Letters to John Cournos, 1924-1925.

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Letters to John Cournos, 1924-1925.

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Includes eleven letters from Sayers to Cournos, primarily concerning their former unhappy love affair. Sayers writes about her love for him, her relationship with Bill White and their illegitimate son, John Anthony, Sayers' purchase of a motorcycle, the nature of women, and her writings. Also included is a picture of Sayers and an article about her after her husband's death.

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Cournos, John, 1881-1966

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John Cournos, born Ivan Grigorievich Korshun (Иван Григорьевич Коршун; he himself used the form Johann Gregorevich for his original name) (6 March 1881 – 27 August 1966), was a writer and translator of Russian-Jewish background who spent his later life in exile. Cournos was born in Zhitomir, Russian Empire, and his first language was Yiddish; he studied Russian, German and Hebrew, with a tutor at home. When he was ten years old his family emigrated to Philadelphia, where he learned English. ...

Sayers, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh), 1893-1957

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Sayers was a British novelist, translator and apologist for the Christian faith. From the description of Dorothy L. Sayers letters and poems, 1913-1952. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 271111369 Epithet: author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000471.0x00016b Novelist and playwright. From the description of Letters, to Maurice Browne, 1936-1947. (University of Michigan). Wor...

White, Bill, 1905-2001

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