BIB_ID
419174
Accession number
MA 4656.4
Creator
De la Mare, Walter, 1873-1956.
Display Date
London, England, 1910.
Credit line
Purchased, 1990.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 18.1 x 14.1 cm
Notes
Thomas published "George Borrow, the man and his books" in 1912.
The letter is undated but in her book "Poet to Poet: Edward Thomas' Letters to Walter de la Mare" (Bridgend, Wales: Seren Books, 2012) Judy Kendall published letters from Thomas to de la Mare from 1906 through 1917.
De la Mare refers to a review of his "The Return" which was published in 1910.
The letter is undated but in her book "Poet to Poet: Edward Thomas' Letters to Walter de la Mare" (Bridgend, Wales: Seren Books, 2012) Judy Kendall published letters from Thomas to de la Mare from 1906 through 1917.
De la Mare refers to a review of his "The Return" which was published in 1910.
Provenance
Purchased on the Gordon Ray Fund, 1990.
Summary
Commenting on [George] Borrow and arranging for a visit; saying "But I never thought my quite ignorant questions about Borrow whom I simply know nothing about could be of any use at all. I would be real proud to give you a chair - to rock your brains - only you must let me know exactly the kind of thing you have an eye to;" referring to a review of "The Return" that was "...sugar to the xth degree - I shall have it on Sunday instead of a pudding;" telling him to come as early as he can "...if you are sure you won't be bothered by the children. Just let me have a card saying when we may expect you; & anyhow, we can get a quiet talk in the evening. Of course now that it's impossible to get away I feel as if what little sanity's left depended on nine years complete seclusion. Would they take me in if I applied in a straight waistcoat. Love from us all, & come early."
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