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British and Commonwealth Literary Studies
Charles Wrey Gardiner Manuscript
The Octopus of Love by Charles Wrey Gardiner
An unpublished autobiographical manuscript
Location: Department of Special Collections, Green Library.
Research Access and Use: Materials in the Department of Special
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Content: Charles Wrey Gardiner was a distinguished figure of the
20th century British literary scene. The editor of Poetry Quarterly
and founder of Grey Walls Press, he was the author of several autobiographies
including The Colonies of Heaven and The Dark Thorn.
In this 396-page manuscript, written in the 1970's, Gardiner traces his
literary and personal life from his early childhood into his seventies
in a conventional rather than the poetical fashion. The manuscript consists
of both revised typescript and holograph materials, chronicling his own
work as an author and editor, and includes lengthy references to major
figures with whom he worked. Among them are: Nicholas Moore, Kathleen
Farrell, Kay Dick, Derek Stanford, Colin Wilson, Ruthven Todd, Elizabeth
Barker, Paul Potts, and many others. It also includes references to Denise
Levertov, whose Papers
are in Stanford's Special Collections. He also develops in considerable
detail his personal relations with friends and lovers, and recounts his
world travels which served as inspiration for his writings
Last modified:
July 12, 2006
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