John Saumarez Smith (1943–2021)
Auteur de The Bookshop at 10 Curzon Street: Letters Between Nancy Mitford and Heywood Hill 1952-73
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Œuvres de John Saumarez Smith
The Bookshop at 10 Curzon Street: Letters Between Nancy Mitford and Heywood Hill 1952-73 (2004) — Directeur de publication — 212 exemplaires
A Spy In The Bookshop: Letters Between Heywood Hill and John Saumerez Smith 1965-74 (2006) — Directeur de publication — 36 exemplaires
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- Nom légal
- Saumarez Smith, John Hugh
- Date de naissance
- 1943-05-23
- Date de décès
- 2021-11-15
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Lieu de naissance
- Simla, British India
- Lieu du décès
- London, England, UK
- Cause du décès
- vascular dementia
- Études
- Winchester College
Cambridge University (Trinity College) - Professions
- bookseller
- Relations
- Saumarez Smith, Charles (brother)
- Organisations
- Heywood Hill bookshop, Mayfair, London
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- Œuvres
- 3
- Aussi par
- 9
- Membres
- 249
- Popularité
- #91,698
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 8
- ISBN
- 4
- Favoris
- 1
In addition to the insider knowledge required to really, really appreciate this collection, Johns Saumerez Smith, in an effort at conciseness, interest, and probably respect of Haywood's and Mitford's privacy, edited each letter down to the bits he felt were humorous, with the effect that as a reader, I felt a bit frustrated - because references would be made to one thing or another in one letter that were never followed up on in subsequent letters. There are letters in their chain of correspondence that are missing in the archives, and Johns Saumerez Smith did his best to summarise (I assume from other sources) the gaps. But the one thing that really irritated me is that Saumerez Smith left out letters that exist but have already been published in one of the other 2 broader collections of Mitford's letters, making the (erroneous in my case) assumption that the reader had already seen them, because, of course, the reader would have already read both the other collections.
Overall though, I enjoyed this glimpse into Mitford's life, and the drama at the Haywood Hill bookshop ... I wish they'd discussed it more and in fuller detail; it sounds like quite a drama. A lot of joy comes through though, and a lot of irreverence, so that even if I didn't understand all the references, I enjoyed the glimpse I got into a valued friendship.… (plus d'informations)