Catalogue description 'John Rump' and other writings

A notebook tooled on the spine 'Life and death of John Rump', consisting of manuscript writings, chiefly 'John Rump'. The notebook contains:

[ff.3-8] Start of piece on contemporary American literature and fine art

[ff.8v.-64] '(After Walter) The romantic history and surprising adventures of John Rump or the eunuch and the hermaphrodite'

ff.8v.-10 'Preface ad hoc'

between ff.10-11, on five loose sheets, the creation of John Rump

between ff.60-1, on eight loose sheets, 'The end of an episode' ['The young dramatist' crossed through] on the romantic life of Robert Rump, brother of John Rump

between ff.64-5, on four loose sheets, a dramatic scene playing out the judgement of John Rump by God; a poem closing judgement scene 'So the play's over! Bring the curtain down ...'; a poem 'Resteth awhile the tramp of circling feet ...' and a manuscript transcript of a poem 'Resteth awhile the tramp of circling feet ...' in an unidentified hand, headed 'A poem - probably by Robert Rump?', with suggested arrangement of John Rump saga for publication.

from the other end:

[ff.i-ii] notes on socialism [? taken from the writings or public address of 'J.R.M.']

[ff.xiv-xx] notes from Bertrand Russell 'Liberalism and women's suffrage' in Contemporary [Review] July 1908

This notebook is numbered from both ends.

For other items and information on 'John Rump', see the files with the current references RCB/P/5-5a and RCB/DA/1.