Richard Dunn letters and photographs relating to Hugh Walpole, 1940-1951.

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Richard Dunn letters and photographs relating to Hugh Walpole, 1940-1951.

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Letters and photographs from Walpole and his biographer, Rupert Hart-Davis. 24 ALS from Hugh Walpole, dating from November 1940 to just before his death in June 1941. Walpole writes of his pleasure in Dunn's company, and in one letter transcribes Alice Meynell's poem, "The Visiting Sea." In seven letters (1949-1951) Rupert Hart-Davis first solicits information regarding Dunn's relationship with Walpole, then explains his decision to leave mention of the affair out of his biography. There are also four drafts of letters Dunn sent Hart-Davis in reply. With 14 photographs of Walpole, his house, and Dunn, and a telegram from Harold Cheevers announcing the time of Walpole's funeral.

0.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Dunn, Richard Maxwell

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Hugh Walpole, English novelist. Richard Dunn was with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in 1940 when he met Walpole; in April 1941 he joined the R.A.F. Rupert Hart-Davis, who edited the letters of Oscar Wilde and Max Beerbohm as well as the diaries of Siegfried Sassoon, published a biography of Hugh Walpole in 1932. From the description of Richard Dunn letters and photographs relating to Hugh Walpole, 1940-1951. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702139162 ...

Walpole, Hugh, 1884-1941

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English novelist. From the description of Hugh Walpole collection, 1910-1939. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70925561 From the description of Autograph letter signed with initials : Brackenburn, Keswick, to [James] Bain, 1931 Apr. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270658346 From the description of Sons and Lovers. A Preface : autograph manuscript signed, fair copy with a few revisions : [n.p.], 1923 June 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270658363 ...

Hart-Davis, Rupert, 1907-1999

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Rupert Hart-Davis was a publisher, author, and man-of-letters. Born in London, he attended Eton College and Oxford University; he became an actor for a time, entering the publishing world in 1929 and working for William Heinemann, Ltd., and later Jonathan Cape, Ltd. In 1946, he founded his own publishing house, publishing a diverse range of both obscure and well-known authors. He was also a successful author, perhaps best known for his widely-admired biography of Hugh Walpole, and a respected ed...

Cheevers, Harold.

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