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National Campaign for the Abolition of Capital Punishment, 14 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London, W.C.2.—The Campaign’s projected activities include a meeting at the Albert Hall and the preparation of a memorial to the Home Secretary. Invites him to join the Committee of Honour.

(Undated. Pethick-Lawrence’s reply (3/16) is dated 2 Dec. 1960.)

National Campaign for the Abolition of Capital Punishment, 14 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London, W.C.2.—Asks him to sit on the platform at the Campaign’s rally at the Albert Hall, and encloses a leaflet (and an order form) (3/13b-c).

(Carbon copy of a typed original.)

National Campaign for the Abolition of Capital Punishment, 14 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London, W.C.2.—Has not had a reply to his letter asking Pethick-Lawrence to sit on the platform at the Albert Hall rally (3/13).

National Campaign for the Abolition of Capital Punishment, 14 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London, W.C.2.—Urges his correspondent to attend the rally at the Albert Hall.

Agrees to join the Committee of Honour of the National Campaign for the Abolition of Capital Punishment (see 3/12).

Pethick-Lawrence agrees to sit on the platform at the Albert Hall rally (see 3/14).

Commends Keynes’s article in the Standard and sends a copy of Hansard containing the text of his speech at the end of the debate. Asks him to read over the proofs of his book (This Gold Crisis).

Victor Gollancz Ltd, 14 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, W.C.2.—Invites him to contribute ‘a little book … which would genuinely lay bare the present international financial and economic situation’.

Victor Gollancz Ltd, 14 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, W.C.2.—Is pleased that Pethick-Lawrence will probably undertake the book. Proposes terms for publication.

Victor Gollancz Ltd, 14 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, W.C.2.—Expresses sympathy (on the death of Lady Pethick-Lawrence).

Has made considerable progress with the book, which he proposes to call This Gold Crisis. Discusses its printing and indexing.

Victor Gollancz Ltd, 14 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, W.C.2.—Will be delighted to see the manuscript of The Old Order Changeth (see 1/367).

Victor Gollancz Ltd, 14 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, W.C.2.—The delay in reading The Old Order Changeth is due to the illness of one of his readers. Proposes terms for its publication.

Offers to send him the typescript of her autobiography, to be entitled The Old Order Changeth (published as My Part in a Changing World), the substance of which deals with the suffrage movement and the peace movement.

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Transcript

16th. November, 1937.
Victor Gollancz Limited, | Publishers,
14, Henrietta Street, | Strand, W.C.2.

Dear Mr. Gollancz,

I have been engaged during the last year in writing the story of my life and I should like to submit it to you if you would be interested to see it.

The title I have chosen is “The Old Order Changeth” with a sub-title “An Autobiography” over my name.

The substance of the book which deals with the suffrage movement and with the peace movement, both of which had international aspects, will be of interest in the Dominions and also in America which I have visited five times.

There are twenty-two chapters and I am just finishing the twenty-second. The whole consists of about 150,000 words.

Would you care for me to send the typescript in a few days when it is quite finished, to be submitted to your reader? If so, and his report is favourable, we could perhaps then meet to decide details,

Yours sincerely,
[Added in pencil] Signed E P L

‘As from’ 11 Old Square, London, W.C.2.—Accepts his terms (for publishing her autobiography; see 1/366). Will send the revised manuscript in January. The book should sell well in America, and might form the basis of a film about the suffrage movement.

(Marked ‘Copy’, but probably a draft.)

Suggests people who would probably be willing to give a word of commendation to My Part in a Changing World.

Has received numerous good reviews of My Part in a Changing World. More reviews might be obtained if a further supply of review copies could be made available.

2 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, S.W.3.—Will be pleased to send Victor Gollancz a comment on her book.

2 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, S.W.3.—Has glanced over the proof of the book and sent a ‘quote’ to Victor Gollancz. Will read it with full attention later.