Subseries BXB/1/1/OLV - Douglas Oliver

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BXB/1/1/OLV

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Douglas Oliver

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  • 1994 - 2000 (Creation)

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2 boxes

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(1937-2000)

Biographical history

Douglas Oliver has published several other books of petry. His Paladin selection of petry and prose, Three Variations on the Theme of Harm (1990), includes his much-praised satire on Modern Britain, The Infant and the Pearl. Born in Hampshire of Scottish Stock, he has spent many years working in Europe and America, and now lives in Paris.

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Consists of letters and proofs relating to the published poetry works of Douglas Oliver.

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BXB/2/7/226

Other archival material for Douglas Oliver can be found at the Essex University Library.

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