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Six letters from John le Carré to Mrs Chris Boot

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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].

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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

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