TLS, 1936 October 9 : London, England, to Curtis Freshel.

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TLS, 1936 October 9 : London, England, to Curtis Freshel.

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Shaw writes that he cannot write an essay about Thomas Paine within a three month deadline, as "I should have to read all his works and brush up my knowledge of the French and American revolutions ..." He also discusses a sculpture done of him: "It is a very remarkable piece ... and it is unmistakably like the prehistoric monster from whom I am descended." He ends by saying: "I have a notion that the Metropolitan Museum of New York ... does not accept portraits of living persons. A wise precaution, as there is always the possibility that they may be hanged."

1 p. ; 25.5 x 20 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950

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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...

Freshel, Curtis.

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Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809

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Political theorist, New York. From the description of Letter, 1779 Jan. 17. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 476963318 Thomas Paine, English author and revolutionary. From the guide to the Thomas Paine manuscript material : 1 item, 1788, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Revolutionary pamphleteer, author of Common Sense and The Rights of Man. From the description of ALS, [1803] ...