Clifford Bax Papers

Résumé du livre

The correspondence, nearly all of which is to other writers, discusses the work both correspondents have in progress and their reactions to various plays. A letter to Ellis discusses Bax's Victorian upbringing; the Kilgour correspondence is centered around the Playwrights' Club; the Lafitte Cyon letters make frequent mention of Meum Stewart. The manuscript genealogical materials trace the Tingle and Lea branches of the Bax family; their compiler is unknown. The diaries cover many topics: the earliest (1916-23) volume includes Bax's feelings about his work, his collaborators, and his various personal and professional relationships; the second (1934-57) begins aboard an ocean liner bound for the U.S., continues through his return to England, his experiences during the Second World War, his and other writers' work, and his health.