George Bernard Shaw collection 1894-1947

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George Bernard Shaw collection 1894-1947

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.shaw

The collection consists primarily of letters from Shaw to various correspondents, including Ford Madox Ford, Archibald Henderson, and the firm of T. Fisher Unwin; and writings by Shaw, including an annotated typescript of Arms and the Man and a draft of the Prologue to Caesar and Cleopatra.

Total Boxes: 1; Linear Feet: 0.40'

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6349716

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Ford, Ford Madox, 1873-1939

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Biography Letters of Ford Madox [Hueffer, aftw.] Ford (1873-1939), English author, to the literary agent who handled his novels, James B. Pinker. Some of the letters are in Ford's handwriting, but many are written or typewritten by a secretary and signed by Ford. Most of the letters for 1901-1915 are undated. In the early part of the correspondence there are a few references to Conrad. In general the correspondence relates almost entirely to ...

T. Fisher Unwin (Firm)

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Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6q92419 (person)

Born in Dublin, Ireland, on July 26, 1856, George Bernard Shaw was the only son and third and youngest child of George Carr and Lucinda Elizabeth Gurly Shaw. Though descended from landed Irish gentry, Shaw's father was unable to sustain any more than a facade of gentility. Shaw's official education consisted of being tutored by an uncle and briefly attending Protestant and Catholic day schools. At fifteen Shaw began working as a bookkeeper in a land agent's office which required him t...

Henderson, Archibald, 1977-1963.

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T. Fisher Unwin (Firm), publisher.

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