| Repository | University of Roehampton: Archives and Special Collections |
| Level | File |
| Ref No | RC/1/1/2/1/8 |
| Alt Ref No | RC/1/1/2/1/5 |
| Creator Name | Richmal Crompton; Richmal Ashbee (niece of Richmal Crompton); and Richmal Ashbee's heirs |
| Title | [Richmal Crompton] Annotated, typed draft copies of stories [not William stories] by Richmal Crompton, intended for publication in a book called "The New House and Other Stories" |
| Date | 20th Century |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Description | The draft copies were created and annotated in the early- to mid-20th Century.
The file contains annotated, typed draft copies of the following stories intended for publication in a book called "The New House and Other Stories" [it is not clear that this book was ever published]:
- "Escape"
- "The Trouble"
- "Dear Little Lilly"
- "Deb"
- "What a Shame"
- "Betrayal" (also called "The Little Girl" and "Treachery")
- "A Diary"
- "The Morrows and the Perrymans"
- "I'm Afraid I've Come Begging"
- "Dad's Pet"
- "The Pub Crawl"
- "The Blind Girl"
- "Spring" (also called "The Child")
- "The Millstone"
- "The Girl"
- "Hair" (this story may have been published in a different book)
- "Nice Doggie"
- Part of "The Old Lady"
- "A Week-End" (also called "Jenny Wren")
- "The New House" |
| Access Status | Open |
| Copyright | Copyright to be determined. |
| Related Material | Further draft copies of non-William stories can be found in RC 27, RC32, RC 79, RC 80, RC 99, RC 101, RC 103, RC 105, RC 106, RC 107, RC 108 and RC 231. |