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Below are several photos taken from the Thomas Raddall papers, as well as quotes from Raddall's literary works and
correspondence.
Photo credits and details are at the bottom of the page.
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"...the Canadian author must write for the English-speaking public in the United States and Britain if he is to make a living -- and the British and American writers are
numerous, able and energetic. All of this is a challenge to the Canadian, and if he suceeds he has the satisfaction of knowing that he did it the hard way."
~ From a letter to Moira Kerr, 1954.
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"Matters that count in this world don't come about, they're brought about."
~ Pride's Fancy, p.73, 1946.
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"To the writer who holds himself or herself to a personal standard of excellence, it is one of the hardest ways to make a living.
It will seldom bring a fortune, although that is possible. But whether the work sells for much or little the writer's real reward is
the pleasure of creation, as it is for any artist or craftsman."
~ From a letter to Moira Kerr, 1954.
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"Time is hard to kill without a weapon when you're alone, and for me the decent weapon has always been something to read."
~ The Wings of Night, p.74, 1956.
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Photo Credits - All photos are from the Thomas Raddall Collection and are the copyright of Dalhousie University Libraries. Text in quotes is from back of photos.
- "16 year old Thomas Raddall begins his career at sea as wireless operator aboard the Mackay-Bennett. June, 1920." Photo code C-1210. Photographer unknown.
- "Thomas H. Raddall, 1939. Photo taken (but not used) for the jacket of The Pied Piper of Dipper Creek" Photo code C-1236. Photographer unknown.
- "A snapshot of T.H.R. by Bill Burke RCAF, who called to see the author one morning about 9:30. T.H.R. habitually worked at his desk in pyjamas and dressing gown until mid-morning." Photo code C-1255.
- "T.H.R. aboard yacht Ripple, on a local cruise from Liverpool to Port Mouton Bay, about the summer of 1946. Ripple was owned by Rev. John Wilson ("Father John") of Trinity Church, Liverpool." Photo code C-1270. Photographer unknown.
- "Tom Raddall, untangling a cast. Lake Falls, Murray River, near Trout Rock. 1958. Photo by Chris Lund." Photo code C-1351.
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