BRACERS Record Detail for 70727

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Collection code
RA1
Class no.
834
Box no.
6.33
Filed
Lionel Britton, F-19
Recipient(s)
Society of Authors, Whole Council (aka)
Society of Authors
Sender(s)
Britton, Lionel
Date
1956/01/18
Form of letter
TLS
Pieces
1
Notes and topics

Shaw left an unfinished play when he died. The public trustee, as executor, refused permission to publish this fragment. Britton, with Shaw's consent, has finished the play but now the whole work, fragment and completed play, has been banned by the trustee. This has caused a stir and the trustee has referred to the Society of Authors to determine the literary merit of the complete play. Britton considers this a case of censorship, saying: "Literature everywhere in the world should have the right to be judged by the world, and not by individuals or bodies."

Permission
Everyone
Record no.
70727
Record created
Jun 08, 2014
Record last modified
Aug 10, 2016
Created/last modified by
duncana