DL/A-Z//BENS - [Correspondence with Joan Benson]
Reference code
DL/A-Z//BENS
Level of description
File
Title
[Correspondence with Joan Benson]
Date/s
26/11/1987-14/06/1988
Quantity & Format
2 Letters (typescript and MS)
Creator
Benson, Joan
Scope and content
001 is a letter from Joan Benson to Doris Lessing. She reflects on old times, when they used to work together at the old Salisbury Telephone Exchange. She refers to Lessing's old nick-name, "Tigger Tayler". She lists and describes old acquaintances, then mentions having read Lessing's The Good Terrorist, Martha Quest, A Proper Marriage and The Golden Notebook. Discusses Southern Rhodesia.
002 is a letter from Benson to Lessing. She mentions reviews of Lessing's most recent [1988] work in the Daily Telegraph and The Spectator. Brings up Southern Rhodesia and the Native Land Husbandry Act of 1951. Mentions class and Marxism. She attaches [with staples] an excerpt from a letter from a friend, Lizzie Kjellman, regarding Lessing: "I saw an interview with her on TV once and was much surprised at her subdued voice and gentle appearance. She seemed a charming woman."
002 is a letter from Benson to Lessing. She mentions reviews of Lessing's most recent [1988] work in the Daily Telegraph and The Spectator. Brings up Southern Rhodesia and the Native Land Husbandry Act of 1951. Mentions class and Marxism. She attaches [with staples] an excerpt from a letter from a friend, Lizzie Kjellman, regarding Lessing: "I saw an interview with her on TV once and was much surprised at her subdued voice and gentle appearance. She seemed a charming woman."
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DL - Doris Lessing Archive
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DL/2008 - Doris Lessing Archive 2008 deposit
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DL/A-Z - [A-Z Correspondence of Doris Lessing]
- DL/A-Z//BENS - [Correspondence with Joan Benson]
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DL/A-Z - [A-Z Correspondence of Doris Lessing]
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DL/2008 - Doris Lessing Archive 2008 deposit