TLS signed “G. Bernard Shaw,” one page, 7 x 4.5, 4 Whitehall Court letterhead, April 27, 1932. Letter to Lady Pentland, in full: "I have been for fifty years past more or less in touch with attempts at social work in Hampstead, and can assure you that it is the most hopelessly damned centre of callous suburbanism on earth. You will get no money there for any good cause—at least not at 2 1/2%. The Town Hall is not so big that you will be unable to fill it without me; and there are strong reasons why I should not break my rule of not using my very troublesome publicity to appeal for money. The least sign on my part of being accessible in that way would bring down on me an avalanche of entreaties for a repetition, all for the most deserving causes. I must therefore harden my heart and say firmly, No." In very good condition, with irregular overall toning.Format: TLS