Publishers UK: Penguin UK - Earl of Rochester - Cancelled

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Series[UMA-SRE-20140052] CORRESPONDENCE WITH PUBLISHERSAccession[2014.0038] GERMAINE GREER ARCHIVEIdentifierUMA-ITE-2014005200031Scope and ContentContains: Correspondence concerning commissioning Greer to write a preface to a new selection of the Earl of Rochester's poems, selected by Frank Ellis, to be published to coincide with a new film of Rochester's life called Libertine, starring Johnny Depp; includes draft of GG preface and Penguin comments; letter from Greer withdrawing her association. Nine pages of facsimile paper, containing letter from Penguin, 23 March 2004, and possible draft, are faded and illegible. Correspondents: Germaine Greer; Carol Horne (for GG); Laura Barber, Editorial Director for Classics, Penguin; Caroline Pretty; Ayesha Karim-Khan, Gillon Aitken; Andrew Franklin, Profile Books. Subjects: John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester; Authors and PublishersAccess StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2014.0052 Unit 0002

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CreatorGreer, GermaineRoleProvenance

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Date23 March 2004-5 August 2004

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Previous System ID2014.0052.00031

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Publishers UK: Penguin UK - Earl of Rochester - Cancelled