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Loan MS 129/4/17
- Record Id:
- 040-003370233
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003367166
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100041695345.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Loan MS 129/4/17
- Title:
- From P.G. Wodehouse to Denis Mackail - Part 1
- Scope & Content:
-
55 letters from P.G. Wodehouse to Denis Mackail, 13 May 1921-19 Jul 1935 and 4 Jun 1945-25 Dec 1950, and photocopy of one letter from Ethel to Mackail, 4 Jan 1945.
The letters contain complimentary remarks on Mackail's latest books and information on Wodehouse’s latest projects and comments on his technique and style, complaints about negative reviews of their books, details about Wodehouse's financial affairs, opinions on contemporary writers and books, information on his time in France after internment, mentions to Don Iddon's Diary in the Daily Mail, news about publication of Wodehouse's 'Camp Book' and his novels in England after the War, explanation of issues with Wodehouse's typewriting, news about his daughter Leonora, the dogs and the parrot, as well as other personal news.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003367166
036-003368535
037-003367353
038-003370231
040-003370233 - Is part of:
- Loan MS 129 : P.G. Wodehouse Archive
Loan MS 129/4 : P.G. Wodehouse Archive: Correspondence
Loan MS 129/4/1-105 : Correspondence to and from P.G. Wodehouse
Loan MS 129/4/17-19 : P.G. Wodehouse Correspondence: Mackail, Denis
Loan MS 129/4/17 : From P.G. Wodehouse to Denis Mackail - Part 1 - Hierarchy:
- 032-003367166[0004]/036-003368535[0003]/037-003367353[0018]/038-003370231[0001]/040-003370233
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Loan MS 129
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1921
- End Date:
- 1950
- Date Range:
- 1921-1950
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Former External References:
- BL320
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Notes:
- The letters were divided between Mackail’s daughters after his death; as a result, the files contains alternate originals and photocopies for the entire run of the correspondence.