In these letters, John le Carré thanks Mrs Chris Boot for the letters and gifts sent from New Zealand. He also refers to: A Perfect Spy and contacting 'people whose work has given you pleasure' (fol. 37); Philip Seymour Hoffman starring in A Most Wanted Man and Christmas (fol. 39); the films of The Night Manager and Our Kind of Traitor (fol. 43); The Pigeon Tunnel (fol. 43); and A Tale of Two Cities (fol. 47).
With envelopes. Letters dated 27 May 2015 and 10 Jul 2017 are written on behalf of John le Carré.
Dates
- Creation: 1992-2019
Extent
12 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. c. 8417, fol. 37].
Shelfmarks:
MS. Eng. c. 8417, fols. 37-48
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 21791
Abstract
Six letters from John le Carré to Mrs Chris Boot, 1992-2019.
Biographical / Historical
John le Carré was the pseudonym of the best-selling British-Irish writer David John Moore Cornwell (1931-2020).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Bodleian Library by Mrs Chris Boot, 2022.
- Title
- Catalogue of six letters from John le Carré to Mrs Chris Boot, 1992-2019
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Rachael Marsay
- Date
- 2022
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Catalogued with the generous support of the Roy Davids bequest
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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