DL/A-Z//BIGS - [Correspondence from Chris Bigsby]
Reference code
DL/A-Z//BIGS
Level of description
File
Title
[Correspondence from Chris Bigsby]
Date/s
1999-30/03/2000
Quantity & Format
2 Letters (typescript)
1 Reprints
1 Reprints
Personal name
Whitehorn, John
Creator
Bigsby, Chris
Scope and content
001 is an undated letter from Doris Lessing to Chris Bigsby. She refers to a speech [given on receipt of the 11th Premi Internacional Catalunya in 1999] which discusses Barcelona and Catalonia. Refers obliquely to speeches made at the Overseas League and Cecil Sharp house, with reference to the Michael Joseph [publisher] edition of "G.N.". Discusses communism and the Spanish Civil War.
002 is a photocopy of a speech [made on receipt of the 11th Premi Internacional Catalunya in 1999]. Discusses Catalonia, Barcelona, empire, the Spanish Civil War, the relationship between literature and national cultures, feminism, the importance of reading, literacy and contemporary politics.
003 is a letter from Lessing to Bigsby. She mentions writing her will, and states that her correspondence will go to UEA. Mentions also the letters from John Whitehorn.
002 is a photocopy of a speech [made on receipt of the 11th Premi Internacional Catalunya in 1999]. Discusses Catalonia, Barcelona, empire, the Spanish Civil War, the relationship between literature and national cultures, feminism, the importance of reading, literacy and contemporary politics.
003 is a letter from Lessing to Bigsby. She mentions writing her will, and states that her correspondence will go to UEA. Mentions also the letters from John Whitehorn.
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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//BIGS - [Correspondence from Chris Bigsby]
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DL/A-Z - [A-Z Correspondence of Doris Lessing]
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DL/2008 - Doris Lessing Archive 2008 deposit