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Loan 96 RLF 1/3089
Elizabeth Comfort (pseudonyms: Bessie Marchant, Mrs J A Comfort, John Comfort, J Merivale, George Lawrence)

Elizabeth Comfort

Applications

4 (2 successful)

Date period

5 Mar 1920-15 Dec 1939

Awards

  • 13 Mar 1920 (£50)
  • 26 Sep 1930 (rejected)
  • 14 Dec 1934 (rejected)
  • 4 Dec 1939 (£50)

Other author name(s)

(pseudonym) Mrs J A Comfort
(pseudonym) John Comfort
(pseudonym) George Lawrence
(pseudonym) Bessie Marchant
(pseudonym) J Merivale

Author's career

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Author's works published

Children's Writing

Also named in file

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Timeline

1920

Application Form, Elizabeth Comfort

13 Mar 1920
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Henry R Brabrook to Arthur Llewelyn Roberts

5 Mar 1920
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List of books by Bessie Marchant (Elizabeth Comfort)

Mar 1920
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George Geoffrey Dawson to Hugh John Cole Marshall, reporting on a book by Elizabeth Comfort

29 Mar 1920
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George Earle Buckle to Hugh John Cole Marshall, reporting on books by Elizabeth Comfort

25 Mar 1920
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Elizabeth Comfort to the ‘Governors of the Royal Literary Fund’

Mar 1920
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Henry R Brabrook to the ‘Governors of the Royal Literary Fund’

16 Mar 1920
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Neil Munro to the Secretary of the Literary Fund

25 Mar 1920
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Elizabeth Comfort to Hugh John Cole Marshall

16 Apr 1920
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1930

Application Form, Elizabeth Comfort

26 Sep 1930
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Leonard Parker Moore to the Secretary of the Literary Fund

26 Aug 1930
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Leonard Parker Moore to Hugh John Cole Marshall

3 Sep 1930
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[W R P?] McNeight to the [sec](Secretary of the Literary Fund)

25 Sep 1930
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Elizabeth Comfort to the Secretary of the Literary Fund

26 Sep 1930
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Charles William Early to the Secretary of the Literary Fund

27 Sep 1930
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Leonard Parker Moore to Hugh John Cole Marshall

1 Oct 1930
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Hugh John Cole Marshall to Elizabeth Comfort

11 Oct 1930
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Elizabeth Comfort to the Secretary of the Literary Fund

13 Oct 1930
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Elizabeth Comfort to Hugh John Cole Marshall

18 Oct 1930
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H G Vincent, at 10 Downing Street, to Hugh John Cole Marshall, enquiring about Elizabeth Comfort

20 Oct 1930
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Hugh John Cole Marshall to H G Vincent

5 Nov 1930
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1934

Application Form, Elizabeth Comfort

14 Dec 1934
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Elizabeth Comfort to the Secretary of the Literary Fund

14 Dec 1934
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Elizabeth Comfort to Lady Margaret Watney

14 Dec 1934
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Lady Margaret Watney to the Secretary of the Literary Fund

15 Dec 1934
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Elizabeth Comfort to Hugh John Cole Marshall

19 Dec 1934
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[W R P ?] McNeight to the [sec](Secretary of the Literary Fund)

Dec 1934
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1935

Hugh John Cole Marshall to Elizabeth Comfort

9 Jan 1935
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1936

O S Cleverly, at 10 Downing Street, to Hugh John Cole Marshall, enquiring about Elizabeth Comfort

17 Jan 1936
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Hugh John Cole Marshall to O S Cleverly

20 Jan 1936
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Muriel Masefield to Hugh John Cole Marshall

24 Jan 1936
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Muriel Masefield to Hugh John Cole Marshall

29 Jan 1936
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O S Cleverly, at 10 Downing Street, to Hugh John Cole Marshall

10 Mar 1936
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Elizabeth Comfort to the Secretary to the Prime Minister

9 Mar 1936
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Hugh John Cole Marshall to O S Cleverly, agreeing to administer a Royal Bounty grant to Elizabeth Comfort

11 Mar 1936
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1939

C G L Syers, at 10 Downing Street, to Hugh John Cole Marshall, enquiring about Elizabeth Comfort

16 Feb 1939
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Hugh John Cole Marshall to C G L Syers

17 Feb 1939
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C G L Syers, at 10 Downing Street, to Hugh John Cole Marshall

31 Mar 1939
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C G L Syers, at 10 Downing Street, to Sir James Edmondson

31 Mar 1939
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Hugh John Cole Marshall to C G L Syers

3 Apr 1939
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Elizabeth Comfort to Hugh John Cole Marshall

17 Oct 1939
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Robert Francis Cholmeley to Hugh John Cole Marshall, reporting on a book by Elizabeth Comfort

26 Nov 1939
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[W R P ?] McNeight to the [sec](Secretary of the Literary Fund)

1 Dec 1939
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Application Form, Elizabeth Comfort

4 Dec 1939
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Elizabeth Comfort to Hugh John Cole Marshall

4 Dec 1939
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Elizabeth Comfort to the Committee of the Literary Fund

4 Dec 1939
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David Leslie Murray to the Secretary of the Literary Fund

6 Dec 1939
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Elizabeth Comfort to Hugh John Cole Marshall

15 Dec 1939
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