Samuel Beckett's working manuscript for Murphy - in pictures
Doodles and a note by Beckett relating to the novel Photograph: Sotheby'sCancelled version of the opening sentence and doodles, including (bottom left) James Joyce in profilePhotograph: Sotheby'sDoodles, including a self-portrait (top) and a portrait of Charlie Chaplin (bottom)Photograph: Sotheby's
The opening of the novel, dated 5 September 1935Photograph: Sotheby's
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