Letter from Lilian Bowes Lyon to Herbert Read, January 18, 1949

Part of a collection of correspondence between Sir Herbert Read and British poet Lilian Bowes Lyon. In addition to writing, Bowes Lyon was heavily involved in volunteer work in both World Wars. She also lived with Buerger’s Disease, which required her to have multiple amputations, and lead to her early death in 1949. In this letter, Bowes Lyon wishes Read a Happy New Year, then describes how a letter from him from the previous August turned up, and proceeds to respond to it in detail. She compliments the poems in it and encourages Read to visit when he is tired of London. Bowes Lyon goes on to express the challenges of chronic pain. In closing, she writes that she hopes Read's children and beechwood are all doing well.

In Collection:

• Herbert Read Collection

Creator

• Bowes-Lyon, Lilian Helen, 1895-1949

Contributor

• Read, Herbert, 1893-1968

Subject

• Anarchists
• Poetry
• Authors, English
• Poets
• Art historians
• Authors
• Bowes-Lyon, Lilian Helen, 1895-1949
• Read, Herbert, 1893-1968
• Poets, English

Language

• eng

Identifier

• HR/LBL-25-29

Date created

• January 18, 1949

Resource type

• Text

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 6 pages

Geographic coverage

• England

Coordinates

• 52.16045, -0.70312

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

• letters (correspondence)
• correspondence

Archival item identifier

• File: 8.8

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/t5ng-vp25

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