GARNETT DAVID: (1892-1981) British writer, a prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group. T.L.S., David, one page, 4to (folding air mail stationery), Hilton Hall, Hilton, Huntingdon, 24^th December 1963, to Professor Harry T. Moore. Garnett thanks his correspondent for their encouraging letter and continues to discuss his plans and thoughts on spending two or three months lecturing in the United States, in part, 'I would be quite happy to spend a month at S.I.U. as I did last time. When I came then S.I.U. paid my return fares…..provided me with board and lodging and paid me a fee of $1200.00. I thought that was handsome. In return I took part in your two days panel on the world of James Joyce and the world of D. H. Lawrence, gave four lectures and met nine classes having talks and discussions with each. The month was interrupted by Thanksgiving, during which I went and visited Chicago. Subjects which suggest themselves to me to talk about are D.H.L.; T. E. Lawrence, Galsworthy and Forster; Conrad, Virginia Woolf and Bloomsbury; The influence of the Russians, Socialism in England, H. G. Wells; Henry Green, T. H. White, H. E. Bates; Hemingway, Carson McCullers. Of course there are hundreds of other things I could talk about if you wanted me to. But that's a fair selection', further adding that he would also like to visit Texas, New Mexico and California and will also write to Professor Sanders at Duke University ('He specialises in Stracheys and Bloomsbury') as well as Professor Blair Rouse in Arkansas who may invite him 'to talk about a very minor literary figure - Swinnerton, whom I just know'. Hand addressed by Garnett to the verso and again signed ('David Garnett') in the return address panel. VG