 First edition | |
| Author | Philip Larkin, edited by Anthony Thwaite |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Genre | Correspondence |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber, London |
Publication date | 1 January 1992 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 791 pages |
| ISBN | 0-571-17048-X |
The Selected Letters of Philip Larkin, 1940–1985 is a volume of Philip Larkin's personal correspondence, compiled by Anthony Thwaite, one of Larkin's literary executors, and published in 1992 by Faber and Faber, seven years after Larkin's death.[1] It was followed a year later by Philip Larkin: A Writer's Life, Larkin's official biography, written by Andrew Motion, Larkin's other literary executor.[2]
A further volume, of Larkin's correspondence with Monica Jones, was published in 2010.[3]
List of recipients included in the selection
- Kingsley Amis
- John Betjeman
- Robert Conquest
- Colin Gunner
- Monica Jones
- Eva Larkin
- Charles Monteith
- Bruce Montgomery
- Barbara Pym
See also
References
- ^ Entry at WorldCat
- ^ Entry at WorldCat
- ^ "In search of the real Philip Larkin". TheGuardian.com. 26 June 2010.