Identity area
Reference code
IE LMOD 741
Title
1976 Letter from Samuel Beckett
Date(s)
- Twentieth Century (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
Paper, ink, photographic paper. 8 x 12.5 cm
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
01/09/2011
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A letter dated 28 October 1976 from Samuel Beckett to John Hughes, who lived in Beckett's old home, in which he lists his old schools and describes where he slept in the house. It includes the line 'If you ever meet my ghost in house or grounds, give it my regards.' Also a black and white photograph of the house in question as well as the envelope.
Playwright Samuel Beckett wrote this letter to schoolboy John Hughes, who was living in the house where Beckett grew up – Cooldrinagh in Foxrock. Say hello to my ghost, urges Beckett.
