Name: Auction: BROWN, GEORGE MACKAY 2 AUTOGRAPH LETTERS TO JOHN [WILSON]
Brand: Lyon & Turnbull
Price: 562 GBP
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4pp, Hogmanay 1960 and 2pp. 13 Jan. 1961, discussing life at Moray House, Mackay Brown's views on "that dubious snobbish word 'culture'", discussing his writing "being engaged in mortal combat with 2 longish poems and a fierce dragon of a play", discussing visitors, the later letter stating that he is enclosing a poem "six wee haufs" [not part of the lot; sold in these rooms 13/01/2010], and a long poem about the Battle of Largs, &amp; suggesting Wilson send a copy of Phoenix to Sydney Goodsir Smith "he will probably review it in the Weekly Scotsman, enclosed in a single envelope addressed to John Wilson

BROWN, GEORGE MACKAY

2 AUTOGRAPH LETTERS TO JOHN [WILSON]

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