Letter from A. R. Orage to Herbert Read, November 12, 1921

Part of a collection of correspondence between Sir Herbert Read and Alfred Richard Orage. Orage is most well-known for editing the magazine “The New Age”. These letters, spanning 1921 and 1922, primarily discuss Read’s work as a Readers and Writers columnist for the magazine in that time. In these letters Orage also frequently mentions P. D. Ouspensky, who studied under philosopher G. I. Gurdjieff. In 1922 Orage sold “The New Age” and moved to Paris in order to also study under Gurdjieff. In this letter Orage suggests that Read announce the Hulme book in the Readers and Writers column.

In Collection:

• Herbert Read Collection

Creator

• Orage, A. R. (Alfred Richard), 1873-1934

Contributor

• Read, Herbert, 1893-1968

Subject

• Editors
• Anarchists
• Poets, English
• Uspenskiĭ, P. D. (Petr Demʹi︠a︡novich), 1878-1947
• Periodical editors
• Authors, English
• Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
• Orage, A. R. (Alfred Richard), 1873-1934
• Art historians
• Authors
• Poets

Language

• eng

Identifier

• HR/ARO-28

Date created

• November 12, 1921

Resource type

• Text

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 2 pages

Geographic coverage

• England--London

Coordinates

• 51.50853, -0.12574

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: 9.31

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/10.58066/6633-4q25

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