BRACERS Notes

Record no. Notes, topics or text
55403
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Written on letterhead of Hotel Monopol.

55405

Written on letterhead of Hotel Monopol, BR's address until 12 March 1935.

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BR is just leaving for Spain to visit Gerald Brenan.

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Two photocopies.

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Written on letterhead of King's Arms Hotel.

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55480

Re Curry's book The Case for Federal Union (Penguin, 1939), a copy of which Curry sent to John and Kate:

"I am grateful for the kind things it says about me. I shall read it as soon as I can get it away from John. It seems to me that the line of aiming at federation as the essential element in the peace is much the most useful thing to be done at present. It is painful that, being in a foreign country, one can do very little."

On p. xiii Curry calls the book one of the "spiritual grandchildren" of BR and H.G. Wells.

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Curry certifies that BR is to visit the school on official business.

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"... I should be glad to speak to the Sunday Evening Committee if they could do with something about the international situation."

This would be next spring or summer.

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55492

BR is going to Switzerland to lecture as soon as term finishes.

On Conrad's academic background.

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55494

BR "will gladly speak on [Nov.] 3rd about the international situation, provided that you are not afraid that the extremely gloomy character of my remarks will lead to an epidemic of suicide". (This will be for the Sunday Evening Committee.) BR's toe is now recovered. (BR does not respond to the story of Conrad listening to him on the Brains Trust.)

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Re American capitalism and British socialism.

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55500

Not a letter but BR's 1940-41 American lecture schedule under the auspices of the Leigh Bureau.

Also attached is the list of lecture topics that BR would speak on, presumably in 1940.

55501

Lacher mentions efforts to engage BR as lecturer and debater.

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