| Description | Manuscript letter from George [Orwell] to Fred Warburg, sent from Hairmyres Hospital and discussing his illness and treatment, confirming the completion of the rough draft of his novel ('<i>1984</i>') "all save the last few hundred words", and noting that Richard Rees, as literary executor, had instructions to "destroy the MS without showing it to anybody" in the event of GO's death before publication, (2ff). |