Letters to Thistle Harris, 1939-1942 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 254321
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Stead, Christina, 1902-1983
- Access Conditions:
- Available for reference. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- 1939-1942
- 1 cm.
- Summary:
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Two letters. 1. Letter of Christina Stead (New York) to Thistle Harris, 7 July 1939 (2 p.). Refers to mutual friends; ideas of David Stead and Bill Blake about doctors and health; autobiographical nature of "The man who loved children"; aversion to returning to Sydney; death of Bill Blake's mother. 2. Letter of Christina Stead (New York) to Thistle Harris, 6 April 1942 (2 p.). Refers to photographs; origins of characters in "The man who loved children"; David Stead; Bill Blake's business affairs.
- Biography/History:
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Novelist. Christina Stead is the author of "The man who loved children" (1940) and other books. Thistle Harris (1902-1990) was a botanical writer, landscape designer and photographer. In 1951 she married David Stead, father of Christina Stead.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference no. : NLA MS 8317.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1939-1942
- Occupation:
- Authors
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2053 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1983
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1942
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