Lot 105
Kipling, Rudyard (1865-1936) English short-story writer, novelist, and poet; born in India; the first Englishman to receive the Nobel prize for literature (1907). Typed Letter Signed with holograph note in blue ink, on stationery engraved "Burwash Etchingham" at top left and "Bateman's Burwash Sussex" at top right, 1 p. 10½"x8", 1922 Jan. 30. Very good; overall toning and several folds, not affecting signature or note. To M. Forbes Tweedie in Chelsea, regarding two of Kipling's stories: "The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes" and "Mrs. Bathurst." In part, ". I cannot be sure of the exact intention of the measurements of the quicksands in "The Strange Ride", but I should think that it was wholly inaccurate and as wild as the semi-madness of Gunga Dass…." Kipling adds a holograph note: "But how did he know Mrs. Bathursts name?" The consignor has owned this letter since 1975.
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
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