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Small file of correspondence with Vanessa Hamilton editor commenting on Margaret's progress on 'Heriot'. Includes a copy of a letter regarding a dissertation on Margaret Mahy sent to Vanessa Hamilton of JM Dent & Sons Ltd Publishers.

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Correspondence with Vanessa Hamilton about 'The Big Black Bulging Bump' includes typescript of the story.

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Correspondence with Vanessa Hamilton concerning 'Dashing Dog!' referred to here as 'Good Dog, Bad Dog'. File contains letter from Vanessa Hamilton Books Ltd, revision notes on the layout of 'Good Dog, Bad Dog' and poem by Maragret titled 'Dashing dog!'.

Scope and Contents Snapper Street stories Typescripts and correspondence with publisher Vanessa Hamilton Books Ltd. These appear to be a collection of stories based set on "Snapper Street". Most of these do not appear to have been published. "The Snapper Street Ghost" Multiple copies "The Horror at the Back of the Fridge" multiple copies "A Word from Behind the Curtains" "The High-Flyer" multiple copies "The Quizzybeak" multiple copies "Saving the Hat" Poem Extract of an unnamed story featuring...

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Typescript of 'Squintum's House' with annotations. Later published as "The other side of silence" in 1995. The title page of this version annotated "Dec. 94 JN's ed. version" and "VII".

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Typescript of "Telephones and tingleberries : a tale of love and Ice cream version 1 with annotations 38p Typescript of "Tingleberries, Tuckertubs and telephones : a tale of love and Ice cream version 2 with annotations 38p