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The University of Reading has announced it has purchased the manuscript of Samuel Beckett\u2019s novel Murphy<\/i> at a Sotheby\u2019s auction for the price of \u00a3962,500.\u00a0 The manuscript has been in private hands for several decades; its move to Reading will allow Beckett researchers and the general public greater access to this important manuscript.\u00a0 The University of Reading is home to a significant Samuel Beckett collection.\u00a0 Other major Beckett collections are housed at Trinity College, Dublin, and The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The full press release<\/a> is on the University of Reading\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

Read an assessment of the sale in The Guardian<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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