Briggs, Julia, 1943-2007

Consists of a mixture of materials that belonged to Edith Nesbit, her biographers (Doris Langley Moore and Julia Briggs), her daughter-in-law Gertrude Bland, and others. Includes correspondence, work product, original manuscripts, artifacts, photographs, clipping albums, oversized artwork, and a wooden writing case.

Consists of a mixture of materials that belonged to Edith Nesbit, her biographers (Doris Langley Moore and Julia Briggs), her daughter-in-law Gertrude Bland, and others. Includes correspondence, work product, original manuscripts, artifacts, photographs, clipping albums, oversized artwork, and a wooden writing case.

Written by Lillian Elliot, one of the proprietors of the bookshop.

"Dear Ms Briggs, I found some information about Richard Whittington Egan in "The Authors and Writers Who's Who" published by Burkes Peerage Ltd. London 1960 (4th Edition). The entry states he was born 1924 in Liverpool, wrote two books on Liverpool 1955 and '57, was a journalist his club Liverpool Press Club and gave a London address 4 Doughty St. WC1 (as his domicile)..."

"Dear Julia, I like it - it's well researched (look at those notes!), soundly structured, and written with sensitivity and humour. It's informative and enjoyable..."

Consists of a mixture of materials that belonged to Edith Nesbit, her biographers (Doris Langley Moore and Julia Briggs), her daughter-in-law Gertrude Bland, and others. Includes correspondence, work product, original manuscripts, artifacts, photographs, clipping albums, oversized artwork, and a wooden writing case.

"Dear Julia, (yes, I think we may) Thanks for returning the letter - here is another I came across after you'd left (you needn't return it as it's a copy of a copy). I also very much enjoyed our talk, though I'm distraught at the "preface and book" comment being so unsupported..."

Verso has a full page of notes in Julia Briggs's handwriting.