James Brigham fonds. [1958-2006].

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James Brigham fonds. [1958-2006].

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The fonds consists of correspondence, creative and academic working papers and materials relating to Lawrence Durrell and his circle. In addition to Brigham's published and unpublished works, the fonds also hold unpublished materials by other authors. The Durrell-related materials include Brigham's partial reconstruction of Durrell's working library from his home in Sommières where Brigham visited him, as well as from Brigham's research at the Centre de Rechercher de Lawrence Durrell, founded by Francoise Kestman-Durrell, which has since been sold, mostly but not exclusively to l'Université Paris X in Nanterre. The fonds also includes a number of photographs.

2 m of textual records.

University of Victoria Libraries, UVic

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Durrell, Lawrence

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Lawrence George Durrell was born Feb. 27, 1912 in Julundur, India; the son of British parents, he grew up in India and spent his young adult years in England; he held many odd jobs such as jazz pianist, automobile racer, real estate agent, instructor, and press attaché; moved to France and became a full time writer in 1957; of his various publications, Durrell is best known for the Alexandria quartet, a tetralogy with titles, Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, and Clea which appeared between 1957 ...

Brigham, James A.

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James Brigham was a Canadian scholar and a minor poet. He was involved with small press publishing in the Okanagan; was a faculty member of the Okanagan University College; was the 11th Sheppard Memorial Lecturer at St. Berchman's College, Changanacherry, India; founded Deus Loci the Lawrence Durrell journal; and he edited the Collected Poems of Lawrence Durrell. From the description of James Brigham fonds. [1958-2006]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 68860092...