Literature
Found in 2142 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), [Mar] [1898]
Letter from WSC to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he lists some of the mistakes he has noticed in the proofs [of "The Story of the Malakand Field Force"], describes his objections to alterations made by Moreton Frewen and says that he hopes that the mistakes have not been printed in the final version. Envelope present.
(Untitled), 31 Mar [1898]
(Untitled), 13 Apr [1898]
(Untitled), 19 Apr [1898]
Letter from WSC (Bangalore [India]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he is disappointed at not receiving any letters from her, informs her that he has received a letter from Lady [Mary] Jeune and will go to Egypt in August, asks her to send him reviews [of "The Story of Malakand Field Force"], and outlines his intentions regarding the publication of three articles. Envelope present.
(Untitled), 22 Apr [1898]
Letter from WSC ([Bangalore, India]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he expresses delight at receiving a telegram from her and says that he has sent corrected proofs to Longmans in case a second edition [of "The Story of the Malakand Field Force"] is published and encloses a preface letter [CHAR 28/24/88] in which he discusses his regret at not correcting the proofs of the first edition which is describes as a "tribute to the slovenly hurry of the times". Envelope present.
(Untitled), 25 Apr 1898
Letter from WSC (Bangalore [India]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] discussing financial affairs and his sympathy for her reduced income; the progress of his novel "Affairs of State" [published as "Savrola"]; the reception of ["The Story of the Malakand Field Force"]; planned literary projects and his future literary career. Envelope present.
(Untitled), 19 Jan [1899]
Letter from WSC (4th Hussars [Bangalore] India) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] discussing his work [on "The River War"], a letter he has received from Ivor Guest [later Lord Ashby St Ledgers and 2nd Lord Wimborne], and the possibility that he may write a biography of [Lord Randolph Churchill]. The letter is dated 1898, but its contents suggest that it dates to 1899.
(Untitled), 20 Apr 1898
Newspaper cutting from The Pioneer reviewing three books on the frontier campaigns in India: "A Frontier Campaign" by Lord Fincastle and P C Elliot-Lockhart and "The Story of the Malakand Field Force" by WSC. Annotated by WSC "This criticism is of course more weighty than the others - as the Pioneer is an 'expert' paper".
(Untitled), 21 Apr 1898
Newspaper cutting from The Times of India reviewing "The Story of the Malakand Field Force" by WSC. Covering letter at CHAR 28/25/3-4. Annotated by WSC "This was the 1st Leader". The first page of the article is numbered 96.
(Untitled), 08 Apr 1898
Newspaper cutting from The Morning Post reviewing "The Story of the Malakand Field Force" by WSC. Annotated by WSC "Morning Post. Published at Delhi".
(Untitled), 08 Apr 1898
Newspaper cutting from the Madras Mail reviewing "The Story of the Malakand Field Force" by WSC. Annotated by WSC "The Madras Mail. This is a leading article".
(Untitled), 19 Apr 1898
Letter from VSM (Editor of the United Service Magazine, 13 Charing Cross Road, London) to WSC congratulating him on "The Story of the Malakand Field Force" and asking him to write a "political - strategical" article about the northern frontier of India for inclusion in the magazine. Annotated by WSC "I have written an article for them. See June number.".
(Untitled), 03 May [1898]
Letter from WSC (Bangalore [India]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he remarks on her apparent lack of interest in his letters, reports that he is going to stay with Sir Arthur Havelock and in a postscript says that he intends to send her his novel ["Savrola"] in a fortnight. Envelope present.
(Untitled), 10 May [1898]
(Untitled), 16 May [1898]
(Untitled), 22 May 1898
(Untitled), 01 Jun [1898]
Letter from WSC (4th Hussars [Bangalore] India) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he expresses his disappointment at not having received a letter from her and says that he wishes she would make an effort to write regularly. He encloses the rest of the manuscript of his novel ["Savrola"], discusses the title, his plans to return to England before going to Egypt and publication of his articles. Envelope present.
(Untitled), 02 Jun 1898
Letter from WSC (4th Hussars [Bangalore] India) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] including instructions and arrangements for the publication of his book ["Savrola"]. Envelope present.
(Untitled), 08 Jun [1898]
(Untitled), 05 Aug 1898
(Untitled), 05 Aug [1898]
Letter from WSC (Nile [Egypt]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] enclosing letters [not present] to Sunny [Charles, 9th Duke of Marlborough], Jack Leslie, Ernest Becket[t] and Lumley which he asks her to use to settle a "matter". He also gives instructions regarding the serialisation of his novel ["Savrola"] and a second edition of ["The Story of the] Malakand [Field Force"].
(Untitled), 10 Aug 1898
(Untitled), 16 Aug 1898
Letter from WSC (Atbara Fort [Sudan]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he informs her that he is going to ride after the squadrons with Hubert Howard; outlines plans to progress to Omdurman; reports that Colonel Wingate complimented him on ["The Story of the Malakand Field Force"]; and comments on the heat and poor food.
(Untitled), 17 Sep [1898]
Letter from WSC (Wady Halfa [Sudan]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: the battle of Omdurman and his opinion that the British forces should have made a charge and made the "performance historic"; the names of his friends who were killed in action; and complaint at the publication of his letters in the Morning Post and Oliver Borthwick's alterations to them.
(Untitled), 21 Oct [1898]
Letter from WSC (35a Great Cumberland Place [London]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he has been working hard at his speeches, describes a dinner at which he met Morbely Bell, informs her that a letter of his has been published in the W[estminster] G[azette] and that [Alfred] Harmsworth [later Lord Northcliffe] will publish a speech that WSC is to give at Dover [Kent].