BIB_ID
298790
Accession number
MA 3525.3
Creator
Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965.
Display Date
1952 Mar. 18.
Credit line
Purchased on the Acquisitions Fund, 1981.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 23.5 cm
Notes
On stationery with "Villa Mauresque, St. Jean-Cap Ferrat, A.M." printed at the top.
Part of a collection of 8 letters from Maugham to Francis King. Letters are described in 8 individual records (MA 3525.1-8).
Part of a collection of 8 letters from Maugham to Francis King. Letters are described in 8 individual records (MA 3525.1-8).
Summary
Acknowledging King's thank-you letter and noting that he "also had an equally nice one from [King's] mother"; noting, "it is very seldom that the recipient of the [Somerset Maugham] award treats me so proud"; hoping King finds the award "useful, not only materially, but also spiritually"; opining that "more than one recipient has been like the horse that you take to the water but cannot make drink."
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