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Correspondence between Evelyn Forbes and Chatto & Windus

Catalogue reference: CW 157/8

What’s it about?

This record is a file about the Correspondence between Evelyn Forbes and Chatto & Windus dating from 1954 - 1956.

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Reference

CW 157/8

Title

Correspondence between Evelyn Forbes and Chatto & Windus

Date

1954 - 1956

Description

Contents: correspondence with Evelyn Forbes, author, concerning a) publication of her book Brenda buys a beauty salon (1954) b) preparation to publish her book A.B.C. of beauty (abandoned). Includes: 11 letters and a synopsis for "A.B.C. of beauty" from Forbes; 2 letters from literary agents Curtis Brown; and a reader's report by E.J. Howard on "A.B.C. of beauty"; and other papers.
Holographs, typescripts and carbon typescripts.
From Chatto & Windus correspondence 1955-1958: Fo-Fz.

Held by
University of Reading: Special Collections
Creator(s)
Chatto and Windus Limited
Physical description

1 folder (50 items)

Access conditions

Prior permission from Random House is required. Please contact Special Collections for further information.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/f28371e7-ba0d-4f38-9beb-200bb0035b72/

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CW

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Correspondence between Evelyn Forbes and Chatto & Windus