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Cambridge Scholar Publishes Turing’s 1950s Story, Redefining Image

7/25/2026

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Cambridge professor Sarah Dillon transcribed Alan Turing’s short story “Pryce’s Buoy”.
She dates the manuscript to late 1952 or early 1953, after Turing’s conviction.
The narrative follows Ron Miller and Alec Pryce, portraying Turing as playful, funny and openly sexual.
Dillon notes Turing borrowed phrasing from Angus Wilson’s novel “Hemlock and After”.
The transcription was published in Review of English Studies to reshape Turing’s image beyond film “The Imitation Game”.

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Story summary

Cambridge professor Sarah Dillon transcribed Alan Turing’s short story “Pryce’s Buoy”.
She dates the manuscript to late 1952 or early 1953, after Turing’s conviction.
The narrative follows Ron Miller and Alec Pryce, portraying Turing as playful, funny and openly sexual.
Dillon notes Turing borrowed phrasing from Angus Wilson’s novel “Hemlock and After”.
The transcription was published in Review of English Studies to reshape Turing’s image beyond film “The Imitation Game”.