Sassoon, Siegfried, 1886-1967

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Holograph manuscript, written after Mar, 1919.

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Autograph manuscript letter, signed, from Ursala Whalley to Sassoon asking if he can review her work.

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ALS concerning A. E. Coppard.

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Twenty-four ALS and one telegram.

With twenty-three envelopes.

Discussing his activities, work, and Thomas Hardy.

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60 autograph manuscript letters, 12 autograph manuscript postcards, and four typescript letters, signed, from Sassoon to De la Mare. Sassoon discusses De la Mare’s article about Robinson Crusoe and makes reference to authors, including Max Beerbohm, Robert Graves, Thomas Hardy, Ralph Hodgson, H. M. Tomlinson, and H. G. Wells. Some letters contain watercolor illustrations by Sassoon depicting unidentified men. Also includes two printed poems by Sassoon.

Abstract: The collection consists of letters and manuscripts documenting the publication of the anthology in 1938. Contributors include: W. H. Auden, John Brownson, Cecil Day Lewis, Lion Feuchtwanger, George de Fiedorowicz, Louis Golding, Geoffrey Grigson, Robert Herring, Herbert Hodge, James Lansdale Hodson, Jeffrey Eardley Jeffrey, Peter Lagger, David Low, Louis MacNeice, Kingsley Martin, Siegfried Sassoon, John Strachey, Frank Tilsley, Edward Upward and Rex Warner.Series I, Correspondence,...

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The collection consists of correspondence, writings, photographs, a scrapbook, and other papers by or related to Siegfried Sassoon. Spanning from the beginning of the first World War to Sassoon's death in 1967, the papers document his writings, including the novel Sherston's Progress, the poetry collections Satirical Poems and The Heart's Journey, and other works.