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Fascist Quarterly, January 1935 - October 1936

 File — Box: BU Box 2
Reference code: 187/1B/1

Scope and Contents

The Fascist Quarterly was intended to produce an intellectual journal to counter the influential Left Book Club. It includes papers by such well known writers as Roy Campbell, Wyndham Lewis, Ezra Pound, and Beverley Nicholls, as well as Fascist die-hards like Alexander Raven Thompson, Professor Laurie, President Salazar of Portugal and Vidkun Quisling of Norway. It came to an end following the outbreak of the Second World War and the subsequent internment of BU members and sympathisers. Contains the following issues: Vol. 1, No.1 Jan 1935 (b) Vol. 1. No. 2 Apr 1935 (a) (b) Vol. 1. No. 3 July 1935 (b) Vol. 1. No. 4 Oct 1935 (b) Vol. 2 No. 1 Jan 1936 (b) Vol.2. No. 2 Apr 1936 (b) Vol. 2 No. 3 July 1936 (a) Vol. 2 No. 4 Oct 1936 (b)

These copies of the Fascist Quarterly formerly belonged to Robert Saunders, BUF District Leader, Dorset West. Some of the parts bear his signature, some are stamped with his address ‘Friar Mayne Farm, Broadmayne, Dorchester’. The volumes are in their original state, some bound in stiff board covers.

Dates

  • Creation: January 1935 - October 1936

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Available by appointment

Extent

8 Volume(s) (8 issues)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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