DL/A-Z//SPA - [Correspondence with Muriel Spark]
Reference code
DL/A-Z//SPA
Level of description
File
Title
[Correspondence with Muriel Spark]
Date/s
1992-2004
Quantity & Format
29 Letters (typescript and MS)
6 Postcards
6 Postcards
Personal name
Jardine, Penelope
Creator
Spark, MurielCreator
Lessing, Doris May, 1919-2013Creator
Jardine, Penelope
Scope and content
35 items. Includes correspondence from Penelope Jardine, who Spark lived with in Tuscany, and illustrations by Jardine on the reverse of some of Spark's letters to Lessing.
These letters (items 001-029) and postcards (items 030-035) span approximately from 1992-2004. They cover topics such as appearances on television, health, reminiscing about Rhodesia, and their families. There is also a discussion on motherhood from the perspective of two mothers who have both left children. References the Iris Murdoch biopic. Discusses Spark's biography and relationship with her biographer.
These letters (items 001-029) and postcards (items 030-035) span approximately from 1992-2004. They cover topics such as appearances on television, health, reminiscing about Rhodesia, and their families. There is also a discussion on motherhood from the perspective of two mothers who have both left children. References the Iris Murdoch biopic. Discusses Spark's biography and relationship with her biographer.
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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//SPA - [Correspondence with Muriel Spark]
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DL/A-Z - [A-Z Correspondence of Doris Lessing]
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DL/2008 - Doris Lessing Archive 2008 deposit