BRACERS Record Detail for 56067

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Collection code
RA3
Recent acquisition no.
501E
Source if not BR
Crawshay-Williams Estate, Rupert
Recipient(s)
Crawshay-Williams, Rupert
Crawshay-Williams, Elizabeth
Sender(s)
BR
Date
1950/12/03
Form of letter
ALS
Pieces
1
BR's address code (if sender)
LRI
Notes and topics

Written with a ballpoint pen.

"America was beastly. The Republicans are as wicked as they are stupid, which is saying a great deal. I told everybody I was finding it interesting to study the atmosphere of a police state, which didn't make me popular except with the young."

Nobel Prize.

BR wants to retire from the world.

Transcription

BR TO RUPERT AND ELIZABETH CRAWSHAY-WILLIAMS, 3 DEC. 1950
BRACERS 56067. ALS. McMaster
Proofread by K. Blackwell

41 Queen’s Roada
Richmond, Surrey
3.12.50

Dear Rupert and Elizabeth

Thank you for your letter. The money, as you say, is nice. I try to think I like the honour equally, but I don’t. I have to go to Sweden this week to get the prize but I shall be back on the 12th. Soon after that I hope I shall be able to come to Wales.

America was beastly — the Republicans are as wicked as they are stupid, which is saying a great deal. I told everybody I was finding it interesting to study the atmosphere of a police state, which didn’t make me popular except with the young.

When I get back from Stockholm I propose to retire from the world, give up globe-trotting, and take to writing. I think the 3rd world war will begin next May. It seems too late to fuss about this century. Much love.

BR

Textual Notes

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    41 Queen’s Road | Richmond, Surrey above deleted Penralltgoch | Llan Ffestiniog | Merioneth

Permission
Everyone
Transcription Public Access
Yes
Record no.
56067
Record created
Jun 02, 2014
Record last modified
Oct 06, 2023
Created/last modified by
blackwk