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Letters between George Allen & Unwin Ltd and F.H. Lyon, translator and reader

Catalogue reference: AUC 877/10

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AUC 877/10
Title
Letters between George Allen & Unwin Ltd and F.H. Lyon, translator and reader
Date
1960
Description

Includes references to the translation into English by Lyon of a) Son of a star by Poul Borchsenius b) Öga mot Öga (We ended in Bali) by Sven Gillsater and c) Dansk Laege hos Albert Schweitzer (At work with Albert Schweitzer) by L. Ostergaard-Christensen, in regard to which, after criticism from Beacon Press and others, Lyon admits that he was not sufficiently familiar with the philosophy detailed in one of the chapters (Malcolm Barnes comments "I have never been an admirer of Lyon as a translator").

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University of Reading: Special Collections
Former department reference
MS 3282
Language
English
Physical description
1 folder (65 items)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/718562d8-1f0b-4f41-bd63-5ea22f736b9b/

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Letters between George Allen & Unwin Ltd and F.H. Lyon, translator and reader