Newberry Library - Blake, James, (letters from prison to Conroy and Algren), Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, n. d., 1946-1959

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Title Blake, James, (letters from prison to Conroy and Algren), Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, n. d., 1946-1959

Creator Conroy, Jack, 1898-1990

Date n. d., 1946-1959

Place United States

Language English

Subjects Authors, American, Bohemianism, New Left, Radicalism in literature, Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Illinois

Format Correspondence

User-Contributed Transcription August 16, 1951Dear Jack -The usual hassle over procuring a stamp and envelope has kept me from writing sooner to thank you for the two books you sent.I particularly enjoyed "Caliban," a deft and witty thing, written with such a wealth of detail that I was led to speculate on whether it was a thinly-veiled account of the rise to power of [Beaverbrook?]. I was amused by Bulmer's descriptions of his two sisters as "embroidering table scarves for people who had never done them any harm." A pretty funny book, and an absorbing story.The other, by Elizabeth Bowen, was one of those English novels about the Riviera I have always liked, gentle and comfortable, along the line of Stern's "Oldeander River" or Margery Shay's "Nutmeg Tree." Bowen has a sharp and shrewd eye for the miniscular in human motivations and relationships. (over)

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Archival Collection Title Jack Conroy papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Conroy Box 3 Folder 129

BibID 992006198805867

Projects Tag IMLS Cares 2020

Rights Status Copyright Not Evaluated

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Unique Identifier NL119YAQ

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