When Eliot was writing or composing the Wasteland, if you look at the facsimile-type script, just above... The first part of the poem is called, I think it's called a burial. And above that, in capital letters, it says, he do the police in different voices. And that for a while was the working title of the Wasteland. It's taken from our mutual friend. Betty Higdon is introducing Sloppy, who's the potential adoptee to the newly rich Boffins and they're hoping to take him under their collective wings. You mightn't think it, but Sloppy is a beautiful reader of a newspaper. He do thePolice in different
Join Simon Callow as he shares his infectious enthusiasm and profound knowledge of Charles Dickens in this conversation produced in partnership with Sotheby’s. As an acclaimed actor who has portrayed the author and written a biography about him, Callow is an authority on Dickens' eccentricities and literary genius. In conversation with novelist Kate Mosse and Sotheby's books specialist David Goldthorpe, he shares personal anecdotes and explores Dickens' transformative storytelling through key texts – including a fascinating handwritten reading text of David Copperfield featured in Sotheby’s upcoming auction – revealing how the great author has shaped his life and career.
This event was recorded on 11 July 2023 as part of Sotheby’s Book Week, held to mark a series of sales taking place in London, Paris and New York from 4-20 July featuring literature, illustrations and musical manuscripts that span continents and centuries. The London auction will take place on Thursday 20 July. Please visit sothebys.com to find out more.
This conversation was produced by Executive Producer Hannah Kaye and edited by Producer Catharine Hughes.
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