File 13 - Broken Ghost

An annotated manuscript draft of ‘Broken Ghost’ (originally titled ‘Virgin Vision’) by Niall Griffiths, and a typescript draft with manuscript annotations and amendments by him, together with related material comprising: manuscript notes made by Niall Griffiths concerning the writing of the book, and in particular its structure, themes, dialogue, language and characters; a typescript synopsis of the book by him with manuscript annotations by him; a published extract from the novel; notes by Niall Griffiths relating to matters pertinent to the book, including apparitions, spiritual matters and psychology, the nature of evil, topographical and architectural details in the Aberystwyth area, natural history, the Welsh revival of 1904, alien sightings, and social issues in contemporary Britain, notably violence, poverty and the poor; research materials collected by Niall Griffiths including printouts from websites and press cuttings relating to brocken spheres, Marian apparitions, Welsh hymns, religion and rationalism, the Rhoserchan drug rehabilitation unit in Penrhyncoch, reality therapy for addiction, a Welsh artist’s response to racist violence in the USA, and aspects of contemporary British society including drinking culture, police violence, treatment of the poor and destitute, and the abuse of power; and photographs taken by Niall Griffiths of Llyn Syfydrin.