David Cornwell (John le Carré)

An impressive collection of antiquities and curiosities sourced from the estate British author, David Cornwell (1931-2020); best known as famous author, John le Carré.

Cornwell was known for his espionage novels, many of which were adapted for film and TV, such as ‘A Perfect Spy’ and ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’.

The novels focused on people’s lives in the corrupt setting of the Cold War era and beyond. His books are known for being the first to raise respect for the spy genre.

His first notable novel ‘The Spy Who Came in from the Cold’ debuted in 1963.

When David died at the age of 89, he left a large part of his archive of personal papers, letters and manuscripts to the Bodleian library in Oxford.