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.
With envelopes. Letters dated 27 May 2015 and 10 Jul 2017 are written on behalf of John le Carré.
Dates
- 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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