“This Spider and This Moonlight”

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Williams, Joy, ““This Spider and This Moonlight””, Not published, Not dated, Joy Williams: Honored Guest, accessed February 12, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/joy-williams/item/1155

Title: “This Spider and This Moonlight”
Description: First five pages of a heavily edited draft of Harrow with an earlier title.; Williams cut at least 100 pages from the novel in the editing process. The Joy Williams Papers also include a later version with editing marks from her editor as well as cut-and-taped passages.
Creator: Williams, Joy
Date: Not dated
Subject: Williams, Joy, 1944- Harrow
Publisher: Not published
Source: Joy Williams Papers
Accession 2021-024
Type: Manuscript
Format: Paper, 8.5x11"; JPEG, 400 ppi
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/
Identifier: mss2021-024-09-001
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mss2021-024-09-005
Language: English
Relation: Joy Williams letter to Deb Garrison

Item sets: Joy Williams: Honored Guest

Site pages: Harrow

Media: mss2021-024-09-001.jpg; mss2021-024-09-002.jpg; mss2021-024-09-003.jpg; mss2021-024-09-004.jpg; mss2021-024-09-005.jpg