A Foot in the Stream is part of 12 Edmonstone Street, a collection of autobiographical essays published by Chatto and Windus in 1985. This is a typescript draft, with handwritten emendations in blue ink, white-out corrections, unnumbered pages, undated.

In The Great World Malouf enters familiar Australian territory with a story of war experience and mateship. The narrative contrasts the personalities of two men and their experiences in the Second World War, Digger Keen, the archetypal, taciturn Australian, gifted with a photographic memory, and Vic Curran, whose ambition and drive take him from poverty to the top of the business world. The Great World was first published in 1990 and won the Miles Franklin Award in 1991, the Adelaide Festival Award and two international awards, the 1991 Commonwealth Prize for fiction and the Prix Femina Etranger in France for the best foreign novel. This subseries consists of a draft early version of the novel, originally titled ‘The Memorialists’, the first handwritten draft of the novel, and a typescript draft in five parts with many handwritten corrections and additions.

Explanatory note from David Malouf regarding the origins of the novel, 1leaf.
Drafts of an early version of The Great World, The Great World is a later version of a book originally titled ‘The Memorialists’. This typescript and handwritten draft comprises the material from this original version which was incorporated into The Great World. Approximately 323 leaves, extensive handwritten emendations, cut and paste inserts (attached with sticky tape), most pages have handwritten numbers in top right-hand corner, page numbers are out of sequence, undated.

Handwritten drafts of The Great World, 140 pages on white four-ring notepaper and 31 pages on green notepaper, handwritten in blue ink and black biro, with many corrections and additions. Some pages have page numbers in top right-hand corner.

Typescript draft of part I of The Great World, on green paper, handwritten emendations, white-out corrections, and cut and paste inserts (attached with sticky tape). This draft is missing most of the first page of the novel. It has the title page of the novel and a chapter title page 'Keen's Crossing' (which was not used in the published novel). The folder has been retained. It has page and word counts for each section, and calculations for typing these pages.

Typescript, 241 leaves, on white paper, handwritten emendations in blue and black pen and pencil, and cut and paste inserts (attached with sticky tape). Cover note by Malouf 'Final copy before proof'. Accompanied by 4 leaves with handwritten note 'Rejected passage, from The Great World'. Photocopy, 1 leaf, of inside cover and title page of the published work.

Typescript draft of 'The Changes', Part II of The Great World, mostly on white paper, handwritten emendations, white-out corrections, and cut and paste inserts (attached with sticky tape). This draft of part II of the novel has the chapter title page 'The Changes' (which was not used in the published novel). Original folder has been retained. On the inside cover it has page and word counts and page numbers for two of the three sections. Handwritten page numbers in top right-hand corner from 103 to 160.

Typescript draft of 'The Away Game', Part III of The Great World, mostly on white paper, handwritten emendations, white-out corrections, and cut and paste inserts (attached with sticky tape). This draft of part III of the novel has the chapter title page 'The Away Game' (which was not used in the published novel). There are 13 sections in this file. Handwritten page numbers are in the top right-hand corner of most pages, numbering from 162 to 256. Original folder has been retained. On the cover it has page and word counts and page numbers for 15 sections.

Typescript draft of Part IV of The Great World, mostly on green paper, handwritten emendations, white-out corrections, and cut and paste inserts (attached with sticky tape). There are 3 sections in this file. Original folder has been retained. On the cover it has page and word counts and page numbers for 3 sections.

Typescript draft of Part V of The Great World, mostly on green paper, handwritten emendations, white-out corrections, and cut and paste inserts (attached with sticky tape). There are 3 sections in this file. Original folder has been retained. On the cover it has page and word counts and page numbers for 3 sections.