Nadath. The words of Nadath, the false prophet, written in the year 1937, in a house that stands on a bay of New Zealand: a house of wood, iron and glass, and the sea outside. (Ms, 89 leaves).

The Book of Nadath is an unpublished manuscript written by Hyde in 1937. The following notes on this manuscript are taken largely from Patrick Sandbrook’s Appendix to his 1985 PhD thesis Robin Hyde: A Writer at Work.

Loose pages numbered by Hyde consecutively to p. 57 (actually p.56 due to misnumbering; there is no p.37, numbers run 1-36, 38-57). After p.57 each chapter is numbered individually. From p.36 consecutive numbering will be given in square brackets.

The first page bears the title Nadath. Chapter One has no separate title. Thereafter chapter titles are: Nadath and the Singers. p.8 Pity. p.22 Nadath and the Master of Wheels. p.25 The House of Woman. p.36 The Time Servers. p.48 [47] The Weavers and Dyers. p.49 [48] The Three Who Come. p.54 [53] They That Answered. pp.1-4 [57-60] The Iron Child. pp.1-9 [61-69] Nadath Speaks to his Love. pp.1-4 [70-73] The Yellow Man. pp.1-6 [74-79] The Far Flyers. pp.1-8 [80-87] The Far Flyers. Incomplete draft. p.1 [88] Blank page. [89]

Watermarks: Pages 1-30 Exquisite. Pages 31- [88] Ariel Bond. Page [89] Progress Bond Made in Canada. Verso note p.8 The Far Flyers: 3K5 33328.