Series[UMA-SRE-20140045] MAJOR WORKSAccession[2014.0038] GERMAINE GREER ARCHIVEIdentifierUMA-ITE-2014004500630Scope and ContentCorrespondence on the commissioning and editing of Shakespeare's Wife, including Greer proposal, which was inspired by a letter from an American admirer on the paucity of scholarship on Ann Hathaway. ("Dear Sheila, Because of your letter, I have decided to write such a book myself. You shall be the first to receive a copy." Annotation by GG on letter from Sheila Chapman, 7/11/2005). Includes arrangements and schedules for Greer's research trips to Stratford-Upon-Avon Records Office / Shakespeare Centre; off print of article Robert Bearman, 'John Shakespeare: A Papist or Just Penniless?'; issue of The Times Books, 6/1/2007; correspondence with copy editors; proofs of index pages, corrected by Greer; laser print of 8 page typescript of detailed responses by Greer to copy editor; two A3 photographs of cover art photography and proof of cover. Correspondents: Germaine Greer; Carol Horne (for Germaine Greer); Sheila J Chapman; Jessica Yarrow, Marketing Manager, Bloomsbury Publishing; Emily Sweet, Bloomsbury Publishing; Peter James, PJeditor; Tram-Ahn Doan, Editorial Assistant, Bloomsbury Publishing; Michael Fishwick, Bloomsbury Publishing; Ayesha Karim, Gillon Aitken Associates; Colin Midson, Head of Adult Publicity, Bloomsbury Publishing; Leah Middleton, Gillon Aitken Associates; Marianne Velmans, Transworld Publishers; Stanley Wells, The Shakespeare Centre. Subjects: Shakespeare's Wife; Ann Hathaway; Copy editing; Publishers and Publishing; Authors and Publishers; Manuscript Preparation (Authorship)Access StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2014.0045 Unit 0054
Greer, Germaine, Shakespeare's Wife (7 November 2005-22 August 2007), [UMA-ITE-2014004500630]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 19/03/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/344600
