'Write me a little letter': The George Mallory/Marjorie Holmes Correspondence

Garrington, Abbie

'Write me a little letter': The George Mallory/Marjorie Holmes Correspondence

Garrington, Abbie

Authors

Professor Abbie Garrington abbie.garrington@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Abstract

In November 2015, Bonhams auction house of Knightsbridge, London sold for £12,500 a lot comprising 10 letters from the moun taineer George Mallory. Purchased by an as yet undisclosed private buyer, the letters span a single year. They begin in March 1923, during Mallory’s return from the US following a lecture tour, having given talks reflecting on the Everest reconnaissance expedition of 1921, and the attempt of 1922. The last is written in March 1924 while Mallory was en route to his final attempt on Everest and bears the address ‘Anchor Line, TSS California.’ While the sale of these original letters prevents access to them until further notice, the Royal Geographical Society does hold photocopies of the set, forming part of the George Mallory Collection, the bulk of which is made up of items recovered from Mallory’s body following its discovery in 1999.

Citation

Garrington, A. (2016). 'Write me a little letter': The George Mallory/Marjorie Holmes Correspondence

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	May 26, 2016
Online Publication Date	Sep 1, 2016
Publication Date	Sep 1, 2016
Deposit Date	May 26, 2016
Publicly Available Date	Jan 1, 2017
Journal	Alpine journal
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	120
Pages	123-133
Publisher URL	http://www.cordee.co.uk/Alpine-Journal-2016-det-10-55-55-14386.html