In December 1937, Greenwood sent Wragg a handwritten short story called ‘A Christmas Present’. It was never published and has remained undiscovered among Wragg’s papers in the V&A Archive, where I found it on 20/6/2019. This is the first published account of the story, which adds a little more to Greenwood’s body of fiction about Hanky Park. It is a serious story – but then there was plenty to worry about in 1937, including continuing poverty and a growing risk of war.
Happy Christmas! – Chris.
Walter Greenwood: Not Just Love on the Dole 
Great find Chris!
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Hello Ian – yes, I was amazed when I saw it among the letters in the V&A archive box. Hope you are well and ok under current difficult circumstances. – Best, Chris.
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