| Admin/Biog History | Sewell wrote a book about the history of Turkey and his travels in the country which was published as: Sewell, B. (1988). South from Ephesus: Travels in Aegean Turkey. London: Century. [A copy of this publication in is available in the Paul Mellon Centre Library, see URL below] |
| Description | Includes:
-letter to Philip Ziegler, author, dated 12 June 1984, in which Sewell expresses his concerns about finding a publisher for the book
-letter from Sewell to I. R. Bishop, dated 28 August 1986, concerning the material collected by Charles Fellows in Lycia, south western Turkey in 1844
-two letters between Sewell and Brian Cook, Keeper of Greek and Roman Antiquities, The British Museum, dated 28 August-2 September 1986, concerning the location of Charles Fellows' collection
-four letters from June Hall, Literary Agency, dated 26 August 1986-23 March 1987, concerning their role as Sewell's literary agents
-two letters from Anthony Lambert, Senior Editor, Century Hutchinson Publishing Group Limited, dated 11 February-6 May 1987, concerning the manuscript Sewell submitted
-Sewell's typed note suggesting possible titles for the publication, undated
-three letters from Gillon Aitken and Imogen Pelham, Aitken Alexander Associates Limited, and Tatiana Wilde, Commissioning Editor, I. B. Tauris & Co. Ltd., dated 5 August 2010-8 February 2011, concerning Tauris publishing a new edition of the book
-Sewell's typed draft preface for the Tauris edition of the book
Material relating to Sewell's travels in Turkey can be found in the following:
-BS/3/1/2 - Travel Journals: Turkey & South Africa: Aug 1982-Oct 1983
-BS/3/1/3 - Travel Journals: Cappadocia, Turkey: Jun-Jul 1984
-BS/3/1/6 - Travel Journals: Turkey: Dec 1984-Jan 1985
-BS/3/1/9 - Travel Journals: Armenia & Turkey: 1986
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| Image Caption | Typed note suggesting possible book titles, undated |