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Correspondence from Aleister Crowley to Louis Umfreville Wilkinson
22-4-1946 e.v.
Dear Louis,
93.
I tackled Joad [C.E.M. Joad] about p. 98. I ran him to earth at last, despite a series of the most frightful evasions. (He looks like a fox.) Pretended he'd never heard of the book; didn't know Marlow was your pen-name; when I got him alone, pretended he had not read the passages, though handed to him (marked) by the chairman; sending it—and so on. Face to face, said; I had the right to change my mind. I said: yes, but to describe so tremendous a spiritual upheaval the language is surprising. He: "Well, he sent me the proofs. I don't know that I mind very much. I can't issue a writ." I had pointed out that this was a very serious attack on his integrity: playing on the prejudices of the superstitious [illegible]; in short, of selling the pass.
I entered the discussion on his lecture; he began well, then sank to monstrous repetition about birth control. I put forward my ultra-[illegible] plan; and to my great surprise, was cheered broad and long!! Or was it ironic?
No more now; must get up. Will dictate answer to yours to-morrow.
93 93/93.
Yours,
Aleister.
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