Letter from George Orwell to Herbert Read, February 26, 1949

A letter from novelist, critic, and essayist George Orwell, one of the most famous English writers of the twentieth century. In this letter, Orwell discusses the Freedom Defence Committee and his recent illness.

In Collection:

• Herbert Read Collection

Creator

• Orwell, George, 1903-1950

Contributor

• Read, Herbert, 1893-1968

Subject

• Anarchists
• Orwell, George, 1903-1950
• Art historians
• Philosophers, Modern
• Novelists
• Novelists, English
• Journalists
• Critics
• Philosophers

Language

• eng

Date created

• February 26, 1949

Resource type

• Text

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 page

Geographic coverage

• England--Cranham (Gloucestershire)

Coordinates

• 51.81212, -2.15461

Additional physical characteristics

• Handwritten in blue ink.

Physical repository

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

Collection

• Sir Herbert Edward Read collection

Provider

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

Genre

• letters (correspondence)
• correspondence

Archival item identifier

• File: 7.11

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

• April 18, 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/gp7p-9z20

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