

Used by permission of Max Catto

 

Corr

43 call out, [call out.]

 
 

2,004 words

 
     

K10

Lydia Holland, The Honeyed Life. London: Peter Davies Ltd., 1961. Pp. 58-63

2-201

 

Used by permission of Peter Davies Ltd.

 

Corr

153 and [and and]

 
 

2,027 words

 
     

K11

Arthur Chater, Julian Fairfield. London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1961. Pp. 179-186


2-194

 

Used by permission of A. O. Chater

 

Corr

90 that [what]

 
 

2,010 words

 
     

K12

Ithell Colquhoun, Goose of Hermogenes. London: Peter Owen Ltd., 1961. Pp. 64-73


2-188

Note

Long poetic run-on sentence (99-108)

 
 

2,009 words

 
     

K13

Hebe Elsna (i.e. Dorothy P. Ansle), Vicky. London: Robert Hale and Company, 1961. Pp. 163-168


2-202

 

2,002 words

 
     

K14

Keith Botsford, Benvenuto. London: Hutchinson Publishing Group Ltd., 1961. Pp. 211-220


2-181

 

Used by permission of Hutchinson Publishing Group Ltd.

 
 

2,022 words

 
     

K15

Iris Murdoch, A Severed Head. London: Chatto & Windus Ltd., 1961. Pp. 155-162


2-169

 

Used by permission of Chatto & Windus Ltd.

 

Corr

48 wherever [where-ever] [line-end hyphen]

 
 

2,014 words

 
     

K16

David Hughes, The Horsehair Sofa. London: Rupert Hart-Davis Ltd., 1961. Pp. 13-20


2-191

 

2,014 words

 
     

K17

Ruth France, Ice Cold River. London: Constable and Co. Ltd., 1961. Pp. 214-221


2-198

 

Used by permission of Constable and Co. Ltd.

 

Corr

79 Sheila [Shelia]

 
 

2,011 words

 
     

K18

Mary Munro, Whispering Sands. London: Robert Hale and Company, 1961. Pp. 151-157


2-207

 

Used by permission of Robert Hale and Company

 

Corr

48 window, [window.]

 
 

2,005 words

 
     

K19

Mary A. Gibbs (i.e. Marjory E. S. Bidwell), Horatia. London: Hurst and Blackett Ltd., 1961. Pp. 92-97


2-193

 

Used by permission of Curtis Brown Ltd.

 
 

2,014 words

 
     

K20

Vernon H. Bennett, Elizabeth and Essex: An Original Story of the Love Affair between Elizabeth I of England and Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex. London: Fortune Press Ltd., 1961. Pp. 19-25



2-183

 

Used by permission of Vernon H. Bennett

 

Sic

164 each others advice [spelling]

 

Note

Repeated use of the spelling shew (for show)

 
 

2,000 words

 
     

K21

B. A. McPhee, "Joe Joe's Notice-Board", Blackwood's Magazine 289:1747 (1961), 413-417


2-184

 

Used by permission of William Blackwood and Sons Ltd.

 
 

2,013 words

 
     

K22

Diana Athill, "Never Speak to Strange Men", Flair (May, 1961), 107, 108, 114, 116


2-187

Note

Foreigner English in dialogue

 
 

2,004 words

 
     

K23

Muriel Spark, "The Curtain Blown by the Breeze", in Muriel Spark, Voices at Play. London: Macmillan, 1961. Pp. 68-74


2-179

 

Used by permission of Dorothy Olding

 

Note

Illiterate letter with deviant spelling, punctuation and grammar (92-101).

 
 

2,064 words

 
     

K24

T. W. Harrison, "The Toothache", Stand 5:2 (1961), 41-45

2-212

 

Used by permission of Stand Magazine

 

Sic

38 but best forgotten [syntax]

 

Note

The text contains sections of dialogue which are preceded by a dash but not enclosed within quotation marks. No quotation marks have been inserted. Poetry quotation.

 
 

2,083 words

 
     

K25

John O'London's.

 
 

A. Mavis Foreman, "Maiden Offering" (August 3, 1961), 156-157

2-177

 

B. Roy Boardman, "Up the Elephant" (December 7, 1961), 632-634

178-213

 

2,030 words

 
     

K26

Malcolm Bradbury, "All the Girls Love a Scholar", About Town (May, 1961), 70-71


2-182

 

2,022 words

 
     

K27

Angus Stewart, "The Stile", London Magazine November, 1961), 27-37

2-187

Note

Regular use of the spelling practicing

 
 

2,013 words

 
     

K28

Jean Stubbs, "Family Christmas", in A. D. Maclean, editor, Winter's Tales, No. 8 London: Macmillan Publishers Ltd., 1961. Pp. 252-262


2-214

 

Used by permission of Jean Stubbs

 

Corr

78 table [table']

 
 

2,005 words

 
     

K29

Christopher Hollis, "The Wind of Change", Encounter 88 (1961), 21-23

2-164

Corr

65 her. [her."]
116 woman [women]

 

Sic

35 sown [spelling]

 
 

2,024 words