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22 June 1930

Dear Buchan

You have really given me a splendid send-off! Two things I am particularly glad about - that the Hogg chapter, which was a perfect beast to write, seems to have panned out so well and that you like the picture of Scott in his study. The latter was an

experiment in which I felt I was taking a certain risk - yet something was necessary at that point to vary the narrative & hold the reader's attention.

Well, there is every sign that Sir Walter is going to do well. Robert Lynd gave me a great splash in the D.N. He evidently thinks I am a deplorable person and hates the book, but can't conceal

that he read every line of it. The Standard made a good news story of it & I believe the Sunday Express gave 3/4 col of extracts in all editions except the Late London. Harold Nicolson is dealing with it in the D.E. on Tuesday & The Times, I expect, will have something the same day. Bullock in the S.T. meant well, but it was poor stuff. J.M.B. is one of those reviewers for who prefaces are written. Yours sincerely

Donald Carswell