Autograph and typescript letters and postcards written by members of Durrell’s family to Ray and Georgina Mills. There are two letters from Eve Durrell (second wife, b 1918 d 2004), one during her marriage to Durrell dated Jul 8 1949 and one regarding daughter Sappho dated 18 Oct 1983. The corres...
Autograph notes to Lawrence Durrell from Ray Mills. Two copies of ‘With Lawrence Durrell on Rhodes 1945-47’ by Ray Mills. Four sets of autograph notes by Mills including his first meeting with Durrell.
Correspondence from Lawrence Durrell to Michael Luke
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Photocopies of Durrell’s typescript letters to film producer Michael Luke (b 1925, d 2005) regarding Durrell editing the screenplay for ‘The Oedipus King’. There is also an undated letter from Durrell to Dick Odgers (b 1920, d 2008) of Curtis Brown literary agents. Page 37 of the screenplay is mi...
Autograph and typescript letters to Ray Mills from friends and acquaintances. Several of the letters are concerning Durrell, his career and health. There is an undated note on the back of a poem by Durrell entitled ‘Omega Grey’, the note mentions that it was an unpublished poem. Also included are...