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Correspondence from Aleister Crowley to Gerald Yorke
Karlsruherstrasse 2, Berlin-Halensee.
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[Undated: 14 November 1931]
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Do get your "honesty" untangled. The plan is to put me over in Germany as they did for Bernard Shaw, Frank Harris and Oscar Wilde. Then, and only then will the English follow. We want G.H.Q. [Grand Headquarters] here to arrange translations, productions of plays and films etc.
There is no prejudice at all against me here; yesterday Ullstein—very big publishers—asked me for a series of short stories—Reinhardt's chief man is reading Mortaldello without giving a single thought to my atrocious views on Sublapsarianism.
There is really great hope here. We should have got much further had adequate supplies been available. Bill [Bertha Busch] has been a nervous wreck: she has even been timid! Krako [Jacques Krako] is a man who needs pursuit. But the Schiffers [Margo and Marcellus] are now working actively with us. S.W. [Scarlet Woman—Bertha Busch] and Frau S were all this a.m. translating "The Berlin Manifesto". You will get a copy in a day or so to be circulated in England. You can go round à la [illegible] and collect subscriptions—You can be perfectly honest in boosting a Cause: and the Manifesto gives the reasons. Get Capt. Ochs enthusiastic: he may see in it his chance of a come back (Get him to understand the Law, and explain it to his rich pals. Only one wee millionaire, please, Lord!).
I can't tell you how wonderful Bill has been in spite of every physical and moral attack on her. Your silence distressed her terribly; we thought you must be ill.
Enough for now.
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