(Untitled), 02 Mar 1899

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/26/11-12

Scope and Contents

Letter from WSC (Calcutta [India]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] discussing his success in the polo tournament; the popularity of [Lord] Curzon [later Lord Curzon of Kedleston] as Viceroy of India and [Mary] Lady Curzon's poor health; the magazine she hopes to publish and his disapproval of the concept of a "hearty production frothing with patriotism" and of the suggestion of "Anglo Saxon" as a title; the illness of Rudyard Kipling "a terrible loss to the English speaking world". Contains illustration on dorse of title page and mottos for the "Anglo Saxon".

Dates

Creation: 02 Mar 1899

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