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Literature

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

W. Somerset Maugham correspondence

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239135152]
Identifier: MSS SC 1496
Scope and Contents This collection consists of correspondence between W. Somerset Maugham and others, including Ken McCormick, an editor-in-chief, and a Mr. Shively. Several handwritten and typed letters are by William and a few are addressed to him. The letters discuss his writings and are dated from 1950-1961. All the letters are signed as W.S. Maugham. A typescript copy of W. Somerset Maugham's "Purely for My Pleasure" is included at the end of the collection with a list of paintings that appear in the...
Dates: 1950-1961
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / W. Somerset Maugham correspondence

W. Somerset Maugham writings on Rudyard Kipling

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239135145]
Identifier: MSS SC 1497
Scope and Contents

Includes three drafts of William Somerset Maugham's 40-page essay about Rudyard Kipling's short stories. Fifteen short stories by Kipling are prefaced by Maugham. Maugham also includes an introduction and short biography about Kipling in his writing. Drafts are annotated and bound as 40-page booklets. One draft is dated March 4, 1952.

Dates: 1952 March 4
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / W. Somerset Maugham writings on Rudyard Kipling

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