Letter from Walter Shewring to Herbert Read, October 19, 1946

Part of a collection of letters to Sir Herbert Read from Walter Shewring. Shewring is most well known for his translation of Homer’s “Odyssey”, but in addition to translating, he also wrote essays and poetry. In this letter, Shewring thanks Read for the letters and reports that the copyist had made no major errors. He also writes that the odds of his book being published early are low.

In Collection:

• Herbert Read Collection

Creator

• Shewring, Walter

Contributor

• Read, Herbert, 1893-1968

Subject

• Poets, English
• Classicists
• Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
• Translators
• Anarchists
• Authors
• Shewring, Walter
• Poets
• Authors, English
• Art historians
• Editors

Language

• eng

Identifier

• 61/196/2

Date created

• October 19, 1946

Resource type

• Text

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 2 pages

Geographic Coverage

• England--York

Coordinates

• 53.96396, -1.09142

Additional physical characteristics

• Handwritten in black ink.

Physical Repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• Herbert Read Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• letters (correspondence)
• correspondence

Archival item identifier

• File: 11.33

Fonds title

• Sir Herbert Edward Read fonds

Fonds identifier

• SC100

Is referenced by

• Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds

Date digitized

• 2022 to 2023

Technical note

• Scanning and metadata by Rowan O'Brian and additional metadata by SC.

Rights

• Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/9s37-kt29