The last days of a famous mime [short story] (1979)
- UQFL164-Series B-Subseries 6
- Subseries
- 1979?
Part of Peter Carey Papers
Typescript draft of notes for The last days of a famous mime, with emendations, undated.
The last days of a famous mime [short story] (1979)
Part of Peter Carey Papers
Typescript draft of notes for The last days of a famous mime, with emendations, undated.
'Wog' [novel] (1969) (unpublished)
Part of Peter Carey Papers
This subseries comprises two complete drafts for 'Wog' (dated 1969); 2 incomplete drafts; and notes and loose sheets.
'Cyclone Tracy' [screenplay] (unpublished)
Part of Peter Carey Papers
Handwritten story outline on yellow index cards, 20 yellow index cards, 7.5 x 13 cm, undated. With typed note 'Cards used as basis of discussion with Julian Castagne at Birchgrove', 6 Jun 1982. Cards and page in envelope addressed to Peter Carey at McSpedden Carey Pty Ltd.
'Starts here, ends here' [novel] (1965-1967) (unpublished).
Part of Peter Carey Papers
Two drafts for the unpublished novel 'Stars here, ends here'. The dates were taken from the original wrapper (discarded).
The chance [short story] (1979)
Part of Peter Carey Papers
Typescript drafts, notes, story outlines for the short story The chance, on yellow paper, with emendations. One draft has handwritten date 20 Mar 1977.
'The trial' [screenplay] (1985) (unpublished)
Part of Peter Carey Papers
From the story outline, 'The Trial : A new comedy by Franz Kafka' written by Peter Carey, was to "concentrate on the hitherto undiscovered comic nature" of this work by KafKa. Consists of story outlines and typescript drafts with emendations.
'Contacts' [novel] (1964-1965) (unpublished)
Part of Peter Carey Papers
Two complete drafts, each 170 leaves, typescript and carbon typescript, in burgundy cardboard covers, Apr 1964 to May 1965. An extract from this unpublished novel 'Contacts' was published in Under Twenty-five: An Anthology, edited by Anne O'Donovan, Jayne Sanderson and Shane Porteous. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1966. 34-36. The extract is a heavily edited version of leaves 99-117 of the drafts in this subseries. Newspaper cuttings of reviews of this extract are also in this subseries.
'The pleasure bird' (Exotic pleasures) [short story] (1979)
Part of Peter Carey Papers
Typescript draft for 'The pleasure bird' (Exotic pleasures), yellow paper, with emendations including note of back of page 19 'Exotic pleasures 1st complete draft' and on the back of page 20 'The pleasure bird 1st complete draft'. Typescript draft for notes on Exotic pleasures, yellow paper, with emendations, and on first page is the title 'Notes for 2nd draft'. Undated. Exotic pleasures was published as The pleasure bird in Australian Playboy in September 1979.
'Daddy's girl' [screenplay] (1985) (unpublished)
Part of Peter Carey Papers
Typescript notes, with emendations, for an idea for a film titled 'Daddy's girl'.
'The chance' [script] (1987) (unpublished)
Part of Peter Carey Papers
Drafts, notes, and corrections for 'The Chance : A play adapted from the short story of the same name'.