Letter to Fritz Englund from E E Westbury

Author: Wesbury, Eric E (1881-1939) signedYear: 1903Publisher: Place: BirminghamDescription:Two page letter to Fritz Englund in Eric Westbury's hand (10 1/4" x 8") discussing exchange of problem publications. Written on the note paper of the famous St George Chess Club. Fritz Englund (1871-1933) was the problem editor of Tidskrift for Schach.His obituary in The Problemist mentioned that" he held a very responsible position in a Birmingham firm", and there was a period from the mid to late 1920s when he was inactive as a composer. Aside from chess, music was his major interest. In an article in the Hampshire Telegraph and Post for December 18th 1914, G. W. Chandler wrote "He is a facile pianist, a student of orchestral scores, and has written some clever songs, much too good to be called ‘popular". He is connected with a powerful choral and orchestral society in Birmingham." Later Chandler continued "he is a deep thinker, a student of many perplexing social questions, and a man who fi