In 2013 the University of Reading acquired the hand-written manuscript for Murphy, Samuel Beckett’s first published novel and the first major expression of the central themes that would occupy much of…Read More >
Murphy
Samuel Beckett Week 2014
An exhibition and series of public events was held in the first week of October to celebrate the University’s internationally renowned collection of manuscripts from the Nobel Prize-winning writer Samuel…Read More >
University of Reading acquires the original manuscript for “Murphy”
The University of Reading is delighted to announce that it has acquired the working manuscript of Samuel Beckett’s first major work, Murphy, at the cost of £962,500, at an auction…Read More >