W.B Maxwell to Will Orton Tewson, Signed Typed Letter, 1 page, 1924

Containers:

Box 18, Folder 48

Extent:

1 letters

Scope and content:

Maxwell congratulated Tewson upon his appointment to the editorship of the "Evening Post Literary Review." He also offers a series of twelve articles to him for publication provided they could be published after the date of their publication in "The Evening Standard" which has first publication rights. He sends three articles, "Condemned to Death," "Why Cannot We Still Be Young?" and "The Undying Past."

Biographical / historical:

William Babington Maxwell (1866-1938) was a British novelist and playwright who married Sydney Constance Brabazon in 1906. He served in World War I in the Royal Fusiliers until 1917, as a Regimental Transport Officer, which he wrote about in his autobiography "Time Gathered." He served as the chairman of both the Society of Authors and the National Book Council. Maxwell wrote around 38 novels, plus short stories and plays.

William Orton Tewson (1877-1947) was an editor and literary critic.

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