Ruthven Todd Manuscript 1940

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Ruthven Todd Manuscript 1940

Papers of the British author, novelist, poet. Died 1978. Holograph manuscript draft in notebook of an unfinished novel, "When the Bad Bleed, detective novel no. 2 by Richard Brothers" (pseud).

1 v. (SC)

eng,

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Todd, Ruthven, 1914-1978

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Ruthven Todd was born in Edinburgh, and educated at Fettes College and the Edinburgh School of Art. After graduating he held a few odd jobs, while concentrating on painting, and was associated with the Surrealist movement.. He later worked as a copywriter and journalist, and made a name for himself as a poet, novelist, and short-story writer. He was part of the Civil Defense during World War II, and moved to the United States after the war, where he worked at several colleges and opened a printi...