ROSAMOND LEHMANN - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 08/05/1948 - HFSID 255305
Price: $380.00
ROSAMOND LEHMANN
The British author who was awarded a CBE in 1982 penned this letter and her signature
that concerns her night out with her friend Miriam when they saw Oliver Twist
Autograph Letter Signed: "R". 5¼x7. Two pages. Dated August 5, 1948. In Part: "I adored
every moment of my time with you. 'Oliver Twist' was wonderful, though I must say I was very
frightened in parts, it was Robert Newton who played the old Jew, Fagin wasn't it? I wonder if
that waiter at the G.W.R. hotel has got over his surprise at being called 'sweetie' yet!!".
Rosamond Lehmann (1907-1989) was an English novelist whose first book, Dusty
Answer (1927), was a best seller, controversial at the time for its open portrayal of gay and
lesbian relationships at Cambridge, her alma mater. In all, she wrote seven novels and a
short story collection, translated two French works into English, and authored some
nonfiction, including an autobiography. Her only play, No More Music, opened in 1939.
Her novels The Weather in the Streets (1936) and The Echoing Grove (1953) were made into
movies, the latter re-titled Heart of Me (2002). Lehmann was a member of the "Bloomsbury
set," which included literature luminaries such as Virginia Woolf and Lytton Strachey. Two
movies, titled The Weather in the Streets (1983) and The Heart of Me (2002), were
produced from her works. She was honored with a CBE in 1982. Creasing throughout.
Top edge worn. Minor half-inch tear along right side not impacting legibility. Otherwise, fine
condition.
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