William Alexander Gerhardie Papers, 1925-1972

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William Alexander Gerhardie Papers, 1925-1972

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William Alexander Gerhardie was born of English parents in St. Petersburg, Russia, and educated there and at Oxford. He served in World War I, became military attache to the British Embassy at Petrograd, and went with the British Military Mission to Siberia, 1918-1920. His novels include Futility: a Novel on Russian Themes (1922); The Polyglots (1925); and Resurrection (1934), an autobiographical novel that argues for the immortality fo the soul. His critical writings include Anton Chekhov (1923); Memoirs of a Polyglot (1931); and The Romanoffs (1940), substantially a history of Russia. The collection consists of letters 1924-1972 chiefly from William Alexander Gerhardie to others. Letters in the 1920s include complaints relating to Gerhardie's finances, but also discuss his writing plans. Letters 1967-1972 are from Gerhardie to his friends Karin and Giacomo and mainly discuss Gerhardie's health and progress on planning and writing a tetralogy that he appears not to have completed.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Rare Book Literary and Historical Papers.

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Gerhardie, William Alexander, 1895-1977

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William Alexander Gerhardie (1895-1977), novelist and critic, was born in St Petersburg, Russia, on 21 November 1895, where he attended the St Annen Schule and Reformierte Schule. He moved to London, with the intention of training for a commercial career, but joined the Royal Scots Greys at the outbreak of the First World War. He was posted to the British embassy in Petrograd, 1916-1918, and in 1918 was attached to the Scots Guards. After the war, Gerhardie travelled the world before attending W...