Autograph letter signed : [London], to J.S. Collis, 1925 Feb. 18.

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Autograph letter signed : [London], to J.S. Collis, 1925 Feb. 18.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/503562052

Telling Collis that he has no objection to having his notes included as footnotes in Collis's biography "provided no allusion to them appear on the title page or in the advertisements"; saying that "the reviews will give them [the footnotes] all the publicity [Shaw] can ... consent to"; noting that the photograph "is not suitable for publication in a serious critical study"; warning Collis to "be very careful to keep up the dignity of [his] book." With a postscript suggesting that "the pugilistic business" ought to be omitted because "it does not really illustrate your point."

1 item (1 p.) ; 11.4 x 17.4 cm. + envelope.

Pierpont Morgan 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...

Collis, John Stewart, 1900-1984

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