Ric Hool: Letters and Cards Received from Lee Harwood (2010-12)
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Letters and cards from Lee Harwood as follows: (1). 8 Jan 2010. Autograph postcard. (2). 9 Feb 2010. Autograph folding card. 'Thank you so much for your poem. I'm deeply touched and warmed by your dedication.' Harwood has just returned from Dorset, and from visiting John Hall 'on the edge of D...
Ric Hool: Letters and Cards Received from Lee Harwood (2013-15)
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Letters and cards from Lee Harwood as follows (and a copy letter from Hool to Harwood, 27 Apr 2015): (1). 2 Jan 2013. Autograph postcard with small additional PS sheet. (2). 11 Feb 2013. Autograph folding card. 'Though it's way ahead, thanks for the date - 17 Sept - for my Hen and Chicks readi...
Letter from Edward Bulwer-Lytton to William Henry Haggard regarding public opinion of invading Afghanistan
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Letter marked as "private" to William Haggard from Edward Bulwer-Lytton, favourably discussing intervening in Afghanistan. Bulwer-Lytton comments on the change in foreign policy following the resignation of Lord Derby, the shift of public opinion towards intervention, and the tendency of the gove...
Letter from Edward Bulwer-Lytton to William Henry Haggard reviewing the first phase of the Second Anglo-Afghan War
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Letter from Edward Bulwer-Lytton to William Haggard reviewing the military and political situation following the defeat of Sher Ali. Bulwer-Lytton conveys his thanks and admiration to Ronald Thomson; discusses political relations with France and Persia; suggests the deployment of a British ironcl...
Letters from Lindsay Anderson, Peggy Ashcroft, and Hugh Beaumont
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Letters to Sir Ralph Richardson and Meriel Forbes from Lindsay Anderson, film director, Peggy Ashcroft, actress, and Hugh 'Binkie' Beaumont, theatre manager. These letters discuss plays and social events.
Letters to Sir Ralph Richardson and Meriel Forbes from Sir John Gielgud. These letters discuss plays, including a production in New York, films, work in Los Angeles, and social events. They also offer thanks for various presents. This folder also includes a letter of condolence to Lady Richard...
Letters and postcards to Meriel Forbes from Sir John Gielgud following the death of Ralph Richardson. These letters mostly offer thanks for various presents and meals. They include a draft of Gielgud's preface to The Lord Chamberlain's Blue Pencil by John Jonhstone, a couple of pages of cartoon...
Letters, cards and postcards to Sir Ralph Richardson and Meriel Forbes from Sir Alec and Lady Guinness. These letters mostly convey details of Sir Alec's travels for productions, as well as personal news relating to pets and holidays. This file also includes a letter of condolence to Lady Richard...
Letters, cards and postcards to Meriel Forbes from Sir Alec and Lady Guinness, following the death of Ralph Richardson. These letters mostly convey details of Sir Alec's travels for productions, as well as personal news relating to pets and holidays. This file also includes a number of undated l...