| Repository | Special Collections Archives (GB 0029) |
| Ref No | EUL MS 462/1/5/1 |
| Date | c 1940s-1960s |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 1 folder |
| Title | Untitled manuscript essay concerning 'the re-adjustment of our values' |
| Description | Manuscript five-page essay written by Daphne du Maurier in pencil. The essay concerns the shift in values and priorities within modern society since the death of 'RLS' [Robert Louis Stevenson], who noted down his top three life values before he died. The essay also explores Daphne du Maurier's concerns over the 'race towards super-civilization' and 'our lost simplicity' of life. The essay appears to be unpublished.
[Note: This essay may have been written at the time of Daphne du Maurier's involvement in the Moral Re-Armament movement.] |
| Language | English |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access Status | Open |
| Copyright | Usual EUL restrictions apply. |
| Access Conditions | Usual EUL conditions apply. |
| Creator_Name | Maurier, Daphne du (1907-1989); author |