'I'm not a gay writer, I'm a monster': how James Purdy outraged America

Press/Media: Press / Media

11/03/2019

Interview concerning the burial of James Purdy who wished to be buried next to Dame Edith Sitwell in the village of Weedon Lois, Northants, UK. Charles Lock was one of two persons responsible for achieving this, and the funeral was held there, ten years after Purdy's death.  

References

  • Guardian

    Andrew Male

    The Guardian (UK)

    Research areas

  • James Purdy, Nicholas Sloan, Edith Sitwell, funeral, ashes

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