Letter from Thomas MacGreevy to Ernie O'Malley. 9 February 1940

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Original Source
Letter from Thomas MacGreevy to Ernie O'Malley 9 February 1940 Thomas MacGreevy Private Collection. Autograph letter signed.

Abstract
Asks if O'Malley received the information regarding preserving works of art; lack of news from Ireland; has re-read The Ambassadors as preparation for a book he is to write on the Louvre; speculates that Balzac may have been "Nazi by tendency"; possible reason for WB Yeats's enthusiasm for the author; the theme of revenge in Cousin Bette reminds him of Hitler's love for Germany; Air Raid Protection Services work at the National Gallery; his lecturing at the National Gallery cancelled; income reduced by half.

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Keywords
Domestic Life
Literature
Politics and Government
Career and Finances
Great War
Irish
German
French
1900-1999
MacGreevy-O'Malley
PersonalLetter