Letter from Walter Shewring to Herbert Read, March 12, 1963

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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 gives his sympathies for Read's slipped disc, and describes his sister's experience with the same. He expresses his thoughts about Read's most recent book, and his criticism of some of the negative reviews it received. In this letter Shewring also requests Read's help to sell three paintings, two by Stanley Spencer and one by Gilbert Spencer, in order to purchase a sculpture by Eric Gill for the E. G. Collection. He describes one of the paintings as a variant of "'John Donne Arriving in Heaven' (1911)".

In Collection:
Creator Contributor Subject Language Identifier
  • 61/196/3-6
Date created Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 6 pages
Geographic coverage Coordinates
  • 53.96396, -1.09142
Additional physical characteristics
  • Handwritten in black ink.
Physical repository Collection
  • Herbert Read Collection
Provider Genre Archival item identifier
  • File: 11.33
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by 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.
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