Letter from Beatrice Webb to Herbert Read, April 10th, 1941
PublicPart of a collection of letters between Beatrice Webb (English sociologist, economist, labour historian and social reformer, one of the founders of the London School of Economics and the Fabian Society, and who coined the term "collective bargaining") and Herbert Read. In this letter Webb thanks Read for enjoying her autobiography called "My Apprentice" and discusses her lack of formal education but that she lived in a social environment where questions about any topic were welcomed. Webb also talks about her lack of appreciation for poetry and the tragedy of Virginia Woolf's suicide. In a postscript note, Webb encourages Read to read "I Believe" which is a collection of essays from writers like Einstein, H.G. Wells, and Bertrand Russell.
- In Collection:
- HR/BW 4-5
- 1 page ; 25.4 x 20.4 cm
- 51.07673, -0.8032
- Typewritten, signed.
- Herbert Read Collection
- File: 9.74
- Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/sir-herbert-edward-read-fonds
- October 18, 2021
- Scanned on Plustek OpticBookA300 at 600 DPI Tiff, images cropped and resized for Vault to be under 35MB by PD. Metadata by KD.
- 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.
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