Autograph letter written on headed paper by John le Carré [David Cornwell] to 'Doris' on 27 Mar 2020, shortly after the UK's first national lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. Le Carré wrote that he was in Cornwall isolating not as a result of the virus, but in an attempt to escape from the publicity after he had received 'a coveted award' [the Olof Palme Prize] in Stockholm [Jan 2020]. He refers to his writing [likely to be Silverview, published posthumously].
Dates
- Creation: 27 Mar 2020
Extent
1 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. 78]
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. c. 8417, fol. 78
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 21842
Abstract
Autograph letter from John le Carré to 'Doris', 27 Mar 2020.
Biographical / Historical
John le Carré was the pseudonym of the best-selling British-Irish writer David John Moore Cornwell (1931-2020).
Custodial History
This letter was sold by Hôtel Drouot/International Autograph Auctions Europe, Autographes, photos dédicacées, lettres et manuscrits sale on 7 Apr 2022, Real del Campanario, 29688 Marbella (lot 786).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased by the Bodleian Library from Blackwell's Rare Books, 2022.
- Title
- Catalogue of autograph letter from John le Carré to 'Doris', 27 Mar 2020
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Rachael Marsay
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Catalogued with the generous support of the Roy Davids bequest
- Edition statement
- First edition
Repository Details
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