Literary
KING
(Francis Henry, 1923-2011, Novelist, Poet and Short Story Writer)
Autograph Letter Signed to My dear Josephine PULLEIN-THOMPSON,
(1924-2014, Writer best known for her Pony Books) thanking her for her sweet letter of condolence. My mother had such a long, full & (on balance) happy life that I tell myself that it is foolish to grieve for her. But these have been sad days. I hope you had a pleasant stay in Chilham. I look forward to seeing you at the Christmas Party if not before..., 1 side folio with a heading showing an illustration from 'Oriental Memoirs' by James Forbes, A Gracia Chieftain or Rajah, with his Suarree or usual attendants from a drawing by Baron de Montalembert, no place, 4th January
Item Date: 1993
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With a newspaper cutting giving the death notice for his mother at the age of 103.From the papers of Josephine Pullein-Thompson.
Stock No. 43521