Letters to John Guest

John Guest (1911–1997) was literary advisor to Longman, 1949-1972, and subsequently to Penguin.

The collection contains personal and business letters from 120 eminent authors.  Major correspondents include John Betjeman, Christopher Fry, L.P. Hartley, Francis King, Harold Nicolson, William Plomer, Mary Renault, David Storey and A.N. Wilson.

More information

  • A catalogue is available at the Special Collections Service
  • A full description is available from our online database
  • Manuscript number MS 4624
literature, publishing history correspondence guest john

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