One handwritten note by author: 'Original typescript for afterword (unused). Later rewritten for programme note for the ballet, then for a piece on North Queensland in the Griffith Review.’ Accompanied by the draft, which has handwritten emendations in pen and pencil, thirteen leaves are original typescript, 7 leaves are photocopies, all 20 leaves hand numbered from 124 to 139.

One Upim notebook of 200 pages with handwritten draft of Harland's Half Acre, handwritten in red and blue ink.

[First] typescript version of Harland’s Half Acre, 265 leaves, typescript, photocopied and handwritten, handwritten emendations, white-out corrections, and cut and paste inserts (attached with sticky tape, now degrading). Handwritten page numbers in top right-hand corner of most leaves, some pages out of sequence, some pages are duplicated. Undated.

[Complete] typescript version of Harland’s Half Acre, 248 leaves, typescript, photocopied and handwritten, handwritten emendations, white-out corrections, and cut and paste inserts (attached with sticky tape, now degrading). Handwritten page numbers in top right-hand corner of most leaves, pages numbered out of sequence, some sticky tape inserts have come loose. Undated.

Typescript, handwritten emendations, white-out corrections, and cut and paste inserts (attached with sticky tape, now degrading).

Typescript, handwritten emendations, white-out corrections. 12 leaves + 1 leaf with 'insert' written on reverse. Undated.

Typescript, handwritten emendations, and white-out corrections. Undated.

Typescript, handwritten emendations, white-out corrections, and cut and paste inserts (attached with sticky tape). Pages hand numbered in top right-hand corner. Undated.

Johnno is Malouf’s most outwardly autobiographical novel and has been much praised as a realistic presentation of wartime Brisbane. It traces the childhood and early adult life of the narrator, and his relationship with the school rebel Johnno until Johnno’s untimely death. It was first published in 1975. This series includes two typescripts (both carbon copies) of the original manuscript version of Johnno. The earlier copy has extensive handwritten reworking by Malouf and uses the name “Johnny” throughout. In the later copy is again reworked and the author has manually changed “Johnny” to “Johnno.” There are significant textural alterations, cuts and additions, between these two drafts. Earlier drafts of the manuscript are held in the National Library of Australia collection and the top copy is held in the Fryer Library University of Queensland Press Archive. These typescripts provide a valuable link between the two. Published in 1975 by University of Queensland Press.

Child’s Play is an account of the experiences of an Italian terrorist and his special interest in his victim. It was first published in 1981 with another novella, The Bread of Time to Come (later changed to Fly Away Peter). It was republished in 1982 with two short stories, Eustace and The Prowler. This subseries includes manuscript drafts for original first draft, first typescript draft, and second typescript draft. All the drafts have explanatory notes by David Malouf.