Emma Darwin

Emma Darwin, a novelist living and writing in London, has posted a rather eloquent defense of literary autographs and their use in the classroom on her blog, This Itch of Writing, saying that "to have first drafts of great literature is like being able to see an aerial photograph in stereoscopic vision". After explaining how she discussed a draft of Blake's "The Tyger" with her creative writing students, she expressed the regret that it is not any easier to get hold of such drafts. Librarians and public funders please heed!