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CHAPTER VI
1. RR to BP, 4 September 1964.
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2. RR to PB, 4 July 1964.
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3. RR to BP, 6 August 1964.
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4. Literary Notebook XX, 10 September 1964.
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5. BP to RR, 30 June 1964.
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6. BP to RR, 18 August 1964.
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7. Literary Notebook XXI, 10 September 1964.
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8. BP to PL, 14 September 1964.
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9. BP to RS, 27 September 1964.
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10. BP to RS, 27 September 1964.
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CHAPTER VII
1. BP to RR, 4 October 1964.
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2. BP to RR, 4 October 1964.
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3. BP to RR, 4 October 1964.
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4. Literary Notebook XXI, 11 October 1964.
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5. Literary Notebook XXI, 28 November 1964.
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6. RR to BP, 23 September 1964.
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7. BP to RR, 5 January 1965.
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8. RR to BP, 3 February 1965.
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9. It is uncertain whether she sent the poem.
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10. Literary Notebook XXII (MS. Pym 61), 20 February 1965.
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11. RR to BP, February 1965.
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12. Holt, ALTA, p. 211.
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13. Literary Notebook XXII, 29 May 1965.
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14. BP to PL, 16 February 1965.
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15. Larkin, ‘Toads’, in The Less Deceived.
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16. BP to PL, 16 February 1965.
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17. Literary Notebook XXII, 16 June 1965.
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18. Literary Notebook XXII, 1 July 1965.
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19. Literary Notebook XXII, 17 August 1965.
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20. PL to Charles Monteith, 8 February 1965, Thwaite (ed.), Selected Letters, p. 371.
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21. BP to PL, 21 August 1965.
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22. Literary Notebook XXII, 19 July 1965.
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CHAPTER VIII
1. PL to Monica Jones, 3 March 1964, quoted, Motion, Philip Larkin, p. 343.
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2. ‘The True and the Beautiful: a conversation with Philip Larkin’ (interviewer John Haffenden), London Magazine, vol. xx (1980), pp. 81–95.
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3. All these insults are cited in Motion, Philip Larkin.
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4. PL to Monteith, 15 August 1965, Thwaite (ed.), Selected Letters, p. 375.
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5. PL to Monteith, 15 August 1965, Thwaite (ed.), Selected Letters, p. 376.
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6. PL to BP, 30 August 1965.
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7. Larkin to Monteith, 23 August 1965, Thwaite (ed.), Selected Letters, p. 376.
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CHAPTER IX
1. Literary Notebook XXII, 24 August 1965.
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2. Literary Notebook XXII, 22 June 1965.
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3. BP to RS, 29 November 1965.
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4. Literary Notebook XXII, 26 September 1965.
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5. BP to RS, 4 January 1966.
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6. Literary Notebook XXIII (MS. Pym 62), 10 March 1966.
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7. Literary Notebook XXIV (MS. Pym 63), 8 July 1966.
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CHAPTER X
1. Literary Notebook XXIV, June 1966.
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2. BP to RS, 3 June 1966.
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3. RR to BP, 31 May 1966.
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4. Literary Notebooks XXIV, 8 July 1966.
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5. BP to RS, 22 August 1966.
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6. Literary Notebook XXIV, 23–25 September 1966.
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7. BP to RS, 19 September 1966.
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8. BP to RS, 20 October 1966.
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9. Literary Notebooks XXIV, 26 October 1966.
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10. BP to RS, 12 December 1966.
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11. BP to RS, 30 December 1966.
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12. BP to RS, 30 December 1966.
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CHAPTER XI
1. PL to BP, 13 January 1967.
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2. BP to PL, 7 December 1967.
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3. BP to PL, 9 September 1968.
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4. PL to BP, 17 October 1968.
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5. BP to PL, 20 October 1968.
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6. Betjeman, ‘In Westminster Abbey’, in his Old Lights for New Chancels, published by John Murray (1940).
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7. PL to BP, 7 December 1963.
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8. BP to RS, 30 December 1966.
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9. BP to RS, 16 February 1967.
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10. BP to RS, 7 June 1967.
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11. BP to RS, 7 July 1967.
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12. BP to RS, 9 August 1967.
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13. Literary Notebook XXV (MS. Pym 64), 16 February 1967.
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CHAPTER XII
1. Correspondence with publishers, MS. Pym 165.
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2. SDD, p. 9. Originally published by Macmillan (1978); quoted from first paperback edition (Panther Books, Granada Publishing, 1980). Not in Virago Modern Classics.
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3. SDD, p. 131.
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4. SDD, p. 132.
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5. SDD, p. 132.
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6. SDD, p. 145.
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7. SDD, p. 132.
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8. SDD, p. 180.
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9. SDD, p. 181.
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10. Literary Notebook XXIII–XXVIII (MSS. Pym 62–67), entries between 15 February 1965 and 5 April 1969.
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11. Literary Notebook XXVIII, 11 August 1969.
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CHAPTER XIII
1. Literary Notebook XXVIII, 15 August 1969.
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2. BP to PL, 10 December 1969.
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3. BP to PL, 10 December 1969.
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4. BP to RS, 6 November 1970.
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5. PL to BP, 8 October 1969.
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6. BP to RS, 11 December 1969.
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7. Literary Notebook XXVII (MS. Pym 66), 17 July 1968.
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8. Literary Notebook XXVII, 20 October 1968.
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9. Literary Notebook XXVIII (MS. Pym 67), 27 May 1969.
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10. Literary Notebook XXIX (MS. Pym 68), 26 January 1970.
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11. BP to PL, 21 March 1970.
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12. BP to PL, 21 March 1970.
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13. Literary Notebook XXIX, 9 November 1970.
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14. SDD, p. 140.
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15. SDD, p. 141.
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CHAPTER XIV
1. Robert Smith, ‘How pleasant to know Miss Pym’, Ariel, 2.4 (October 1971), pp. 67–8.
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2. Literary Notebook XXIX, 9 November 1970.
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3. Literary Notebook XXX (MS. Pym 69), 27 April 1971.
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4. BP to RS, 1 May 1971.
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5. BP to PL, 22 June 1971.
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6. BP to PL, 22 June 1971.
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7. PL to BP, 18 July 1971.
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8. BP to PL, 7 November 1971.
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9. PL to BP, 26 June 1971.
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10. PL to BP, 18 July 1971.
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11. BP to PL, 7 November 1971.
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CHAPTER XV
1. PL to BP, 18 July 1971.
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2. PL to BP, 22 March 1972.
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3. AQ, p. 10.
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4. Literary Notebook XXX (MS. Pym 69), 10 November 1971.
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5. Literary Notebook XXXI (MS. Pym 70), 6 March 1972.
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6. AQ, p. 135.
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7. Literary Notebook XXXI, 6 March 1972.
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8. Literary Notebook XXXI, 20 March 1972.
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9. Literary Notebook XXXI, 19 April 1972.
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CHAPTER XVI
1. BP to PL, 24 October 1972.
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2. BP to PL, 24 October 1972.
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3. BP to PL, 24 October 1972.
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4. Literary Notebook XXXI, 2 October 1972.
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5. BP to PL, 11 July 1973.
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6. Literary Notebook XXXI, July 1972.
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7. BP to RS; BP to PL, 19 July 1974.
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8. Literary Notebook XXXIII (MS. Pym 72), 28 November 1973.
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9. BP to PL, 16 October 1973.
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CHAPTER XVII
1. PL to BP, 5 June 1974.
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2. BP to PL, 19 July 1974.
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3. BP to PL, 1 December 1974.
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4. Literary Notebook XXXV (MS. Pym 74), 2 February 1975.
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5. BP to PL, 15 April 1975.
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6. PL to BP, 17 April 1975.
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7. PL to Judy Egerton, 9 June 1975, Selected Letters, p. 525.
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CHAPTER XVIII
1. Paul Binding interviewed by Ann Allestree, in Barbara Pym: A Passionate Force (2015), p. 112.
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2. Literary Notebook XXXV (MS. Pym 74), 12 May 1975.
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3. Literary Notebook XXXV, 28 July 1975.
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4. Literary Notebook XXXV, 8 October 1975.
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5. BP to RS, 11 January 1976.
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6. BP to RS, 1 March 1976.
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7. Literary Notebook XXXVI (MS. Pym 75), 17 February 1976.
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8. Literary Notebook XXXVI, 17 February 1976.
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9. BP to HH, 6 April 1976.
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10. BP to PL, 8 March 1976.
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11. Literary Notebook XXXVI, 30 July 1976.
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12. BP to PL, 23 March 1975.
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13. PL to BP, 10 April 1975.
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14. Literary Notebook XXXVII (MS. Pym 76), 15 December 1976.
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BOOK THE SEVENTH: IN WHICH THE FORTUNES OF MISS PYM ARE REVERSED
CHAPTER I
1. Literary Notebook XXXVII, 10–12 January 1977.
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2. PL to BP, 27 September 1976.
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3. BP to RS, 8 February 1977.
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4. ‘Reputations Revisited’, Times Literary Supplement, 21 January 1977.
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5. Allestree, Barbara Pym, p. 112.
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6. ‘How are the mighty fallen – according to the critics’, The Times, 22 January 1977, p. 1.
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7. Lord David Cecil to BP (MS. Pym 148), 29 January 1977.
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8. Literary Notebook XXXVII, 22 January 1977.
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9. Literary Notebook XXXVII, 14 February 1977.
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10. BP to PL, 21 February 1977.
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11. PL to BP, 22 February 1977.
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12. Caroline Moorehead, ‘How Barbara Pym was rediscovered after 16 years out in the cold’, The Times, 14 September 1977.
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CHAPTER II
1. BP to PL, 4 March 1977.
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2. RL to BP, 18 March 1977.
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3. PL to BP, 14 May 1977.
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4. BP to RS, 18 June 1977.
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5. BP to PL, 9 July 1977.
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6. BP to PL, 21 August 1977.
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7. Moorehead, ‘How Barbara Pym was rediscovered …’.
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8. Literary Notebook XXXVIII (MS. Pym 77), 22 September 1977.
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9. David Cecil to BP, 18 October 1977.
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10. PL to BP, 29 October 1977.
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11. Literary Notebook XXXVIII, 21 October 1977.
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12. PL to BP, 20 September 1977.
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CHAPTER III
1. Literary Notebook XXX (MS. Pym 69), May 1971.
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2. QIA, p. 8. First published by Macmillan in 1977; quoted from Picador Classic paperback edition (2015). Not in Virago Modern Classics.
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3. QIA, p. 8.
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CHAPTER IV
1. Review clippings in Correspondence with Publishers (MS. Pym 165).
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2. RS to BP, 8 September 1977.
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3. Review clippings in Correspondence with Publishers (MS. Pym 165).
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4. Correspondence with publishers (MS. Pym 165).
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5. BP to RS, 9 October 1977.
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6. BP to PL, 9 November 1977.
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7. BP to PL, 9 November 1977.
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8. Literary Notebook XXXIX (MS. Pym 78), 23 November 1977.
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9. BP to PL, 24 November 1977.
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10. BP to PL, 29 January 1978.
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11. BP to PL, 16 March 1978.
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12. BP to PL, 16 March and 6 April 1978.
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13. Literary Notebook XL (MS. Pym 79), 28 April 1978.
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14. Literary Notebook XL, 6 July 1978.
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CHAPTER V
1. BP to RS, 25 October 1978.
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2. PL to BP, 17 June 1978.
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3. BP to PL, 27 July 1978.
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4. Clippings in Correspondence with Publishers (MS. Pym 164).
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5. RS to BP, 23 August 1978.
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6. Available at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p009mykr.
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7. Von Arnim, Love (1925) and Mr Skeffington (1940).
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8. PL to BP, 21 August 1978; BP to PL, 20 October 1978.
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CHAPTER VI
1. Literary Notebook XL (MS. Pym 79), 17–19 August 1978.
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2. Literary Notebook XXXV, 28 June 1975.
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3. FGL, p. 2, first published by Macmillan (1980), with the dedication ‘For my sister Hilary and for Robert Liddell this story of an imaginary village’; quoted from first edition. Not in Virago Modern Classics.
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4. FGL, p. 13.
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5. FGL, p. 9.
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6. FGL, p. 33.
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7. FGL, p. 87.
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8. Larkin, ‘An Arundel Tomb’, in Whitsun Weddings, p. 46.
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