Main Entry Heading-Personal Name
Mills, John, 1930-
BRS document number
000003994
Cataloging Source
BVAS ENG
Physical Description
42 items. 5 cm.
Summary, Abstract, Annotaion, and Scope etc
Holograph notes, typescript drafts, and draft fragments, some with holographic additions and corrections, of the novel The land of is.
Location
John Mills Papers, 1969-1972.
Subject Heading-Uniform Title Heading
The land of is : novel, 1972.
Linking Entry Complexity Note
In the John Mills Papers.
Biographical or Historical Note
John Mills was born in London. He grew up and was educated there before attending the University College of North Wales. Not being ready for that experience, he did time in the British Army before emigrating to Canada in the early 1950's. In this country he worked at various jobs including a stint on the DEW Line as a radar technician. He eventually returned to university, completing degrees at the University of British Columbia and Stanford. He began teaching at Simon Fraser in 1965. His essays and stories have appeared in Georgia Straight and West Review as well as in anthologies, and he has published four novels and an autobiography.
Provenance Note
Gift of John Mills, 1973.
