Mary Hadkinson: Letters Received from Lawrence Durrell and Eve Durrell
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Various letters and postcards from Lawrence Durrell to Mary Hadkinson (née Mollo), including four letters (1948) from Eve Durrell (née Cohen), wife of Lawrence Durrell (married 1947). According to Ian MacNiven, Lawrence Durrell: A Biography (1998), Durrell met Mary Hadkinson in 1946, when she w...
Mary Hadkinson: Letters and Postcards (dated) from Lawrence Durrell
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Twenty dated letters and postcards: 1. 25 October 1950. Belgrade. Autograph, 4 sheets, with envelope. 2. 16 April 1960 (date of franking). France. Postcard, typed. The card is pre-printed (Care of Curtis Brown Ltd, London, informing the recipient that Durrell is unable to accept 'your kind inv...
Papers of Ghyslaine Durrell: Letters Received from Lawrence Durrell
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Various letters, cards and postcards, from Lawrence Durrell to his fourth wife, Ghyslaine Durrell (née de Boysson). Much of the material is written in French, or written in a combination of French and English. Several photographs are included. Almost all of the written material is from Lawrence...
A scrapbook compiled by Ghyslaine Durrell, containing a variety of material, almost all of which is dated 1973. Includes brief notes from Lawrence Durrell, telegrams, greetings cards, newspaper cuttings, invitation cards (Film Festival, Cannes), and plane tickets. The front cover is decorated ...
1. Assorted material, comprising: autograph letter (Sommières, August 1973) from Lawrence Durrell to Ghyslaine, signed 'Dracula'; two autograph postcards from Lawrence Durrell to Ghyslaine; autograph note from Lawrence Durrell (with date 'été 1973' added in pencil); four small sheets with decora...
1. Assorted material, comprising: letter (without date, typescript, signed) from Lawrence Durrell to Ghyslaine, beginning: 'Here is a tiny present'; telegram (18 April 1974) from Durrell to Ghyslaine; three postcards (autograph, all April 1974) from Durrell to Ghyslaine; card with autograph mess...
1. Assorted material, comprising: dream interpretation (typescript and autograph, February 1975) by Durrell entitled 'Faucon - Ours', with a brief note in pencil on the verso by Ghyslaine identifying the text as Durrell's interpretation of her dream (dated 4 February 1976, i.e. not in agreement ...
Letters and cards, as follows: 10 January 1976: autograph letter, from Jolan Chang (1917-2002) to Lawrence Durrell; 21 February 1976: card (typescript), from Durrell to Ghyslaine, advising travel plans; 16 March 1976: letter (typescript), from Durrell to Ghyslaine; March 1976: card (typescript),...