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

Garrington, Abbie

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
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1411246
• Publisher URL: http://www.cordee.co.uk/Alpine-Journal-2016-det-10-55-55-14386.html