File File 2 - Drafts of 'The dog, the duck, the mouse' (The unusual life of Tristan Smith)

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UQFL164-Series A-Subseries 10-File 2

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Drafts of 'The dog, the duck, the mouse' (The unusual life of Tristan Smith)

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  • 1992-1993. (Creation)

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'The dog, the duck, the mouse' (also known as 'The dog, the duck and the mouse' and 'Dog, Duck, Mouse') was the working title for The unusual life of Tristan Smith. These drafts are for the 3rd to 6th, from 1992 and 1993. Some are without a title page, some are incomplete and some have handwritten emendations and notes (typescript and handwritten).

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Box 44
Folder 2: Printout dates from footers Apr to May 1992, printout title from footer 'Draft 3#3'. Each chapter has it's own page numbers. Leaves numbered by hand in top right hand corner, 1-159. No title page.
Folder 3: Printout dates from footers Oct to Dec 1992, no title pages, each chapter has it's own page numbers (and draft numbers may vary between chapters), some chapters have notes. Leaves are numbered by hand in top right hand corner but not in sequence. Recipes from The New York Times, the 60-minute Gourmet from 1992 to 1993 included at the end of the draft.
Folder 4: Printout dates from footers Feb to Jun 1993, no title page, title on original folder (retained) 'Dog, Duck, Mouse. Off-cuts. Bk2, draft 3.', 2 pages of handwritten notes.
Folder 5: Printout dates from footers Feb to Jun 1993, no title page, footer title 'Bk 2, draft 3'. Leaves numbered by hand in top right hand corner, 1-208.

Box 45
Folder 1: Printout dates from footer Feb to Apr 1993, printout title from footer 'Bk 2, draft 3'. Title from original folder (retained) 'Dog Duck Mouse. Bk 2 /Draft 3'. Leaves are numbered by hand in top right hand corner but not in sequence.
Folder 2: Printout dates from footer May to Jun 1992. Title from original folder (retained) 'Dog, Duck, Mouse. #4 / 3 p. [part?] plus Draft 4 off-cuts'. Leaves are numbered by hand in top right hand corner but not in sequence.
Folder 3: Printout dates from footer Sep to Oct 1993, printout title from footer ' Bk 2, draft 4'. Leaves are numbered by hand in top right hand corner but not in sequence. Some handwritten emendations. [With 3 3/4 in. floppy disk with title 'DDM 4d last chaps']
Folder 4: Printout dates from footer Aug to Oct 1993, printout title from footer 'Bk 2, draft 4'. Leaves are numbered by hand in top right hand corner but not in sequence.

Box 46
Folder 1: Printout dates from footer May to Jun 1992, printout title from footer 'draft 4'. Title from original folder (retained) 'The Dog, The Duck, The Mouse. 4th draft'. Leaves are numbered by hand in top right hand corner but not in sequence. Some handwritten emendations.
Folder 2: Printout dates from footer Sep 1992 to Sep 1993, printout titles from footer 'draft 4' and 'draft 5'. Leaves are numbered by hand in top right hand corner but not in sequence. Some handwritten emendations.
Folder 3: Printout dates from footer Sep to Nov 1993, printout titles from footer 'draft 4' and 'draft 5'. Leaves are numbered by hand in top right hand corner but not in sequence. Some handwritten emendations.

Box 47
Folder 1: Printout dates from footer Aug to Oct 1992, printout title from footer 'Draft 5'. Title from original folder (retained) 'Dog, Duck, Mouse. 5th draft off-cuts'. 4th draft has been crossed out. Leaves are numbered by hand in top right hand corner but not in sequence. Some handwritten emendations and 14 leaves of handwritten notes [not Peter Carey's?]
Folder 2: Printout dates from footer Sep to Dec 1992, printout title from footer 'draft 5'. Leaves are numbered by hand in top right hand corner but not in sequence. Some handwritten emendations.
Folder 3: Printout dates from footer Dec 1992 to Jan 1993, printout titles from footer 'draft 5' and 'draft 2'. Leaves numbered by hand in top right hand corner, 1-398. Handwritten emendations. Two? title pages: 'Gazette Street, Chemin Rouge' and 'The Dog, The Duck, The Mouse'.

Box 48
Folder 1: Printout dates from footer Jul to Nov 1993. Drafts 4-6 of Books 1 and 2, with emendations, leaves numbered by hand in top right hand corner, 1-599.
Folder 2: Printout dates from footer Jul to Oct 1993. Draft 6 of Book 1, with map of Republic of Efica and Great Voortstand, with some handwritten emendations, leaves numbered by hand in top right hand corner, 1-334. Title page : The Dog, The Duck, The Mouse.

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Box 44 Folders 2-5; Box 45 Folders 1-4; Box 46 Folders 1-3; Box 47 Folders 1-3; Box 48 Folders 1-2.

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Created, Linda Justo, 30-Jun-2020

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  • Box: UQFL164 Box 44
  • Box: UQFL164 Box 45
  • Box: UQFL164 Box 46
  • Box: UQFL164 Box 47
  • Box: UQFL164 Box 48