C. Day Lewis letters and poems, 1926-1971.

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C. Day Lewis letters and poems, 1926-1971.

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The collection consists of some seventy-five items, including thirty-two letters to Denys Kilham Roberts, circa 1926-circa 1944, chiefly asking for advice on publishing agreements. Also includes other correspondence, postcards, and manuscript poems, including eighteen letters on Chatto and Windus letterhead, 1948-1971, chiefly responses to prospective authors or about his own work, including to Margaret Stanley-Wrench, Melville Hardiment, and James Butt. Other recipients include John Montgomery, John St. John, Dear Ede, Dear Raymond, and the Author's World Peace Appeal; topics include his poetry, his trip to Russia, and responses to various requests. Poems include Cat and Lines from a work in progress. Also includes printed sermon preached at Saint Mary's, The University Church of Cambridge, 1968, with the title, The work of the spirit, the creative spirit.

75 items.

Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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Hardiment, Melville

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Butt, James,

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Roberts, Denys Kilham, 1903-1976

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English poet. From the description of Correspondence, 1930-1967. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 28410599 British association official and author. From the description of Correpondence, 1930-1964. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233117471 ...

Stanley-Wrench, Margaret.

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Montgomery, John, 1916-....

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Day Lewis, C. (Cecil), 1904-1972

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Cecil Day Lewis was a British poet and writer of detective stories under the name Nicholas Blake. The University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections has a mandate to acquire literary papers. From the description of Cecil Day Lewis collection. [1929-ca. 1930s]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 667848431 Cecil Day-Lewis was born on 27 April 1904 at Ballintubbet in Ireland, the only child of the Reverend Frank Cecil Day-Lewis, a Church of Ireland cu...