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This extensive collection, comprising both sides of a correspondence, albeit unevenly (there are around 97 letters from Ian and around 56 from Ann; some are incomplete), gives an intimate and detailed insight into Ann and Ian Fleming's relationship, from the complexities of the 1940s when Ann wa...
Also contains: one letter from William Plomer, a friend of Ian's and a reader at Jonathan Cape, Ian's publisher, to Ann, 4 Apr 1957, in which Plomer expresses his expectation that From Russia, With Love would do better than Ian's previous books and discusses Ian's broad fanbase; two letters from ...
Five journals recording the travels of J D Burnaby of the Coldstream Guards. The journals cover trips around the South of England, into Wales, and in Europe, through Belgium into the Netherlands and Germany.
A small tan-coloured notebook containing a description of a journey through parts of Wales and to the Westmorland Lakes. The journal provides concise descriptions of towns visited and walks taken. The second half of the volume lists Burnaby's expenses. Burnaby set out from Blackheath on 29 Jul...
Journal of J D Burnaby describing a tour of the South East of England
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A small tan-coloured notebook containing a description of journeys around England. The journal provides concise descriptions of towns visited and walks taken. This journal begins with the continuation of Burnaby's trip to Wales and Westmorland, finishing in Baggrave Hall on 15 Oct. This sectio...
Journal of J D Burnaby describing a tour of Harrogate and the lakes in Westmorland
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A small tan-coloured notebook containing a description of journeys around England. The journal provides concise descriptions of towns visited and walks taken. This journal describes a tour of Harrogate and the lakes in Westmorland, Cumberland, and the surrounding area in 1785, starting on 7 Ju...
Journal of J D Burnaby describing a tour of Europe
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A small tan-coloured notebook containing a description of a journey through Flanders, from France, into the Netherlands and on to Germany. The journal provides concise descriptions of towns visited, landmarks, and churches and their interiors. The second half of the volume lists Burnaby's expens...