John Cowper Powys and Phyllis Playter letters to William Lander, 1950-1963.

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John Cowper Powys and Phyllis Playter letters to William Lander, 1950-1963.

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34 ALS from the author John Cowper Powys and 17 ALS from his companion Phyllis Playter to William Lander, a friend from Derby. Subjects include the history and current news of the Powys family, particularly the deaths of Powys's siblings and son in the mid-1950s; Powys's childhood in Dorset and Somerset; and advice on Lander's relationships with women. Powys frequently discusses his own writing, including "Porius" and "In Spite Of;" his appreciations of authors ranging from Rabelais through Thomas Hardy and Alan Sillitoe; and his interest in British folklore and legend. The letters by Playter, most of which were written after 1960, contain greetings and messages from Powys, as well as news of his health and activities.

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Playter, Phyllis, 1893-1982.

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Powys, Gertrude M. (Gertrude Mary)

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Gregory, Alyse, 1884-1967

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Lander, William, 1817-1868

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Powys, Theodore Francis, 1875-1953

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Theodore Francis Powys was the brother of Lewelyn Powys (1884-1939). From the guide to the Papers of Theodore Francis Powys, 1928, 1928, (University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Department of Special Collections) Theodore Francis Powys was a member of the literary Powys family. He left his farm in Suffolk at the age of twenty-six to retire to the small village of East Chaldon and write. Living like a hermit, he wrote novels, short stories, and fables. His works...

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Powys, John Cowper, 1872-1963

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English novelist, essayist, and lecturer. From the description of Letter, 1934 Dec. 12, Dorchester, England, to John P. Waters, Cambridge, Mass. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34365010 From the description of Correspondence, with Alan Dakers, 1948. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34364799 From the description of Letter, 1944 July 18, Cae Coed, Corwen, Wales, to Ada McVickar, New York. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 3436480...

Powys, Littleton Alfred, 1902-1954.

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Sillitoe, Alan

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED English north-country novelist, b. 1928. From the guide to the Alan Sillitoe Letters to John and Dorothy Tarr, 1959-1974., (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library, ) English north-country novelist, b. 1928. From the description of Letters to John & Dorothy Tarr, 1959-1974. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122622411 Sillitoe was born in Nottingham, England, the son of a tannery laborer...

Powys, Llewelyn, 1884-1939

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Llewelyn Powys (1884-1939) came from a family of distinguished British writers, and wrote a wide variety of works, including essays, a biography, a novel, travel books, works of popular philosophy and propaganda, autobiographical memoirs, and "an imaginary autobiography." Married in 1924 to Alyse Gregory, managing editor of the Dial magazine, and a well-known and well-connected New York novelist and essayist, Powys generally divided his active career between the U.S. and his beloved Dorset. He d...

Powys, Littleton, 1874-1955

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