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William Hoffman (born 1925) was a graduate of of Hampden-Sydney College (1949) and a well-known author of short stories, novels, and plays.
This collection containts manuscripts, galley proofs, printed publications, and correspondence related to Hoffman's novels, short stories, and plays.
"Going Home," "The Flaming Sword and the Potter Tattoo," "My Meat," "The Gentle Way," "The Mountain Way," "Grouse Camp," "Where Roses Fade," "Flowers of My Garden," "Showdown," "Atlas," "The Way Up", "Bug Dust," "The Journey Home"
"The Day [Rinse] Blew the Bugle," "A Winter's Day," "Ridge Red," "Not Yet Over the Hill," "The Rams Home," "The Sword of Angels," "I Did It Just for You," "When Last She Played," "Last Rites," "The Chase," "Quarry," "Yellow Leaf," "Rivers of the Mountain," "The Shape of Darkness"
"The Day [Rinse] Blew the Bugle," "A Winter's Day," "Ridge Red," "Not Yet Over the Hill," "The Rams Home," "The Sword of Angels," "I Did It Just for You," "When Last She Played," "Last Rites," "The Chase," "Quarry," "Yellow Leaf," "Rivers of the Mountain," "The Shape of Darkness"
"Untitled," "A Walk to the River," "The Birds in the Trees," "You Throw Me," "Sea Treader," "Breaking Cover," "Journey into Egypt"
"Jaywalk," "The Summer Days," "Beau," "Run," "The Slow Dance," "That Lonesome Road," "A Hill View," "We Must See More of Each Other," "The Voyage Out," "Giving Tongue," "Days We Were Brothers," "Dinner with Gordon"
"When Last We Played," "The Way to the River," "The Sword of Angels," "A Hill View," "Sea Treader," "Tattoo," "Pentecost," "Rite of Spring," "The Birds in the Trees," "City of Lights," "The Weight of Your Hand"
"Fete," "Volley," "Left Hand, Right Hand," "When Last She Played," "The Hero's Grave," "The Journey Home," "The Summer Party," "Where Roses Fade," "The Snare," "The Yellow Days," "Bugler"
"Mountain Mother," "The Middle Drawer," "On the River," "Valedictory," "Ridge Red," "Valley's End," "Coronation," "Come Home With Me," "Winning is Losing," "Pinky At The Window," "The Shape of Darkness"
Misc pagese from Lies (40pp); Misc Pages from Untitled (pp 5-10)