"Stonington Novel" fragment

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Merrill, James. 1962. “‘Stonington Novel’ Fragment”. Series_IV_Manuscripts, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/38529

Title: "Stonington Novel" fragment
Description: This fragment is the start of a never-completed novel about James Merrill's and David Jackson's evolving relationship with Stonington and each other.
Subject: Merrill, James, 1926-1995
Creator: Merrill, James
Source: James Merrill Papers (MSS083) - Box 145, Folder 3832
Date: 1962: September 24
Relation: Series_IV_Manuscripts; Exhibit Cases 3-4: Water Street; James Merrill: Life and Art, p. 298
Format: 4 leaves. Recto.; 4 jpegs. 600 ppi.
Language: English
Type: Manuscript
Identifier: Stonington_Novel_Fragment_Sep_24_1962-001.jpg
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Rights Holder: Washington University in St. Louis
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Item sets: Merrill; Merrill Life Archive

Site pages: Water Street - Manuscripts

Media: Stonington_Novel_Fragment_Sep_24_1962-001.jpg; Stonington_Novel_Fragment_Sep_24_1962-002.jpg; Stonington_Novel_Fragment_Sep_24_1962-003.jpg; Stonington_Novel_Fragment_Sep_24_1962-004.jpg