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Lot #356
T. E. Lawrence Autograph Letter Signed

"Those poor Eastern creatures are so impossibly ungracious towards help—and so unable to dispense with it"

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"Those poor Eastern creatures are so impossibly ungracious towards help—and so unable to dispense with it"

Superb ALS, one page, 7 x 4.5, November 18, 1922. Handwritten letter to “Gore,” in full: “Congratulations, first on getting in, second on getting the C.D. The circumstances will make your position in the latter more effective than it usually is. I hope you’ll be able to save some of the pieces from the press wolves: but it will be difficult & not pleasant for you. Those poor Eastern creatures are so impossibly ungracious towards help—and so unable to dispense with it. Be kind to their follies, to the limit of your patience. The practise gained from them will benefit you as it benefited me.” In fine condition, with scattered light foxing, and a central vertical fold.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts Featuring Art and Literature
  • Dates: #645 - Ended October 12, 2022





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