One of a pair of letters to Sir Herbert Read from the poet Clere Parsons. In this letter, Parsons responds to Read's commission to write a piece, and discusses Read's comments of Parsons' work. Parsons also expresses his thoughts about himself compared to other writers of the day, such as Read and Eliot.

In Collection:

• Herbert Read Collection

Creator

• Parsons, Clere, 1908-1931

Contributor

• Read, Herbert, 1893-1968

Subject

• Authors
• Editors
• Anarchists
• Parsons, Clere, 1908-1931
• Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
• Authors, English
• Art historians
• Poets
• Poets, English

Language

• eng

Identifier

• 61/154/1

Date created

• 1927 to 1928?

Resource type

• Text

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 2 pages

Geographic Coverage

• England--Worthing

Coordinates

• 50.81795, -0.37538

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

• correspondence
• letters (correspondence)

Archival item identifier

• File: 10.141

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/10.58066/96nz-5z45

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