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23.
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Alun Lewis letters to Christopher Cheney
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- 1936-1943 (Creation)
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220 ff.
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One hundred and eleven letters and cards (numbered 1-90), 1936-1943, from Alun Lewis to Christopher Cheney [Professor C. R. Cheney (1906-1987)], his tutor at Manchester and a close friend. Included are explanatory notes by C. R. Cheney on some of the letters. Topics include progress with his research thesis; his writing; career prospects - hopes, fears and aspirations; books he has read; his pleasure in art; the strain of an unwelcome romantic attachment; teacher training experiences; teaching at Pengam; the army.
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Preferred citation: 23.
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vtls005002602
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ISYSARCHB1
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Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales