This letter, no. 26, p. 35, was typed for a literary collection of their letters. This version contains only a few sentences from the original.

The original letter is document .200223, record 19235.

This version has the fictional address and initial corrected in BR's hand. Colette has added the word "Please".

This letter, no. 27, p. 36, was typed for a literary collection of their letters.

There is a letter of the same date, document .104579es, letter no. 148, record 113083, in the Malleson-Urch ts. None of the text matches.

This letter, no. 28, p. 37, was typed for a literary collection of their letters. It contains most of the last paragraph of the original letter.

The original letter is document .200224, record 19236.

This version has the fictional address of "Cheyne Walk" for "Gordon Square" and the fictional initial "L" for BR.

This letter, no. 29, p. 38, was typed for a literary collection of their letters. It contains only part of the first paragraph of the original letter.

The original letter is document .200225, record 19237 in this version. The fictional address of "Cheyne Walk" has been replaced with "Gordon Square" and the pseudonymous initial "L" with "B", both in Russell's hand.

Also in file: TLS(CAR), document .191040.

This letter, no. 30, pp. 39-40, was typed for a literary collection of their letters.

The text is similar to the Malleson-Urch ts., document .104579gb, letter no. 183, record 113118.

Both letters use the same address of Falmouth, Cornwall. This typescript has several handwritten corrections.

This letter, no. 31, p. 41, was typed for a literary collection of their letters. It contains a fictional address and is signed with the initial "M". An original version of the letter does not exist.

The text varies quite a bit from the Malleson-Urch ts. version—document .104579gj, letter no. 191, record 113126.

This letter, no. 32, pp. 42-3, was typed for a literary collection of their letters. It does not contain all the text from the original letter. The original letter is document .200289, record 19301.

This version contains a fictional address, "Cheyne Walk" for "Gordon Square", and is signed with the pseudonymous initial "L".

This letter, no. 33, p. 44, was prepared for a literary collection of their letters. It lacks some text from the original letter. The original letter is document .200290, record 19320.

This typescript contains a fictional address "Cheyne Walk" for "Gordon Square" and a pseudonym initial.

This letter, no. 34, pp. 45-7, was typed for a literary collection of their letters. It is a condensed version of the original letter.

The original letter is document .200292, record 19303.

This letter has no address but does use the pseudonym initial "L" to close.

A typed transcription of the original letter was also prepared: document .052380, record 99842. It is the first of three letters in that transcription.

This typescript, no. 35, pp. 48-9, was typed for a literary collection of their letters.

The original letter is document .200293, record 19304, which is dated 16 April 1918.

The typescript uses a fictional address "Cheyne Walk" for "Gordon Square", added in Colette's hand.

This is the first part of a typescript containing the transcriptions of three letters.

This transcription is of document .200292, record 19303. The other two transcriptions have been given separate document numbers: document .052380a, record 116224 and document .052380b, record 116225.

The typescript contains 3 pages in total; this transcription is on pages 1-2.

This letter, no. 36, p. 50, was typed for a literary collection of their letters. It is also the first prison letter in the collection. This typescript uses the pseudonymous initial "M".

There are some text matches to the Malleson-Urch typescript, document .104579gq, letter no. 198, record 113133. This letter, however, is partly based on a message in Frank Russell's official prison letter to BR, document .079968, record 46916.

This letter, no. 37, p. 51, was typed for a literary collection of their letters. It is condensed from the Malleson-Urch typescript, document .104579gr, letter no. 199, record 113134. It ends with pseudonymous initial "M".

Both letters were written from Scarborough.

This typescript, no. 38, pp. 52-3, was typed for a literary collection of their letters. The document number typed on the file folder is ".052384-5"; two document numbers were mistakenly assigned to it.

The original letter is document .200301, record 19308. Both the original letter and this copy are in French, from Mirabeau to Sophie de Monier.

This typescript has an explanatory note: "The following letters were smuggled out of prison between the uncut pages of books. At first, to prevent any chance of discovery, the letters were written in the form of quotations."

This letter, no. 39, pp. 54-5, was typed for a literary collection of their letters. It is a transcription of document .200302, record 19309.

Seven words from the original have been inked through.

This letter, pp. 56-7, which has no number, was prepared for a literary collection of their letters. No. 40 has been assigned to it. Russell has annotated "Boismason" as "'Woodhouse', the name of the farmer at whose farm near Ludlow we stayed." The name of the house was The Avenue and it was outside Ashford Carbonell. Note: The owner of the house in 2012 told S. Turcon that the house had never been a farmhouse and that the Woodhouses were not farmers.

Some text has been crossed out and then "Stet" written beside it. It is a transcription of document .200304, record 19310.

This letter, no. 41, p. 58, was prepared for a literary collection of their letters. It is signed with the pseudonymous initial "L" for BR. Someone has written "Omit" in pencil on it. "H.S." has a typewritten annotation, "Hunger Strike". There is no salutation.

The original letter is document .200306a, record 19334. There are also two transcriptions: document .201115, record 116238; document .052410, record 99872.

This letter, no. 42, pp. 59-60, was prepared for a literary collection of BR and Colette's letters. An unknown hand has changed "Cambridge" to "a university" in this transcription, which, unlike the other literary letters, does not vary from the original letter, document .200310, record 19315.

This letter, no. 43, pp. 61-2, was typed for a literary collection of their letters. It is signed with the pseudonymous initial "L". It is a transcription of document .200313, record 19318, with two sentences omitted.

There is also a typescript, document .007052fm, pp. 573-4, record 93479.

This letter, no. 44, p. 63, was prepared for a literary collection of their letters. Added by hand at the foot of p. 63 is "space for description". It uses the pseudonymous initial "L." Some text has been omitted.

The original letter is document .200309, record 19314. There are also two other typings, although the text matches: document .052413, record 99874; document .201155, record 116240.

This letter, no. 45, p. 65, was prepared for a literary collection of their letters. It uses the pseudonymous initial "L".

It contains only part of one paragraph of the original letter. "Ashford" has been changed to "Country".

The original letter is document .200311, record 19316.

This letter, no. 46, p. 66, was typed for a literary collection of their letters. It uses the pseudonymous initial "L" and someone has marked the last sentence "O", for "omit".

Much text has not been included from the original letter, document .200317, record 19321. There are also two other versions of this letter: typed transcription: document .052424, record 99885; typed transcription: document .201157, record 116241.

This letter, no. 47, was prepared for a literary collection of their letters. Unlike most of the other letters in this collection it does not have a page number. It is signed with the pseudonymous initial "L", and the last sentence has been marked "O" for omit. It contains only a few scattered sentences from the original.

The original letter is document .200321, record 19324.

There are also two typed transcriptions: document .052419, record 99880; document .201121, record 116268.

This letter, no. 48, p. 68, was typed for a literary collection of their letters. It contains the fictional address "Edwardes Square" in Colette's hand and is signed with the "M" pseudonym. There are changes to the text in Colette's hand.

Its ribbon copy is also present, document .201158, record 116273. Document .104579hb, record 113144, letter no. 209hb in the Urch typescript contains only one sentence match, "To-morrow I shall see you."

This letter, no. 49, pp. 69-70, was prepared for a literary collection of their letters. It uses the fictional initial "M" which has been changed in ink to "C" by Colette. She has also added to the text as well as inking out some words. The fictional address is "The Manor House, Waltham St. George" when she was actually at Cox Green.

Its ribbon copy is also present, document .201159, record 116275. The ribbon copy contains more changes than the carbon. The language used is similar to text she wrote on 7 August in a multi-part letter which begins on 3 August: document .104579he, record 113147, letter no. 212he. The similarities are from paragraphs 2 and 3 of this document.

This letter, no. 50, p. 71, was prepared for a literary collection of their letters. It contains the last few sentences (but not the very last one) from letter no. 200309, document .200308-9, record 99863. It is signed "L", BR's pseudonym.

Its ribbon copy is also extant, document .201160, record 116278. There are also two transcriptions of the complete letter: document .052431, record 119341; and document .201129, record 116269.

This letter, no. 51, p. 72, was typed for a literary collection of their letters. It uses the pseudonymous initial "M" and a fictional address. "Edwardes Square" has been added in Colette's hand. Its ribbon copy is also present, document .201161, record 116279.

The text does not match the Urch typescript letter of the same date: letter no. 215, document 104579hi, record 113151.

This ts., no. 52, p. 73, was prepared for a literary collection of their letters. It is signed with the pseudonymous initial "L" and has corrections in Colette's hand. Its ribbon copy is also present: document .201162, record 116280.

This version contains fragments of the last part of the original letter, with some reworking of the text. Corrections to the text vary—a sentence struck out in the ribbon copy remains here.

The original letter is document .200339, record 19350. See that record for publication information.

There are also two transcriptions: document .052437, record 99910; document .201138, record 116281. These transcriptions are different typings, although they contain the same text. They are not accurate transcriptions, however. Some sentences have been deleted and new ones added.

This letter, no. 53, pp. 74-5, was prepared for a literary collection of their letters. It uses a fictional initial "M". Colette has added to the text as well as inking out some words. The ribbon copy is also present: document .201163, record 116282. It contains many more changes than this carbon does.

The letter is vaguely related to letter no. 217kh, document .014579hk, record 113153, in the Urch typescript. An extract which it is similar to the letter in the Urch typescript also exists, document .201208, record 116697.

This letter, no. 54, pp. 76-7, was prepared for a literary collection of their letters.

This document is the carbon; the ribbon copy is document .201164, record 116052. It is signed with BR's pseudonymous initial "L".

BR has put pencil brackets around the last paragraph and written "O." for "omit" beside it.

The original letter is document .200341, record 19352. In addition to the original document there are two typed versions which more closely relate to the text. They are document .052439, record 99912; and document .201140, record 116052.

This letter, no. 55, p. 78, was prepared for a literary collection of their letters. It is dated 29 August 1918. The text is taken from original letter, document .200343, record 19354.

Although this letter was begun on Thursday, 29 August 1918, these sentences come from the first paragraph of the continuation of the letter which was written the next day.

There is a also a ribbon copy of this literary letter, document .052402, record 99868. There are also two transcriptions of the Friday section of this letter: document .052441, record 99914; document .201141, record 116323. Both these transcriptions are lacking the same sentences.

This typescript, no. 56, pp. 79-80, was typed for a literary collection of their letters. The original letter is document .200344, record 19355. This version uses Russell's pseudonymous initial "L". This is the carbon; the ribbon copy is document .201166, record 116133.

Both literary versions have a handwritten correction to the text: "me" is changed to "one".

There are also two typed transcriptions: document .201145, record 116134; document .052443, record 99869.

This letter, no. 57, p. 81, was prepared for a literary collection of their letters. It uses the fictional address of "Edwardes Square", is signed with Colette's pseudonymous initial "M" and contains corrections in her hand.

Some of the text matches letter no. 221 in the Urch typescript, document .10457ho, record 113157.

A transcription of original letter, document .200307, record 19313. There is also another transcription, document .201114, record 116324.

A transcription of an original letter, document .200306a, record 19334. It contains one typed annotation. A page number, 2, has been written in pencil.

There is also another transcription, document .201115, record 116238. There is also a literary version, document .052388, record 99853.

Two sentences from the letter were published in After Ten Years, p. 125.

An edited transcription of document .200318, record 19322. The text has been edited from the original re Miles Malleson; there are other changes. The pages have been numbered in pencil, 4-5.

Another transcription, from a different typing, document .201116, record 116325, has the same changes.

This typescript matches in text another typescript, document .201155, record 116240. This typescript has [page] 6 written in the top right corner. The two typescripts are from different typings.

The original letter is document .200309, record 19314.

There is also a literary version: document .052391, record 99856.

A condensed transcription of an original letter, document .200312, record 19317. The pages of this transcription have been numbered in pencil, 7-8. There are two annotations, one on "Prince Andre", the other on Colette's nickname for BR, "Chatsauvage".

There is also another condensed transcription, document .201156, record 116327.

"Je ne saurais te peindre, ma douce amie, l'impatience qui me rouge."

A transcription of document .200305, record 19311. There is no salutation or signature. The fictional identities Mirabeau and Buzot are not included.

The letter was possibly written in early June.

"Thursday 11th". A transcription of an original letter, document .200314, record 19319. The pages of this transcription have been numbered in pencil, 12 and 13.

There is another transcription, document .201118, record 116238.

A typed transcription of the original letter, document .200306, record 19312, with a sentence omitted near the end.

This is the first extant letter from prison written directly to Colette in English. Some code words, e.g. "Boismaison", in the original have been replaced with the real words, in this case "Ashford". The number "14" was written in pencil in the top right corner.

There is another transcription of this letter, document .201120, record 115669.

A transcription of an original letter, document .200315, less the final paragraph. This transcription has been numbered in pencil, [p.] 15. It has one typed annotation of an "Emissary", who is identified as being from Scotland Yard.

There is another typed transcription, document .201119, record 116329. Both transcriptions lack the last paragraph of the original letter.

A transcription of the original letter, document .200321, record 19324. One sentence has been left out at the end of paragraph one.

There is another transcription, also lacking that sentence: document .201121, record 116268.

There is a literary version, document .200321, record 19324.

The text of this letter is similar to document .200322, record 19325, which itself is a typescript. The original letter is not in the Russell Archives.

The text varies—some additions, some deletions; all references to Miles Malleson are gone in this version. Page no. 18 has been added in pencil. There is another typed letter which matches this one in text, document .201122, record 116361.

A transcription of a document .200326, record 19339. Page number "19" is written in pencil on this transcription.

Although the transcription is condensed it contains an extra sentence about living at Gordon Square.

There is another transcription which matches this one in text, document .201123, record 116362.

This typescript is made to look like a letter by adding the sentence "My darling, you asked about the 'single tax'." What follows is a transcription of document .200342. This document is not in BRACERS because it is not a letter.

The verso of document .200342 has a Chinese poem, "On Paying Calls in August". That poem is not transcribed here; it appears as document .052430 in box 6.69 and has no BRACERS entry.

This typescript is numbered "20" in pencil.

A transcription of a few sentences from the original letter fragment, document .200323, record 19336.

The remainder of the text of this letter could not be matched to any other letter in Rec. Acq. 596, 200000 series. Thus it is the only source for this text.

Part of the section of the letter dated "Friday 26th" is not found in the original letter fragment. All of the text beginning "Wednesday" is new.

The pages are numbered in pencil, "21" and "22". Page 22 is blank.

There is another transcription which almost matches this one in text: document .201124, record 116363. It varies from this version in that "July" appears in the date. Also "most true" which appears in the original has been changed to "very true".

A typed copy of an original letter, document .200317, record 19321. The text of this typed copy matches the text of document .201157, record 116241, although they are different typings. The typewriter appears to be the same. The pages of this typescript have been numbered in pencil, 23-4. There is also a literary version, document .052393, record 99858.

A condensed transcription of an original letter, document .200324, record 19337. The page no. "25" has been written on it in pencil.

There is another transcription which contains slightly more text than this transcription: document .201126, record 116364.

Also in file; TL(CAR), document .191050.

A transcription of an original letter, document .200333, record 19344. It contains one typed annotation which identifies "The Big Book" as An Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy. Someone has placed a query mark in pencil at the end of the annotation.

The letter lacks the brief third paragraph which mentions Helen Dudley. It contains a page number "25a" which has been written over an erased page number. There is also another transcription: document .201125, record 116365.

A condensed transcription of an original letter, document .200325, record 19338. It is numbered page "26" in pencil.

There is also another condensed transcription which matches this one: document .201127, record 116366.

A partial transcription of original letter 200328, document .200328-.200329, record 19341. The transcription omits some sentences and ends "And now you will have it." A long paragraph after that is omitted. It is numbered page "28" in pencil.

There is also another transcription which matches this one in text: document .201128, record 116367.

This is a transcription of the original document .200329 (aka .200328-9), record 119341. Page numbers 30-1 have been added in pencil.

There is another transcription of this letter, in a different typing: document .201129, record 116269. There is also a literary version (ribbon copy and carbon), document .201160, record 116278, and document .052397, record 99863.

This is a transcription of an original letter, document .200331, record 19343. The page is numbered 34 in pencil. Added to it is "The Portman rooms convention and" before "Canuto's". The typist actually typed "Portland"; this has been corrected by hand. The date of this event, 23 September, has been added in pencil at the foot of the typescript.

There is another transcription, document .201131, record 116368.

A transcription of the original letter, document .200335, record 19346. Page no. 37 has been written in pencil. Although originally marked "REJ" that decision was struck out and replaced by "LET".

The first paragraph of the transcription matches the original letter. The second and third paragraphs contain text from a letter which appears not to be extant. One of the new paragraphs indicates that "The International Situation" discussion is being enclosed. It could be published, BR says, as being by Edward Grubb.

Also, the last line in the second paragraph is the last line of the original letter. The original letter has been cut with the last sentence on a separate sheet of paper pasted onto it.

There is also another transcription, document .201133, record 116369.

A condensed transcription of the original letter, document .200336, record 19347. The page no. 38 has been added in pencil.

There is another condensed transcription, document .201134, record 116370. Both transcriptions lack the sentence about the Ropers and the following sentence, as well as the closing phrase.

A partial transcription of an original letter, document .200337, record 19348. The numbers 39 to 42 have been written sequentially on the four pages. There is also another transcription, document .201135, record 116371.

Both transcriptions contain only the first sentence of the paragraph which refers to the experimental theatre but then goes on to discuss Priscilla Annesley, Miles Malleson and other subjects. The text written sideways across the top of the first page of the original has not been transcribed. The text written sideways on "Thursday morning" appears in the transcriptions of document .200338, record 19349. Russell's sentence asking about Eve Walsh Hill has been deleted from the transcriptions. The phrase "So glad you have come to like Wuthering Heights!" has been changed to "So glad you are working on the script of Wuthering Heights."

This is a condensed transcription of the last part of the original letter, document .200337, record 19348—the part of the letter written sideways at the foot of page 2, beginning "Thursday mg."

The remainder of the transcription is of the original letter, document .200338, record 19349.

The transcription contains page numbers 43 and 44 written in pencil. The notation "LET" has been modified by "(Parts)" and lines mark off the text to be included with the notation "Include".

There is another transcription, document .201137, record 116373, which matches only the second part, i.e. the part described as "the remainder" above.

The text of these varies from the original in the same way: the words "Sinn Fein" do not appear; "unrestrained sexual competition" is changed to "unrestrained freedom" and several words after that change are omitted.

A transcription of document .200339, record 19350, although some sentences have been added and others deleted.

Someone has written page numbers in pencil, 45-7.

There is another transcription, a different typing although the text matches, document .201138, record 116281. There the change from "Portland" to "Portman" is skilfully done—here it is done by pencil.

There is also a literary version: ribbon copy, document .201162, record 116280; carbon, document .052399, record 99865.

A transcription of the original letter, document .200340, record 19351. The page is numbered 48 in pencil.

There is also another transcription, document .201139, record 116374.

Both of these transcriptions have "Blackpool time" changed to "bad time" and both are missing a few sentences—however, document .201139 has slightly more text omitted than this transcription.

A transcription of the original letter, document .200341, record 19352. Two sentences have been omitted. Pages have been numbered in pencil 49-51.

This transcription is similar to document .201140, record 116051, except that document .201140 also contains the text of the first paragraph of document .200343, record 19354.

There are also two literary versions of this letter: carbon, document .052401, record 99867; ribbon copy, document .201164, record 116052.

"Thursday. 29th". A transcription of the first paragraph of original letter, document .200343, record 19354. The page is been numbered 52 in pencil.

There is one other transcription, which covers both the Thursday and Friday parts of the letter, document .201141, record 116323. It lacks some sentences in the Friday section of the letter. The other related documents contain only the Friday section of the letter. Document .052441, record 9914 (lacks the same sentences).

A literary version is taken from the Friday section: ribbon copy, document .201165, record 116322; carbon copy, document .052402, record 99868.

"Friday". A transcription of the Friday section of the original letter, document .200343, record 19354, with some sentences lacking. The pages are numbered in pencil, 53-5.

There is also another transcription that includes both the Thursday and Friday sections of the original letter, document .201141, record 116323. It lacks the same sentences. There is also a literary version taken from the Friday section: ribbon copy, document .201165, record 116322; carbon copy, document .052402, record 99868.

A transcription of original letter, document .200344, record 19355. Pages are numbered in pencil 57-8.

There is one other transcription, document .201145, record 116134.

There is also a literary version: document .201166 (ribbon copy), record 116133 (ribbon copy); document .052403, record 99869 (carbon).

A transcription of the original letter, document .200345, record 19356. The page has been numbered 59 in pencil.

There is another transcription, document .201146, record 116375.

In both transcriptions the last sentence of the penultimate paragraph is omitted, and "Gladys" is changed to "Miss Rinder".

A transcription of the original letter, document .200346, record 19357. Page number "60" has been written in pencil.

There is another transcription, document .201147, record 11376.

A partial transcription of original letter, document .200347, record 19358.

The first two paragraphs have been transcribed. The page number 61 has been written on the transcription in pencil.

There is another transcription of this part of the letter, document .201148, record 116377. The remainder of the letter has been transcribed in two more sets of transcriptions—see record 19358 for the details.

A partial transcription of the original letter, document .200347, record 19358.

The fourth and fifth paragraphs are transcribed as a separate letter with a date one day later than document .200347. Page "62" has been written on this transcript in pencil.

There is also another transcription of these paragraphs, document .201149, record 116378. Both of these transcriptions are missing the phrase "To amuse you".

There are two other sets of transcriptions which cover the other parts of the letter. See record 19358 for the details.

A partial transcription of the original letter, document .200347, record 19358. The transcription contains the last part of the original letter. Page "63" has been written on it in pencil. It is dated two days later than the original.

There is another transcription of this part of the letter, document .201150, record 116379. The first part of the letter has been transcribed in two sets of transcriptions. See record 19358 for the details.

A transcription of the original letter, document .200348, record 19359. Pages have been numbered "64" and "65". The original has two holes in it. The missing text from the top side of the sheet cannot be obtained as the sentences have been re-worked. The text on the reverse side is available in this transcription.

There is also another transcription, document .201151, record 116380.

Some sentences have been omitted.

A transcription of the original letter, document .200349, record 19360 and a condensed transcription of original letter .200349a, record 19373 written on the same piece of paper but sideways on the following day. The transcription is numbered in pencil "66" and "67".

There is also another transcription, document .201152, record 116381.

A condensed transcription of the original letter, document .200350, record 19361, paginated in pencil, 68-70. Several sentences have been omitted from the main body of the letter. The sentences written the next morning, a Thursday, were not transcribed.

There is also another transcription, document .201153, record 116384.

Colette copied out some extracts from this letter and sent them to Clifford Allen. See record 19361 for further details.