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Two autograph letters, signed, to John [Buchan] : Sept. 20, [1935] and Nov. 15, 1935.

Title
Two autograph letters, signed, to John [Buchan] : Sept. 20, [1935] and Nov. 15, 1935.
Author
Graves, Robert, 1895-1985.
Publication
Deya, Mallorca, 1935.

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TextPermit needed Berg Coll m.b. Graves A.l.s. to Buchan 1935Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320

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Additional Authors
Buchan, John, 1875-1940.
Description
3 leaves; 19x20 - 31x20 cm
Summary
  • Sept. 20 letter (2 leaves) discusses the influence of Suetonius on Graves’s novel Claudius the God, an advance copy of which he promises to send to Buchan.
  • Nov. 15 letter (1 leaf) responds to Buchan’s expression of admiration for Claudius the God, the writing of which, Graves says, was facilitated by a “curious personal sympathy” for the historical figure. Graves describes the uncanny way in which his “guesses” were later “confirmed in detail by authorities I had known nothing about.”
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Biographical fiction.
  • Historical fiction.
Note
  • John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (1875-1940), was a Scottish novelist and the author of Julius Caesar (1932) and Augustus (1937); in 1935, he was appointed the 15th Governor General of Canada.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Call Number
Berg Coll m.b. Graves A.l.s. to Buchan 1935
OCLC
909792780
Author
Graves, Robert, 1895-1985.
Title
Two autograph letters, signed, to John [Buchan] : Sept. 20, [1935] and Nov. 15, 1935.
Imprint
Deya, Mallorca, 1935.
Access
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Added Author
Buchan, John, 1875-1940. Addressee
Research Call Number
Berg Coll m.b. Graves A.l.s. to Buchan 1935
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