SHAW, George Bernard (1856-1950). Playwright.
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to [Alison George Wessels] Champion, 1 page 4to, Marine Hotel, Durban, Natal, 17 May 1935. Champion was a Zulu politician and trade unionist, who was banned from South Africa in 1930. In the present letter, Shaw responds sympathetically to his appeal, thanks him for a gift, and encourages Champion to pursue his cause.

'... Bad as things are here, they can easily be parallelled or outdone by events in Europe. Your exile was pretty hard; but you can claim as your companion in misfortune no less a person than Albert Einstein, the greatest white man in the world. ...'
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