Bernard Shaw letter to Lord Kennet, between 1922 and 1950.

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Bernard Shaw letter to Lord Kennet, between 1922 and 1950.

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Carbon copy of typed letter to Edward Hilton Young, Lord Kennet of the Dene (3 pages of vellum) and Shaw's handwritten draft (2 pages) chiefly in shorthand. Shaw is giving advice to Young on writing the biography of Kathleen Scott, Young's wife and widow of Robert Falcon Scott, who died in a voyage to Antarctica. He felt it might be difficult to do justice to Kathleen without debunking Scott because of the terrible outcome of Scott's voyage and the earlier success of Roald Amundsen's trip to Antarctica as written by Cherry-Garrard. Leather spine and cloth boards with many blank pages.

[5] p. ; 28 cm.

Cornell University 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...

Young, E. Hilton (Edward Hilton), 1879-....

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Privy Councillor, writer, businessman. Title: 1st Baron Kennet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000496.0x000099 ...

Cherry-Garrard, Apsley, 1886-1959

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A. Cherry-Garrard, 1886-1959, was the assistant zoologist on the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913, led by Captain R. F. Scott. From the description of Scientific notes [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225809723 ...