1991.1016.355.2

Henry Salt (author)

Handwritten letter to Emery Walker from Henry S. Salt dated 17th January 1930. Found inserted in the book, How He Lied To Her Husband by Shaw, George Bernard, when acquired by the museum, shelf W16 (F). Part of the Emery Walker Library.

Brighton

1930-01-17 - 1930-01-17 1930 - 1930

20th century

Letter from Henry S. Salt to Emery Walker dated 17th January 1930. Found in ‘How he lied to her husband’ by George Bernard Shaw . 21 Cleveland Rd, Brighton January 17, 1930 My dear Walker, Many thanks for your very kind letter and those charming postcard pictures of Daneway House. It would be a pleasure to see you again; but I fear I shall not get so far as Cirencester now, for I have become a stay-at-home in my old age. Brighton is an awful place: if you should ever be within reach of it, I hope you will let us know. I was sorry to hear that Miss Whittaker[i] has been ill. I have long owed her a letter, and must write. Yes; Shaw[ii] is as kind in action as he is tart in speech. We have called the little house “The Shaw”, the ostensible reason being that it is opposite a garden with trees, the esoteric one that it was largely through the sale of his letters (at his own suggestion) that we were able to purchase the place! He also paid for the publication of my version of the Aeneid, which otherwise never would have seen the light. Yrs. Sincerely Henry S. Salt[iii] [Footnotes: [i]Insufficient information to enable identification [ii]George Bernard Shaw (1856 – 1950), the eminent author and playwright. [iii]Henry Stephens Salt (1851 – 1939) was a writer and campaigner for social reform. His friendship with Shaw dates from about 1880. CAW]