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Total number of records: 11

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Brotherton Collection11
Herbert Read Collection11
English Literature1

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anarchism1
art1
art, modern1
english poetry1
modernism (art)1
sculpture, modern1

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Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)2
Zekowski, Arlene (1922-)2
Berne, Stanley (1923-)1
Gordon, Caroline (1895-1981)1
Hanley, James (1901-1985)1
Jerrold, Douglas (1893-)1
Varma, Devendra P (1923-)1

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Devendra Varma

Varma, Devendra P (1923-)

c. Nov 1965 - Apr 1968

Substantial file of correspondence addressed to Read and associated material concerning Varma's work on 'The Gothic Flame' and the 7 Horrid Novels.The file includes a press-cutting about Devendra Varm...

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Caroline Gordon

Gordon, Caroline (1895-1981)

29 Jul 1966 - 5 Sep 1966

This file contains 2 letters to Herbert Read from Caroline Gordon, novelist and first wife of Allen Tate [1925-1945].

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Rebecca Rass: Babylon

1967

Typescript copy of a 'poetic novel' titled 'Babylon', by Rebecca Rass, a cover letter from Rass is included in the file.

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Biography

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

c. 1918

1 prose typescript titled 'Biography', 8ff, by Herbert Read, with pencil note dating it at 'about 1918'.

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Douglas Jerrold

Jerrold, Douglas (1893-)

c. 1930

File containing typescript notes titled 'Reply to Mr Douglas Jerrold' and press cuttings of Read's Review of Soldier's Testament (René Quinton, translated by Jerrold) and a letter to the Editor of th...

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Arlene Zekowski

Zekowski, Arlene (1922-)

c. 1960

This file contains 4 typescript documents, with manuscript annotations, by Arlene Zekowski, n.d. [c. 1960].

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Madge Hales

13 Dec 1962 - 17 Dec 1962

1 letter to Herbert Read from Madge Hales, with a carbon copy of Read's response.

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James Hanley

Hanley, James (1901-1985)

9 Jun 1966

This file contains 1 letter to Herbert Read from James Hanley regarding the possibility of applying for an Arts Council bursary. Hanley writes about his work in the four years since the publication of...

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The Green Child

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

1934

Manuscript of Herbert Read's only novel, The Green Child. The title page shows that one early title for The Green Child was Inland Far.

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Stanley Berne and Arlene Zekowski

Berne, Stanley (1923-); Zekowski, Arlene (1922-)

10 Feb 1963 - 3 May 1964

This file includes 8 typescript and manuscript letters from Stanley Berne and Arlene Zekowski to Herbert Read and 3 carbon copy responses from Read. Letters chiefly concern a preface written by Read...

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Archive Sub-series

Project files and prepublication material

c.1914-1968

This sub-series contains project files and prepublication material relating to books, articles and speeches written by Herbert Read. Included in the sub-series are manuscripts, typescripts, typescript...

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