"Lost '70s Novel"
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Title
"Lost '70s Novel"
Subject
Merrill, James, 1926-1995
Description
These are the only surviving remnants of James Merrill's attempted Ouija board novel, in a folder labeled "Lost 70's Novel," in Merrill's hand. After losing two different prose drafts of the novel, he decided to write a verse narrative instead, which became "The Book of Ephraim."
Creator
Merrill, James
Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) - Box 145, Folder 3828
Date
Circa 1970s
Relation
Series_IV_Manuscripts
Exhibit Cases 7-8: Other World
James Merrill: Life and Art, pp. 532, 541
See also Merrill's November 27, 1973 letter to Tony Parigory and draft of "The Will."
Format
16 leaves. Recto.
16 jpegs. 600 ppi.
Language
English
Type
Manuscript
Identifier
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Rights Holder
Washington University in St. Louis
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Citation
Merrill, James, “"Lost '70s Novel"
,” WUSTL Digital Gateway Image Collections & Exhibitions, accessed April 26, 2024, http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/items/show/12673.