WENTWORTH BEQUEST. Vol. CCCXXXIX. Selected letters to Lady Wentworth, mainly from literary friends, arranged alphabetically; 1898-1957, n.d. As follows: Sir Winston Churchill; 1953-1957. Sir Sydney Cockerell; 1898-1939. Richard Storry Deans; 1920-193... 1898-1957
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Deans, Richard Storry
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Marsh, Edward Howard, Sir, 1872-1953
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Aldous Huxley was a British novelist, short-story writer, playwright, screenwriter, literary and social critic, and poet. From the guide to the Aldous Huxley collection of papers, 1915-1973, 1915-1963, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) Winston Churchill's private secretary. From the description of Letter, [19--] Aug. 1 : to Mrs. Earle. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 24758114 ...
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Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928
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