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What Can’t Be Cured by L. W. Doherty, 1955

 Item — Box: Arthur Markham Box 1
Reference code: 268/14/2

Scope and Contents

'What Can’t Be Cured' by L. W. Doherty won an Award in 1955. A miner is recovering in hospital after an accident and is told by doctors he won't work again. The miner is a talented model-maker and is visited by a man offering to buy and sell them. This secures his family's future, and his wife is relieved he no longer has to work in the mine. It was selected by Mike Kirkup for the 1994 anthology.

Dates

  • Creation: 1955

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Available to all by appointment

Extent

1 Item(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Arrangement

This essay was part of Mike Kirkup's selections for his 1994 anthology and was kept seperately. The essay has now been reincorporated into the main chronological order.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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