West, Rebecca, 1892-1983
Dates
- Existence: 1892-12-21 - 1983-03-15
Biography
Author, reporter, and literary critic.
Found in 118 Collections and/or Records:
Johannes [Leung?] to "Ric", 1960-02-19
"My deaar Ric, Forgive me for not having written for so long, but I have had strange adventures. I don't know how far I had got when I last wrote. But it has been a most curious story..."
Letters from Rebecca West to the Hodges Family, 1953-1979
Margaret Storm Jameson to Rebecca West, 1959-11-30
"My dear Rebecca, The editor of ADAM, my friend Miron Grindea, does not really need this introduction to you, since you certainly know all about ADAM, its quality, and its international reputation. All I could possibly add to what you know would be my great respect for his lifetime of effort, sacrifice and devotion, to create and to keep alive this excellent review..."
Martin Secker - Richards Press publishing archive, 1908-1977
Miron Grindea to Rebecca West, 1960-09-03
"Dear Madam, At the time my old friend S.J. wrote the enclosed letter of introduction I learned from Alan Pryce-Jones that you had to leave at short notice for South Africa. He suggested I should wait for your return and promised to let me know if a meeting could be arranged at his flat in Albamy..."
Miron Grindea to Rebecca West, Sept. 4th
"Dear Dame Rebecca, Thank you very much for your cordial letter and invitation to lunch on Sunday. I am very much looking forward to meeting you and talk over a few things which I consider of some importance. [?] I have no car but I am sure I could find my way round after reaching High Wycombe. I should like to save you the trouble - may I only ring you up as soon as I reach H.W. probably some time before 1 p.m.?..."
Miron Grindea to Rebecca West, 1960-09-15
"Dear Dame Rebecca, I cannot resist the temptation of letting you know that an American editor has asked me to write an essay of about 10.000 words on your work. I most sincerely hope that I will manage to cope with that rather formidable task. As I have mentioned to you already literary historians in the USA have complained about the scarcity of bibliographical material on your creative output..."
Miron Grindea to Rebecca West, 1960-09-24
Miron Grindea to Rebecca West, 1960-09-27
"Dear Dame Rebecca, I am really overwhelmed by the promptness and generosity of mind and heart with which you have approached your friend Ray over our predicament. I read his letter with great interest..."