Typescript, version 6, 111 leaves, hand-numbered, with a few handwritten emendations by an editor in the text and on two post-it notes attached to margins. Page 72 with piece of A5 paper attached with additional paragraph in manuscript in an editor’s hand.

Draft, version 10, 115 leaves, with handwritten emendations, white-out corrections.

Darft, version 5, five chapters individually paginated, 16, 39, 30, 20, 8p, altogether 113 leaves, a few handwritten emendations by an editor in the text and on a few post-it notes attached to margins.

Typescript, version 8, pp 1 – 20 (of 113), with a few amendations and an additional paragraph inserted at page 19. The other 93p were without any amendations and have not been retained.

Typescript, version 7, 111 leaves, hand-numbered. A photocopy of the version 6 typescript, made before the editor’s amendations. This version with some identical and some different amendations in Malouf’s hand. A page of manuscript inserted at page 72.
It seems possible that Malouf and his editor were working alongside each other on these versions.

Draft, version 9, 114 leaves, with numerous amendations and manuscript additions, several post-it notes attached to margins.

Draft, version 11, 22 leaves, extracted from the 117 pages of this version. The other 95 pages were without any amendations and have not been retained.

Draft, version 14. Version 13 with only very few minor corrections has not been not retained. Handwritten emendations, 112 leaves, many notes on post-it notes attached to the margins, with additional typed paragraph on A5 paper at p. 5, and with additional 3 typescript pages after pages 9 and 19.

Typescript, version 2 (typed by David Malouf), in five sections numbered I – V. (sections III and IV present in two versions), with handwritten emendations, white-out corrections, cut and paste typescript inserts (attached with sticky tape), and handwritten inserts.

Typescript, version 3 (typed by David Malouf), with handwritten emendations, white-out corrections, cut and paste typescript inserts (attached with sticky tape), and handwritten inserts.