Browse Items (6 total)

Letter needs full transcription but gist is: Crockett in bed with influenza; Mr Crockett was in London 6 weeks, 3 of which she was with him; had…

Letter from S.R. Crockett to cousin Sam

Thanks cousin for excellent letter; glad to see his mother though confined to bedroom with illness; never fully recovered from influenza/malaria…

Letter from S.R. Crockett to Douglas Sladen

Laid up week with influenza and read On the Cars and Off - famous book, enjoyed muchly; many thanks for kind letter about Vagabonds; still in cold…

Letter from S.R. Crockett to T. Fisher Unwin

Still confined to room but improving; hopes to visit London in March; apologises for having nothing to offer as Watt arranged serials ahead and serial…

Letter from S.R. Crockett to Mr Hynd

Explains missed opportunity to review Barrie's Margaret Ogilvy due to influenza illness; notes no ethical objection as non-fiction rather than novel…

Letter from S.R. Crockett to Thin (bookseller)

Very ill with influenza for fortnight; wife summoned to nurse him; returning Tuesday to write The Grey Man for Graphic; then abroad for Cornhill…