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TN states\n that the name of work of correspondent have been cut\n out of the letter to protect his identity.]","[Sends autographed copy of \n The Jungle ; expresses interest in\n White's reaction; says he found White's \n The Blazed Trail especially\n interesting; hopes to write a series of essays \"upon\n the economic interpretation of literature.\"]","[Believes Hancock can find a complete account of\n Sinclair's \"free-lance adventures\" in the files of\n the \n Independent , and an article in \n Cosmopolitan . ]","[Says he is surprised that she remembers him;\n agrees that he has had an adventurous career;\n discusses a new novel of about 350,000 words which he\n working on, that she might like to read.]","[Suggests that \n Macmillian Co. combine \n King Coal and its sequels into one\n volume and publish it in September 1917; hopes the\n combined volume will make a larger impression and\n sell better; asks if Brown has sent a manuscript to \n Bernard Shaw . ]","[Hopes to combine \n Sylvia , \n Sylvia's Marriage and an unwritten\n third novel into one play; 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gives his opinion of Harris' work and\n talents.]","[Thanks him for dealing with the \"insufferable\" \n George Moore ; congratulates him\n on [ \n Pearson's Magazine ]; calls him the\n most interesting writer in the country.]","[Gives permission for quotations from his comments\n on Harris' work; considers \n Martin Eden Jack London 's best work.]","[Requests a dozen copies of an article from the\n April issue; remarks that Harris is making many\n friends in \n California through his work.]","[Mentions receipt of many letters after\n publication of article; encloses a letter by \n Tom Masson as well as his answer;\n asks him to either get Masson's permission to print\n the letter or to omit his name.]","[Believes that \n Mark Twain is \"one of the world's\n half dozen greatest humorists\" and three of his books\n are classics; gives critical appraisal of\n personalities of \n Jack London , \n [Ralph Waldo] Emerson , \n [Edgar Allan] Poe , and \n [Henry David] Thoreau ; compares\n his views on marriage and sex to \n Bernard Shaw 's ; 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regrets not being\n able to do more.]","[Says he is unable to name his \"best\" book;\n believes that world opinion regards \n The Jungle as his best book.]","[Says he is willing to send 50 copies of \" \n The Evening Had It Too \" for a large\n discount.]","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. 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Halter","English"],"unitid_tesim":["6777"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Upton Sinclair Collection \n 1905-1957"],"collection_title_tesim":["Upton Sinclair Collection \n 1905-1957"],"collection_ssim":["Upton Sinclair Collection \n 1905-1957"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"creator_ssm":[""],"creator_ssim":[""],"acqinfo_ssim":["Deposit \n 15 May 1962"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["52 items"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to research.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to research."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eUpton Sinclair\n Collection, Accession 6777, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Upton Sinclair\n Collection, Accession 6777, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFunded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Funding Note"],"processinfo_tesim":["Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Criticizes correspondent's book; recommends that\n he cut and condense his work; advises him to read La\n Rochefoucald and \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHouse of a Hundred Lights\u003c/bibref\u003eby \n \u003cpersname\u003eT. R. Tourence\u003c/persname\u003e; discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePrince Hagen\u003c/bibref\u003e, which was written 2\n years ago but rejected 35 times; describes \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Midas\u003c/bibref\u003eas book of joy and very\n boyish, which had not sold 1500 copies; wonders if\n correspondent is also poor; asks for reply. TN states\n that the name of work of correspondent have been cut\n out of the letter to protect his identity.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends autographed copy of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Jungle\u003c/bibref\u003e; expresses interest in\n White's reaction; says he found White's \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Blazed Trail\u003c/bibref\u003eespecially\n interesting; hopes to write a series of essays \"upon\n the economic interpretation of literature.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Believes Hancock can find a complete account of\n Sinclair's \"free-lance adventures\" in the files of\n the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eIndependent\u003c/bibref\u003e, and an article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is surprised that she remembers him;\n agrees that he has had an adventurous career;\n discusses a new novel of about 350,000 words which he\n working on, that she might like to read.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Suggests that \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMacmillian Co.\u003c/corpname\u003ecombine \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Coal\u003c/bibref\u003eand its sequels into one\n volume and publish it in September 1917; hopes the\n combined volume will make a larger impression and\n sell better; asks if Brown has sent a manuscript to \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Shaw\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Hopes to combine \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSylvia\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSylvia's Marriage\u003c/bibref\u003eand an unwritten\n third novel into one play; says he is willing to give\n a first-rate playwright half the proceeds; makes\n suggestions for the construction of the play and\n gives advice; sends \"Author's final revision\" of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Coal\u003c/bibref\u003e; believes \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMacmillian Co.\u003c/corpname\u003eis not in favor of\n combining \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Coal\u003c/bibref\u003ewith the sequel; asks him\n to retrieve manuscript of preface because \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Galsworthy\u003c/persname\u003ecannot write it\n and to try to get \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Shaw\u003c/persname\u003eto read it; sends\n manuscript of untitled play; wonders if there is\n anything he can do with it because of \n \u003cpersname\u003eGranville Barker\u003c/persname\u003e's enthusiasm\n for it.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Encloses AN to Mr. Daher by Laurie \"which\n explains itself\"; asks for advice in the matter; says\n he is willing to pay a reasonable charge for research\n on the opposition of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAnglican Church\u003c/corpname\u003eto the abolition\n of the liquor trade and its support of the government\n position on the Chinese opium trade and the Boer war;\n wishes to have copies of several of \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Trevor\u003c/persname\u003e's writings.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses satisfaction with contract; inquires if\n publication of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Jungle\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMetropolis\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMoney Changers\u003c/bibref\u003e, and \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSylvia\u003c/bibref\u003eis possible.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks if Hutchinson's has sent \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Coal\u003c/bibref\u003eto socialists and labor\n papers; discusses book rights to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Coal\u003c/bibref\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSweden\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNorway\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eDenmark\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks to see him.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks him to send a manuscript to \n \u003cpersname\u003eCurtis Brown\u003c/persname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks to see him upon his return; encloses\n manuscript which Harris promised to read.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he sent manuscript yesterday; wishes it to\n be forwarded to \n \u003cpersname\u003eCurtis Brown\u003c/persname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Offers criticism of [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOscar Wilde: His Life and Times\u003c/bibref\u003e];\n gives book an overall good review; gives his opinion\n of \n \u003cpersname\u003eOscar Wilde\u003c/persname\u003ein a socialist\n context and wishes Harris had done so; dislikes \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Importance of Being Ernest\u003c/bibref\u003eand\n Wilde's work in general; disagrees with Harris'\n assertion that Wilde died as a result of\n incarceration; wants to believes that Wilde's essay\n \"The soul of man under socialism\" reveals the true\n man; gives his opinion of Harris' work and\n talents.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for dealing with the \"insufferable\" \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Moore\u003c/persname\u003e; congratulates him\n on [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePearson's Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003e]; calls him the\n most interesting writer in the country.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Gives permission for quotations from his comments\n on Harris' work; considers \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMartin Eden\u003c/bibref\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eJack London\u003c/persname\u003e's best work.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Requests a dozen copies of an article from the\n April issue; remarks that Harris is making many\n friends in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCalifornia\u003c/geogname\u003ethrough his work.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions receipt of many letters after\n publication of article; encloses a letter by \n \u003cpersname\u003eTom Masson\u003c/persname\u003eas well as his answer;\n asks him to either get Masson's permission to print\n the letter or to omit his name.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Believes that \n \u003cpersname\u003eMark Twain\u003c/persname\u003eis \"one of the world's\n half dozen greatest humorists\" and three of his books\n are classics; gives critical appraisal of\n personalities of \n \u003cpersname\u003eJack London\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Ralph Waldo] Emerson\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Edgar Allan] Poe\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Henry David] Thoreau\u003c/persname\u003e; compares\n his views on marriage and sex to \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Shaw\u003c/persname\u003e's ; says he cannot\n separate theory and practice like Shaw; hopes to\n write a book on the subject; disagrees with Harris'\n assessment of World War I; believes the German\n aristocracy is much more of a threat than the\n British; hopes the war results in the overthrow of\n the German leadership; discusses a speech by \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Minor\u003c/persname\u003eadvocating violence;\n refers to \n \u003cpersname\u003eTom Mooney\u003c/persname\u003eand explosion in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSan Francisco\u003c/geogname\u003ethat killed 9\n people during Preparedness Parade, July 22,\n 1916.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Refers to earlier letter on sex and marriage;\n elaborates on his views; sees problem with both\n abstinence from sex until marriage and the\n \"promiscuous experimenting among radicals\"; says he\n does not believe in \"marriage plus prostitution,\n early marriage, or divorce\"; advocates monogamy\n because of spread of venereal disease; supports \"very\n early marriage\" with no children until the couple is\n declared a good match as well as community care of\n children; in AN on verso, feels that only the wealthy\n can have children at the present time.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Informs him that publication of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Coal\u003c/bibref\u003ewas postponed because of\n war; criticizes the new form of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePearson's Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003e; mentions letters\n he received in regard to the April article.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks him to publish [article] with \"W's\" reply;\n says Mason is nervous about use of his name.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses threat \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003eposes to the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eUnited States\u003c/geogname\u003eif \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreat Britain\u003c/geogname\u003eis defeated;\n supports \n \u003ccorpname\u003eGerman Social Democratic Party\u003c/corpname\u003e's\n prewar program; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003e[William English] Walling\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eA. M. Simons\u003c/persname\u003ein connection with\n the idea of internationalizing territories rich in\n coal and iron; refers to his earlier letter to Harris\n in regard to sex; explains his own brand of religion;\n explains how \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Jungle\u003c/bibref\u003ewas written; mentions \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eManassas\u003c/bibref\u003e; asks Harris if he would be\n interested in publishing the sequel to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Coal\u003c/bibref\u003ein \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePearson's Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Recounts his educational background, especially\n the study of literature and languages; encloses\n autographed copy of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eManassas\u003c/bibref\u003e; recommends reading \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Journal of Arthur Sterling\u003c/bibref\u003e; says\n he is buying his out of print books in the hope that\n someone will read them someday.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks him to print enclosed article; hopes he will\n continue to publish despite government interference;\n needs a socialist paper to publish his writings;\n discusses his unhappy first marriage.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Promises to read Harris' 2 books and to write him\n about them; says he has already read about \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMiracle of the Stigmata\u003c/bibref\u003ein a\n magazine; recommends his own book \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Fasting Cure\u003c/bibref\u003e; says that he gave\n up his Christian belief when he was 17.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses interest in Harris' reaction to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCoal War\u003c/bibref\u003e; says he has not yet\n finished reading Harris' 2 books because he has been\n busy doing carpentry work on his new house; encloses\n article about 2 Socialist poets; in autograph\n postscript, asks if he is interested in the enclosed\n article.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses characters in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCoal War\u003c/bibref\u003e; regrets that Harris is not\n able to use it serially; says that a third volume\n will follow; hopes the war ends with the\n \"liberalization of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003e\"; promises to give his\n opinion on Harris' books soon.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Gives warm review of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eContemporary Portraits\u003c/bibref\u003e; likes the\n portraits of Davidson and Burton; gives low opinion\n of \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Thomas] Carlyle\u003c/persname\u003e; responds to\n request to judge Harris' mind or limitations by\n wondering if it is a limitation to be too catholic of\n too sophisticated; attacks the work and character of\n Swinburne and \n \u003cpersname\u003e[James MacNeill] Whistler\u003c/persname\u003e;\n considers \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Gentle Art of Making Enemies\u003c/bibref\u003e\"one\n of the most vicious books in the world\"; gives ideas\n on greatness in an artist; believes he has a strange\n double nature because he can \"pray with Jesus and\n dine with \n \u003cpersname\u003eOscar Wilde\u003c/persname\u003e, and do both\n convincingly\"; gives mixed review of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eUnpath'd Waters\u003c/bibref\u003e; sends first pages\n of manuscript \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eDead Hand\u003c/bibref\u003e; predicts it will not sell\n because the public is preoccupied with he war;\n expresses interest in Harris' opinion.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph corrections; expresses\n interest in seeing himself in [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eContemporary Portraits\u003c/bibref\u003e]; attempts to\n answer questions; recounts his adoption of Socialism\n and its connection to Christianity; discusses his\n particular Socialist beliefs, his personality, his\n early life and marriage, his writing style, poor\n health, religion, and sex; advises him to consult\n \"What Life Means to Me\" in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c/bibref\u003eof 1906 and the files of\n the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eIndependent\u003c/bibref\u003efor answers to some\n questions; discusses the people who have influenced\n him and who he admires; in AN on verso, discusses his\n early life and education.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses Harris' disagreement with Sinclair's\n ideas in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMammouart\u003c/bibref\u003e; gives his opinion on the\n themes in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Bomb\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Calls volume one of [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMy Life and Loves\u003c/bibref\u003e] \"the vilest book\n I have ever laid eyes on\"; disapproves of behavior\n depicted in book; regrets that he has written this\n book; says he will give his opinion publicly.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends magazine and autograph.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Encloses article by \n \u003cpersname\u003eUpton Sinclair\u003c/persname\u003e; says he and\n Sinclair felt that Doyle should make statements for\n the American people in regard in this matter because\n he has many admirers in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes typed manuscript; calls Sinclair a\n fanatic who unwittingly helped \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003ein World War I damaging\n Allied solidarity; refers to Sinclair's prewar\n statements on the size of the British fleet, etc.;\n defends Lord \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Grey\u003c/persname\u003e's character from\n Sinclair's attacks; refuses to read Sinclair's paper;\n says he had no idea that Sinclair attacked him in his\n publication; claims that the future of the world\n depends on the solidarity of the English speaking\n races; considers all the Hearsts and Sinclairs\n traitors to the racial destiny.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Believes the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eTriple Entente\u003c/corpname\u003ebecame an alliance\n when war broke out; describes signature of secret\n treaties as \"conspiracy\"; applauds publication of the\n treaties by Bolsheviks; refers to \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Grey\u003c/persname\u003e's denial of their\n existence; disagrees with Doyle's statement that the\n future of the world depends of a new sort of\n alliance, Anglo-British, or other, but rather on the\n will of the people to resist the ruling classes;\n defends \n \u003cpersname\u003eUpton Sinclair\u003c/persname\u003ewhom he does not\n know personally.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes typed transcript; rejects \n \u003cpersname\u003eUpton Sinclair\u003c/persname\u003e's statement on\n Lord \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Grey\u003c/persname\u003e; states that not\n even Lord Grey's worst political enemies would doubt\n his honor; refuses to pursue correspondence\n further.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Quotes from Doyle's preceding letter; asks\n sarcastically for permission to develop one of his\n statements and publish it in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003e; writes a \"confession\"\n for Doyle regarding secret treaties; suggests that\n honest confession is good for the soul.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Suggests that Browne go to see a doctor because\n he does not appear to be in normal health; refuses to\n open any more of Browne's letters.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Informs him that \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMobland\u003c/bibref\u003ewill be out next October and \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Book of Life\u003c/bibref\u003ewill be published\n shortly; says he will send a copy of the letter;\n encloses his autograph and does not have one of \n \u003cpersname\u003eEugene Debs\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Believes Socialist are \"much greater poets\" than\n Single Taxers; claims Socialists have the facts and\n truth on their side.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for clipping; informs him that his\n book orders have been sent.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Explains why he wrote \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOil\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes his poverty with a wife, child and an\n invalid mother to support; says he has no hope for\n change; reminds him of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSpringtime and Harvest\u003c/bibref\u003ewhich he sent\n him a year ago, replenished under the name \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Midas\u003c/bibref\u003e; says he has little hope\n for its success because it has not been reviewed in\n important papers; discusses his artistic purposes,\n his religious beliefs, etc.; asks him to review the\n book in an important paper; says he heard from\n [Tourence] that Markham admired \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Midas\u003c/bibref\u003e; says that he will not be\n able to bear his situation much larger.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Hopes to amuse him with an excerpt of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePrince Hagen\u003c/bibref\u003e; appreciates Markham's\n interest in his work.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for his kindness; mentions \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCaradrion\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Requests his signature for a political document;\n feels a few eminent citizens outside of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCalifornia\u003c/geogname\u003eought to sign it.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends another document he would like signed; asks\n him to sends a night message, collect, if he intends\n to sign.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes newspaper clipping, \"The Dime Novels\" of\n \u003cpersname\u003eUpton Sinclair\u003c/persname\u003e; gives\n autobiographical information on early work; says he\n is no longer interested in old works; discusses\n writings for \"The Starry Flag Library\" and \"True Blue\n Library\"; advises him to contact \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Harrison Lewis\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Encloses letter which explains his financial\n situation; says he had it printed to be sent to the\n many refugees who ask for help; regrets not being\n able to do more.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is unable to name his \"best\" book;\n believes that world opinion regards \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Jungle\u003c/bibref\u003eas his best book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is willing to send 50 copies of \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Evening Had It Too\u003c/bibref\u003e\" for a large\n discount.]\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Criticizes correspondent's book; recommends that\n he cut and condense his work; advises him to read La\n Rochefoucald and \n House of a Hundred Lights by \n T. R. Tourence ; discusses \n Prince Hagen , which was written 2\n years ago but rejected 35 times; describes \n King Midas as book of joy and very\n boyish, which had not sold 1500 copies; wonders if\n correspondent is also poor; asks for reply. TN states\n that the name of work of correspondent have been cut\n out of the letter to protect his identity.]","[Sends autographed copy of \n The Jungle ; expresses interest in\n White's reaction; says he found White's \n The Blazed Trail especially\n interesting; hopes to write a series of essays \"upon\n the economic interpretation of literature.\"]","[Believes Hancock can find a complete account of\n Sinclair's \"free-lance adventures\" in the files of\n the \n Independent , and an article in \n Cosmopolitan . ]","[Says he is surprised that she remembers him;\n agrees that he has had an adventurous career;\n discusses a new novel of about 350,000 words which he\n working on, that she might like to read.]","[Suggests that \n Macmillian Co. combine \n King Coal and its sequels into one\n volume and publish it in September 1917; hopes the\n combined volume will make a larger impression and\n sell better; asks if Brown has sent a manuscript to \n Bernard Shaw . ]","[Hopes to combine \n Sylvia , \n Sylvia's Marriage and an unwritten\n third novel into one play; says he is willing to give\n a first-rate playwright half the proceeds; makes\n suggestions for the construction of the play and\n gives advice; sends \"Author's final revision\" of \n King Coal ; believes \n Macmillian Co. is not in favor of\n combining \n King Coal with the sequel; asks him\n to retrieve manuscript of preface because \n John Galsworthy cannot write it\n and to try to get \n Bernard Shaw to read it; sends\n manuscript of untitled play; wonders if there is\n anything he can do with it because of \n Granville Barker 's enthusiasm\n for it.]","[Encloses AN to Mr. Daher by Laurie \"which\n explains itself\"; asks for advice in the matter; says\n he is willing to pay a reasonable charge for research\n on the opposition of the \n Anglican Church to the abolition\n of the liquor trade and its support of the government\n position on the Chinese opium trade and the Boer war;\n wishes to have copies of several of \n John Trevor 's writings.]","[Expresses satisfaction with contract; inquires if\n publication of \n The Jungle , \n Metropolis , \n Money Changers , and \n Sylvia is possible.]","[Asks if Hutchinson's has sent \n King Coal to socialists and labor\n papers; discusses book rights to \n King Coal in \n Sweden , \n Norway , and \n Denmark . ]","[Asks to see him.]","[Asks him to send a manuscript to \n Curtis Brown in \n London . ]","[Asks to see him upon his return; encloses\n manuscript which Harris promised to read.]","[Says he sent manuscript yesterday; wishes it to\n be forwarded to \n Curtis Brown in \n London . ]","[Offers criticism of [ \n Oscar Wilde: His Life and Times ];\n gives book an overall good review; gives his opinion\n of \n Oscar Wilde in a socialist\n context and wishes Harris had done so; dislikes \n The Importance of Being Ernest and\n Wilde's work in general; disagrees with Harris'\n assertion that Wilde died as a result of\n incarceration; wants to believes that Wilde's essay\n \"The soul of man under socialism\" reveals the true\n man; gives his opinion of Harris' work and\n talents.]","[Thanks him for dealing with the \"insufferable\" \n George Moore ; congratulates him\n on [ \n Pearson's Magazine ]; calls him the\n most interesting writer in the country.]","[Gives permission for quotations from his comments\n on Harris' work; considers \n Martin Eden Jack London 's best work.]","[Requests a dozen copies of an article from the\n April issue; remarks that Harris is making many\n friends in \n California through his work.]","[Mentions receipt of many letters after\n publication of article; encloses a letter by \n Tom Masson as well as his answer;\n asks him to either get Masson's permission to print\n the letter or to omit his name.]","[Believes that \n Mark Twain is \"one of the world's\n half dozen greatest humorists\" and three of his books\n are classics; gives critical appraisal of\n personalities of \n Jack London , \n [Ralph Waldo] Emerson , \n [Edgar Allan] Poe , and \n [Henry David] Thoreau ; compares\n his views on marriage and sex to \n Bernard Shaw 's ; says he cannot\n separate theory and practice like Shaw; hopes to\n write a book on the subject; disagrees with Harris'\n assessment of World War I; believes the German\n aristocracy is much more of a threat than the\n British; hopes the war results in the overthrow of\n the German leadership; discusses a speech by \n Robert Minor advocating violence;\n refers to \n Tom Mooney and explosion in \n San Francisco that killed 9\n people during Preparedness Parade, July 22,\n 1916.]","[Refers to earlier letter on sex and marriage;\n elaborates on his views; sees problem with both\n abstinence from sex until marriage and the\n \"promiscuous experimenting among radicals\"; says he\n does not believe in \"marriage plus prostitution,\n early marriage, or divorce\"; advocates monogamy\n because of spread of venereal disease; supports \"very\n early marriage\" with no children until the couple is\n declared a good match as well as community care of\n children; in AN on verso, feels that only the wealthy\n can have children at the present time.]","[Informs him that publication of \n King Coal was postponed because of\n war; criticizes the new form of \n Pearson's Magazine ; mentions letters\n he received in regard to the April article.]","[Asks him to publish [article] with \"W's\" reply;\n says Mason is nervous about use of his name.]","[Discusses threat \n Germany poses to the \n United States if \n Great Britain is defeated;\n supports \n German Social Democratic Party 's\n prewar program; mentions \n [William English] Walling and \n A. M. Simons in connection with\n the idea of internationalizing territories rich in\n coal and iron; refers to his earlier letter to Harris\n in regard to sex; explains his own brand of religion;\n explains how \n The Jungle was written; mentions \n Manassas ; asks Harris if he would be\n interested in publishing the sequel to \n King Coal in \n Pearson's Magazine . ]","[Recounts his educational background, especially\n the study of literature and languages; encloses\n autographed copy of \n Manassas ; recommends reading \n The Journal of Arthur Sterling ; says\n he is buying his out of print books in the hope that\n someone will read them someday.]","[Asks him to print enclosed article; hopes he will\n continue to publish despite government interference;\n needs a socialist paper to publish his writings;\n discusses his unhappy first marriage.]","[Promises to read Harris' 2 books and to write him\n about them; says he has already read about \n Miracle of the Stigmata in a\n magazine; recommends his own book \n The Fasting Cure ; says that he gave\n up his Christian belief when he was 17.]","[Expresses interest in Harris' reaction to \n Coal War ; says he has not yet\n finished reading Harris' 2 books because he has been\n busy doing carpentry work on his new house; encloses\n article about 2 Socialist poets; in autograph\n postscript, asks if he is interested in the enclosed\n article.]","[Discusses characters in \n Coal War ; regrets that Harris is not\n able to use it serially; says that a third volume\n will follow; hopes the war ends with the\n \"liberalization of \n Germany \"; promises to give his\n opinion on Harris' books soon.]","[Gives warm review of \n Contemporary Portraits ; likes the\n portraits of Davidson and Burton; gives low opinion\n of \n [Thomas] Carlyle ; responds to\n request to judge Harris' mind or limitations by\n wondering if it is a limitation to be too catholic of\n too sophisticated; attacks the work and character of\n Swinburne and \n [James MacNeill] Whistler ;\n considers \n The Gentle Art of Making Enemies \"one\n of the most vicious books in the world\"; gives ideas\n on greatness in an artist; believes he has a strange\n double nature because he can \"pray with Jesus and\n dine with \n Oscar Wilde , and do both\n convincingly\"; gives mixed review of \n Unpath'd Waters ; sends first pages\n of manuscript \n Dead Hand ; predicts it will not sell\n because the public is preoccupied with he war;\n expresses interest in Harris' opinion.]","[Includes autograph corrections; expresses\n interest in seeing himself in [ \n Contemporary Portraits ]; attempts to\n answer questions; recounts his adoption of Socialism\n and its connection to Christianity; discusses his\n particular Socialist beliefs, his personality, his\n early life and marriage, his writing style, poor\n health, religion, and sex; advises him to consult\n \"What Life Means to Me\" in \n Cosmopolitan of 1906 and the files of\n the \n Independent for answers to some\n questions; discusses the people who have influenced\n him and who he admires; in AN on verso, discusses his\n early life and education.]","[Discusses Harris' disagreement with Sinclair's\n ideas in \n Mammouart ; gives his opinion on the\n themes in \n The Bomb . ]","[Calls volume one of [ \n My Life and Loves ] \"the vilest book\n I have ever laid eyes on\"; disapproves of behavior\n depicted in book; regrets that he has written this\n book; says he will give his opinion publicly.]","[Sends magazine and autograph.]","[Encloses article by \n Upton Sinclair ; says he and\n Sinclair felt that Doyle should make statements for\n the American people in regard in this matter because\n he has many admirers in \n America . ]","[Includes typed manuscript; calls Sinclair a\n fanatic who unwittingly helped \n Germany in World War I damaging\n Allied solidarity; refers to Sinclair's prewar\n statements on the size of the British fleet, etc.;\n defends Lord \n Edward Grey 's character from\n Sinclair's attacks; refuses to read Sinclair's paper;\n says he had no idea that Sinclair attacked him in his\n publication; claims that the future of the world\n depends on the solidarity of the English speaking\n races; considers all the Hearsts and Sinclairs\n traitors to the racial destiny.]","[Believes the \n Triple Entente became an alliance\n when war broke out; describes signature of secret\n treaties as \"conspiracy\"; applauds publication of the\n treaties by Bolsheviks; refers to \n Edward Grey 's denial of their\n existence; disagrees with Doyle's statement that the\n future of the world depends of a new sort of\n alliance, Anglo-British, or other, but rather on the\n will of the people to resist the ruling classes;\n defends \n Upton Sinclair whom he does not\n know personally.]","[Includes typed transcript; rejects \n Upton Sinclair 's statement on\n Lord \n Edward Grey ; states that not\n even Lord Grey's worst political enemies would doubt\n his honor; refuses to pursue correspondence\n further.]","[Quotes from Doyle's preceding letter; asks\n sarcastically for permission to develop one of his\n statements and publish it in \n America ; writes a \"confession\"\n for Doyle regarding secret treaties; suggests that\n honest confession is good for the soul.]","[Suggests that Browne go to see a doctor because\n he does not appear to be in normal health; refuses to\n open any more of Browne's letters.]","[Informs him that \n Mobland will be out next October and \n The Book of Life will be published\n shortly; says he will send a copy of the letter;\n encloses his autograph and does not have one of \n Eugene Debs . ]","[Believes Socialist are \"much greater poets\" than\n Single Taxers; claims Socialists have the facts and\n truth on their side.]","[Thanks him for clipping; informs him that his\n book orders have been sent.]","[Explains why he wrote \n Oil . ]","[Describes his poverty with a wife, child and an\n invalid mother to support; says he has no hope for\n change; reminds him of \n Springtime and Harvest which he sent\n him a year ago, replenished under the name \n King Midas ; says he has little hope\n for its success because it has not been reviewed in\n important papers; discusses his artistic purposes,\n his religious beliefs, etc.; asks him to review the\n book in an important paper; says he heard from\n [Tourence] that Markham admired \n King Midas ; says that he will not be\n able to bear his situation much larger.]","[Hopes to amuse him with an excerpt of \n Prince Hagen ; appreciates Markham's\n interest in his work.]","[Thanks him for his kindness; mentions \n Caradrion . ]","[Requests his signature for a political document;\n feels a few eminent citizens outside of \n California ought to sign it.]","[Sends another document he would like signed; asks\n him to sends a night message, collect, if he intends\n to sign.]","[Includes newspaper clipping, \"The Dime Novels\" of\n Upton Sinclair ; gives\n autobiographical information on early work; says he\n is no longer interested in old works; discusses\n writings for \"The Starry Flag Library\" and \"True Blue\n Library\"; advises him to contact \n Henry Harrison Lewis . ]","[Encloses letter which explains his financial\n situation; says he had it printed to be sent to the\n many refugees who ask for help; regrets not being\n able to do more.]","[Says he is unable to name his \"best\" book;\n believes that world opinion regards \n The Jungle as his best book.]","[Says he is willing to send 50 copies of \" \n The Evening Had It Too \" for a large\n discount.]"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"names_ssim":["University of Virginia. 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Tourence; discusses Prince Hagen, which was written 2 years ago but rejected 35 times; describes King Midasas book of joy and very boyish, which had not sold 1500 copies; wonders if correspondent is also poor; asks for reply. 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Tourence ; discusses \n Prince Hagen , which was written 2\n years ago but rejected 35 times; describes \n King Midas as book of joy and very\n boyish, which had not sold 1500 copies; wonders if\n correspondent is also poor; asks for reply. TN states\n that the name of work of correspondent have been cut\n out of the letter to protect his identity.]","[Sends autographed copy of \n The Jungle ; expresses interest in\n White's reaction; says he found White's \n The Blazed Trail especially\n interesting; hopes to write a series of essays \"upon\n the economic interpretation of literature.\"]","[Believes Hancock can find a complete account of\n Sinclair's \"free-lance adventures\" in the files of\n the \n Independent , and an article in \n Cosmopolitan . ]","[Says he is surprised that she remembers him;\n agrees that he has had an adventurous career;\n discusses a new novel of about 350,000 words which he\n working on, that she might like to read.]","[Suggests that \n Macmillian Co. combine \n King Coal and its sequels into one\n volume and publish it in September 1917; hopes the\n combined volume will make a larger impression and\n sell better; asks if Brown has sent a manuscript to \n Bernard Shaw . ]","[Hopes to combine \n Sylvia , \n Sylvia's Marriage and an unwritten\n third novel into one play; says he is willing to give\n a first-rate playwright half the proceeds; makes\n suggestions for the construction of the play and\n gives advice; sends \"Author's final revision\" of \n King Coal ; believes \n Macmillian Co. is not in favor of\n combining \n King Coal with the sequel; asks him\n to retrieve manuscript of preface because \n John Galsworthy cannot write it\n and to try to get \n Bernard Shaw to read it; sends\n manuscript of untitled play; wonders if there is\n anything he can do with it because of \n Granville Barker 's enthusiasm\n for it.]","[Encloses AN to Mr. Daher by Laurie \"which\n explains itself\"; asks for advice in the matter; says\n he is willing to pay a reasonable charge for research\n on the opposition of the \n Anglican Church to the abolition\n of the liquor trade and its support of the government\n position on the Chinese opium trade and the Boer war;\n wishes to have copies of several of \n John Trevor 's writings.]","[Expresses satisfaction with contract; inquires if\n publication of \n The Jungle , \n Metropolis , \n Money Changers , and \n Sylvia is possible.]","[Asks if Hutchinson's has sent \n King Coal to socialists and labor\n papers; discusses book rights to \n King Coal in \n Sweden , \n Norway , and \n Denmark . ]","[Asks to see him.]","[Asks him to send a manuscript to \n Curtis Brown in \n London . ]","[Asks to see him upon his return; encloses\n manuscript which Harris promised to read.]","[Says he sent manuscript yesterday; wishes it to\n be forwarded to \n Curtis Brown in \n London . ]","[Offers criticism of [ \n Oscar Wilde: His Life and Times ];\n gives book an overall good review; gives his opinion\n of \n Oscar Wilde in a socialist\n context and wishes Harris had done so; dislikes \n The Importance of Being Ernest and\n Wilde's work in general; disagrees with Harris'\n assertion that Wilde died as a result of\n incarceration; wants to believes that Wilde's essay\n \"The soul of man under socialism\" reveals the true\n man; gives his opinion of Harris' work and\n talents.]","[Thanks him for dealing with the \"insufferable\" \n George Moore ; congratulates him\n on [ \n Pearson's Magazine ]; calls him the\n most interesting writer in the country.]","[Gives permission for quotations from his comments\n on Harris' work; considers \n Martin Eden Jack London 's best work.]","[Requests a dozen copies of an article from the\n April issue; remarks that Harris is making many\n friends in \n California through his work.]","[Mentions receipt of many letters after\n publication of article; encloses a letter by \n Tom Masson as well as his answer;\n asks him to either get Masson's permission to print\n the letter or to omit his name.]","[Believes that \n Mark Twain is \"one of the world's\n half dozen greatest humorists\" and three of his books\n are classics; gives critical appraisal of\n personalities of \n Jack London , \n [Ralph Waldo] Emerson , \n [Edgar Allan] Poe , and \n [Henry David] Thoreau ; compares\n his views on marriage and sex to \n Bernard Shaw 's ; says he cannot\n separate theory and practice like Shaw; hopes to\n write a book on the subject; disagrees with Harris'\n assessment of World War I; believes the German\n aristocracy is much more of a threat than the\n British; hopes the war results in the overthrow of\n the German leadership; discusses a speech by \n Robert Minor advocating violence;\n refers to \n Tom Mooney and explosion in \n San Francisco that killed 9\n people during Preparedness Parade, July 22,\n 1916.]","[Refers to earlier letter on sex and marriage;\n elaborates on his views; sees problem with both\n abstinence from sex until marriage and the\n \"promiscuous experimenting among radicals\"; says he\n does not believe in \"marriage plus prostitution,\n early marriage, or divorce\"; advocates monogamy\n because of spread of venereal disease; supports \"very\n early marriage\" with no children until the couple is\n declared a good match as well as community care of\n children; in AN on verso, feels that only the wealthy\n can have children at the present time.]","[Informs him that publication of \n King Coal was postponed because of\n war; criticizes the new form of \n Pearson's Magazine ; mentions letters\n he received in regard to the April article.]","[Asks him to publish [article] with \"W's\" reply;\n says Mason is nervous about use of his name.]","[Discusses threat \n Germany poses to the \n United States if \n Great Britain is defeated;\n supports \n German Social Democratic Party 's\n prewar program; mentions \n [William English] Walling and \n A. M. Simons in connection with\n the idea of internationalizing territories rich in\n coal and iron; refers to his earlier letter to Harris\n in regard to sex; explains his own brand of religion;\n explains how \n The Jungle was written; mentions \n Manassas ; asks Harris if he would be\n interested in publishing the sequel to \n King Coal in \n Pearson's Magazine . ]","[Recounts his educational background, especially\n the study of literature and languages; encloses\n autographed copy of \n Manassas ; recommends reading \n The Journal of Arthur Sterling ; says\n he is buying his out of print books in the hope that\n someone will read them someday.]","[Asks him to print enclosed article; hopes he will\n continue to publish despite government interference;\n needs a socialist paper to publish his writings;\n discusses his unhappy first marriage.]","[Promises to read Harris' 2 books and to write him\n about them; says he has already read about \n Miracle of the Stigmata in a\n magazine; recommends his own book \n The Fasting Cure ; says that he gave\n up his Christian belief when he was 17.]","[Expresses interest in Harris' reaction to \n Coal War ; says he has not yet\n finished reading Harris' 2 books because he has been\n busy doing carpentry work on his new house; encloses\n article about 2 Socialist poets; in autograph\n postscript, asks if he is interested in the enclosed\n article.]","[Discusses characters in \n Coal War ; regrets that Harris is not\n able to use it serially; says that a third volume\n will follow; hopes the war ends with the\n \"liberalization of \n Germany \"; promises to give his\n opinion on Harris' books soon.]","[Gives warm review of \n Contemporary Portraits ; likes the\n portraits of Davidson and Burton; gives low opinion\n of \n [Thomas] Carlyle ; responds to\n request to judge Harris' mind or limitations by\n wondering if it is a limitation to be too catholic of\n too sophisticated; attacks the work and character of\n Swinburne and \n [James MacNeill] Whistler ;\n considers \n The Gentle Art of Making Enemies \"one\n of the most vicious books in the world\"; gives ideas\n on greatness in an artist; believes he has a strange\n double nature because he can \"pray with Jesus and\n dine with \n Oscar Wilde , and do both\n convincingly\"; gives mixed review of \n Unpath'd Waters ; sends first pages\n of manuscript \n Dead Hand ; predicts it will not sell\n because the public is preoccupied with he war;\n expresses interest in Harris' opinion.]","[Includes autograph corrections; expresses\n interest in seeing himself in [ \n Contemporary Portraits ]; attempts to\n answer questions; recounts his adoption of Socialism\n and its connection to Christianity; discusses his\n particular Socialist beliefs, his personality, his\n early life and marriage, his writing style, poor\n health, religion, and sex; advises him to consult\n \"What Life Means to Me\" in \n Cosmopolitan of 1906 and the files of\n the \n Independent for answers to some\n questions; discusses the people who have influenced\n him and who he admires; in AN on verso, discusses his\n early life and education.]","[Discusses Harris' disagreement with Sinclair's\n ideas in \n Mammouart ; gives his opinion on the\n themes in \n The Bomb . ]","[Calls volume one of [ \n My Life and Loves ] \"the vilest book\n I have ever laid eyes on\"; disapproves of behavior\n depicted in book; regrets that he has written this\n book; says he will give his opinion publicly.]","[Sends magazine and autograph.]","[Encloses article by \n Upton Sinclair ; says he and\n Sinclair felt that Doyle should make statements for\n the American people in regard in this matter because\n he has many admirers in \n America . ]","[Includes typed manuscript; calls Sinclair a\n fanatic who unwittingly helped \n Germany in World War I damaging\n Allied solidarity; refers to Sinclair's prewar\n statements on the size of the British fleet, etc.;\n defends Lord \n Edward Grey 's character from\n Sinclair's attacks; refuses to read Sinclair's paper;\n says he had no idea that Sinclair attacked him in his\n publication; claims that the future of the world\n depends on the solidarity of the English speaking\n races; considers all the Hearsts and Sinclairs\n traitors to the racial destiny.]","[Believes the \n Triple Entente became an alliance\n when war broke out; describes signature of secret\n treaties as \"conspiracy\"; applauds publication of the\n treaties by Bolsheviks; refers to \n Edward Grey 's denial of their\n existence; disagrees with Doyle's statement that the\n future of the world depends of a new sort of\n alliance, Anglo-British, or other, but rather on the\n will of the people to resist the ruling classes;\n defends \n Upton Sinclair whom he does not\n know personally.]","[Includes typed transcript; rejects \n Upton Sinclair 's statement on\n Lord \n Edward Grey ; states that not\n even Lord Grey's worst political enemies would doubt\n his honor; refuses to pursue correspondence\n further.]","[Quotes from Doyle's preceding letter; asks\n sarcastically for permission to develop one of his\n statements and publish it in \n America ; writes a \"confession\"\n for Doyle regarding secret treaties; suggests that\n honest confession is good for the soul.]","[Suggests that Browne go to see a doctor because\n he does not appear to be in normal health; refuses to\n open any more of Browne's letters.]","[Informs him that \n Mobland will be out next October and \n The Book of Life will be published\n shortly; says he will send a copy of the letter;\n encloses his autograph and does not have one of \n Eugene Debs . ]","[Believes Socialist are \"much greater poets\" than\n Single Taxers; claims Socialists have the facts and\n truth on their side.]","[Thanks him for clipping; informs him that his\n book orders have been sent.]","[Explains why he wrote \n Oil . ]","[Describes his poverty with a wife, child and an\n invalid mother to support; says he has no hope for\n change; reminds him of \n Springtime and Harvest which he sent\n him a year ago, replenished under the name \n King Midas ; says he has little hope\n for its success because it has not been reviewed in\n important papers; discusses his artistic purposes,\n his religious beliefs, etc.; asks him to review the\n book in an important paper; says he heard from\n [Tourence] that Markham admired \n King Midas ; says that he will not be\n able to bear his situation much larger.]","[Hopes to amuse him with an excerpt of \n Prince Hagen ; appreciates Markham's\n interest in his work.]","[Thanks him for his kindness; mentions \n Caradrion . ]","[Requests his signature for a political document;\n feels a few eminent citizens outside of \n California ought to sign it.]","[Sends another document he would like signed; asks\n him to sends a night message, collect, if he intends\n to sign.]","[Includes newspaper clipping, \"The Dime Novels\" of\n Upton Sinclair ; gives\n autobiographical information on early work; says he\n is no longer interested in old works; discusses\n writings for \"The Starry Flag Library\" and \"True Blue\n Library\"; advises him to contact \n Henry Harrison Lewis . ]","[Encloses letter which explains his financial\n situation; says he had it printed to be sent to the\n many refugees who ask for help; regrets not being\n able to do more.]","[Says he is unable to name his \"best\" book;\n believes that world opinion regards \n The Jungle as his best book.]","[Says he is willing to send 50 copies of \" \n The Evening Had It Too \" for a large\n discount.]","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n Collections Dept.","Macmillian Co.","Anglican Church","German Social Democratic Party","Triple Entente","Upton Sinclair","T. R. Tourence","Stuart Edward White","LaTouche Hancock","[Julia Ward] Howe","Curtis Brown","Bernard Shaw","John Galsworthy","Granville Barker","John Trevor","Frank Harris","Oscar Wilde","George Moore","Jack London","Tom Masson","Mark Twain","[Ralph Waldo] Emerson","[Edgar Allan] Poe","[Henry David] Thoreau","Robert Minor","Tom Mooney","[William English] Walling","A. M. Simons","[Thomas] Carlyle","[James MacNeill] Whistler","Waldo Ralph Browne","Arthur Conan Doyle","Edward Grey","J. Ellis Wells","Eugene Debs","Mary E. McAuley","Nathan N. Wallack","[Charles] Edwin\n Markham","C[harles] E[dwin]\n Markham","Irvin Haas","Henry Harrison Lewis","Helene Mullins","E. J. Halter","English"],"unitid_tesim":["6777"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Upton Sinclair Collection \n 1905-1957"],"collection_title_tesim":["Upton Sinclair Collection \n 1905-1957"],"collection_ssim":["Upton Sinclair Collection \n 1905-1957"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"creator_ssm":[""],"creator_ssim":[""],"acqinfo_ssim":["Deposit \n 15 May 1962"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["52 items"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to research.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to research."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eUpton Sinclair\n Collection, Accession 6777, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Upton Sinclair\n Collection, Accession 6777, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFunded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Funding Note"],"processinfo_tesim":["Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Criticizes correspondent's book; recommends that\n he cut and condense his work; advises him to read La\n Rochefoucald and \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHouse of a Hundred Lights\u003c/bibref\u003eby \n \u003cpersname\u003eT. R. Tourence\u003c/persname\u003e; discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePrince Hagen\u003c/bibref\u003e, which was written 2\n years ago but rejected 35 times; describes \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Midas\u003c/bibref\u003eas book of joy and very\n boyish, which had not sold 1500 copies; wonders if\n correspondent is also poor; asks for reply. TN states\n that the name of work of correspondent have been cut\n out of the letter to protect his identity.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends autographed copy of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Jungle\u003c/bibref\u003e; expresses interest in\n White's reaction; says he found White's \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Blazed Trail\u003c/bibref\u003eespecially\n interesting; hopes to write a series of essays \"upon\n the economic interpretation of literature.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Believes Hancock can find a complete account of\n Sinclair's \"free-lance adventures\" in the files of\n the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eIndependent\u003c/bibref\u003e, and an article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is surprised that she remembers him;\n agrees that he has had an adventurous career;\n discusses a new novel of about 350,000 words which he\n working on, that she might like to read.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Suggests that \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMacmillian Co.\u003c/corpname\u003ecombine \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Coal\u003c/bibref\u003eand its sequels into one\n volume and publish it in September 1917; hopes the\n combined volume will make a larger impression and\n sell better; asks if Brown has sent a manuscript to \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Shaw\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Hopes to combine \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSylvia\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSylvia's Marriage\u003c/bibref\u003eand an unwritten\n third novel into one play; says he is willing to give\n a first-rate playwright half the proceeds; makes\n suggestions for the construction of the play and\n gives advice; sends \"Author's final revision\" of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Coal\u003c/bibref\u003e; believes \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMacmillian Co.\u003c/corpname\u003eis not in favor of\n combining \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Coal\u003c/bibref\u003ewith the sequel; asks him\n to retrieve manuscript of preface because \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Galsworthy\u003c/persname\u003ecannot write it\n and to try to get \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Shaw\u003c/persname\u003eto read it; sends\n manuscript of untitled play; wonders if there is\n anything he can do with it because of \n \u003cpersname\u003eGranville Barker\u003c/persname\u003e's enthusiasm\n for it.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Encloses AN to Mr. Daher by Laurie \"which\n explains itself\"; asks for advice in the matter; says\n he is willing to pay a reasonable charge for research\n on the opposition of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAnglican Church\u003c/corpname\u003eto the abolition\n of the liquor trade and its support of the government\n position on the Chinese opium trade and the Boer war;\n wishes to have copies of several of \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Trevor\u003c/persname\u003e's writings.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses satisfaction with contract; inquires if\n publication of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Jungle\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMetropolis\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMoney Changers\u003c/bibref\u003e, and \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSylvia\u003c/bibref\u003eis possible.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks if Hutchinson's has sent \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Coal\u003c/bibref\u003eto socialists and labor\n papers; discusses book rights to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Coal\u003c/bibref\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSweden\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNorway\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eDenmark\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks to see him.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks him to send a manuscript to \n \u003cpersname\u003eCurtis Brown\u003c/persname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks to see him upon his return; encloses\n manuscript which Harris promised to read.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he sent manuscript yesterday; wishes it to\n be forwarded to \n \u003cpersname\u003eCurtis Brown\u003c/persname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Offers criticism of [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOscar Wilde: His Life and Times\u003c/bibref\u003e];\n gives book an overall good review; gives his opinion\n of \n \u003cpersname\u003eOscar Wilde\u003c/persname\u003ein a socialist\n context and wishes Harris had done so; dislikes \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Importance of Being Ernest\u003c/bibref\u003eand\n Wilde's work in general; disagrees with Harris'\n assertion that Wilde died as a result of\n incarceration; wants to believes that Wilde's essay\n \"The soul of man under socialism\" reveals the true\n man; gives his opinion of Harris' work and\n talents.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for dealing with the \"insufferable\" \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Moore\u003c/persname\u003e; congratulates him\n on [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePearson's Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003e]; calls him the\n most interesting writer in the country.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Gives permission for quotations from his comments\n on Harris' work; considers \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMartin Eden\u003c/bibref\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eJack London\u003c/persname\u003e's best work.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Requests a dozen copies of an article from the\n April issue; remarks that Harris is making many\n friends in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCalifornia\u003c/geogname\u003ethrough his work.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions receipt of many letters after\n publication of article; encloses a letter by \n \u003cpersname\u003eTom Masson\u003c/persname\u003eas well as his answer;\n asks him to either get Masson's permission to print\n the letter or to omit his name.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Believes that \n \u003cpersname\u003eMark Twain\u003c/persname\u003eis \"one of the world's\n half dozen greatest humorists\" and three of his books\n are classics; gives critical appraisal of\n personalities of \n \u003cpersname\u003eJack London\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Ralph Waldo] Emerson\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Edgar Allan] Poe\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Henry David] Thoreau\u003c/persname\u003e; compares\n his views on marriage and sex to \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Shaw\u003c/persname\u003e's ; says he cannot\n separate theory and practice like Shaw; hopes to\n write a book on the subject; disagrees with Harris'\n assessment of World War I; believes the German\n aristocracy is much more of a threat than the\n British; hopes the war results in the overthrow of\n the German leadership; discusses a speech by \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Minor\u003c/persname\u003eadvocating violence;\n refers to \n \u003cpersname\u003eTom Mooney\u003c/persname\u003eand explosion in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSan Francisco\u003c/geogname\u003ethat killed 9\n people during Preparedness Parade, July 22,\n 1916.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Refers to earlier letter on sex and marriage;\n elaborates on his views; sees problem with both\n abstinence from sex until marriage and the\n \"promiscuous experimenting among radicals\"; says he\n does not believe in \"marriage plus prostitution,\n early marriage, or divorce\"; advocates monogamy\n because of spread of venereal disease; supports \"very\n early marriage\" with no children until the couple is\n declared a good match as well as community care of\n children; in AN on verso, feels that only the wealthy\n can have children at the present time.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Informs him that publication of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Coal\u003c/bibref\u003ewas postponed because of\n war; criticizes the new form of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePearson's Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003e; mentions letters\n he received in regard to the April article.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks him to publish [article] with \"W's\" reply;\n says Mason is nervous about use of his name.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses threat \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003eposes to the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eUnited States\u003c/geogname\u003eif \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreat Britain\u003c/geogname\u003eis defeated;\n supports \n \u003ccorpname\u003eGerman Social Democratic Party\u003c/corpname\u003e's\n prewar program; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003e[William English] Walling\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eA. M. Simons\u003c/persname\u003ein connection with\n the idea of internationalizing territories rich in\n coal and iron; refers to his earlier letter to Harris\n in regard to sex; explains his own brand of religion;\n explains how \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Jungle\u003c/bibref\u003ewas written; mentions \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eManassas\u003c/bibref\u003e; asks Harris if he would be\n interested in publishing the sequel to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Coal\u003c/bibref\u003ein \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePearson's Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Recounts his educational background, especially\n the study of literature and languages; encloses\n autographed copy of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eManassas\u003c/bibref\u003e; recommends reading \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Journal of Arthur Sterling\u003c/bibref\u003e; says\n he is buying his out of print books in the hope that\n someone will read them someday.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks him to print enclosed article; hopes he will\n continue to publish despite government interference;\n needs a socialist paper to publish his writings;\n discusses his unhappy first marriage.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Promises to read Harris' 2 books and to write him\n about them; says he has already read about \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMiracle of the Stigmata\u003c/bibref\u003ein a\n magazine; recommends his own book \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Fasting Cure\u003c/bibref\u003e; says that he gave\n up his Christian belief when he was 17.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses interest in Harris' reaction to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCoal War\u003c/bibref\u003e; says he has not yet\n finished reading Harris' 2 books because he has been\n busy doing carpentry work on his new house; encloses\n article about 2 Socialist poets; in autograph\n postscript, asks if he is interested in the enclosed\n article.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses characters in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCoal War\u003c/bibref\u003e; regrets that Harris is not\n able to use it serially; says that a third volume\n will follow; hopes the war ends with the\n \"liberalization of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003e\"; promises to give his\n opinion on Harris' books soon.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Gives warm review of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eContemporary Portraits\u003c/bibref\u003e; likes the\n portraits of Davidson and Burton; gives low opinion\n of \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Thomas] Carlyle\u003c/persname\u003e; responds to\n request to judge Harris' mind or limitations by\n wondering if it is a limitation to be too catholic of\n too sophisticated; attacks the work and character of\n Swinburne and \n \u003cpersname\u003e[James MacNeill] Whistler\u003c/persname\u003e;\n considers \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Gentle Art of Making Enemies\u003c/bibref\u003e\"one\n of the most vicious books in the world\"; gives ideas\n on greatness in an artist; believes he has a strange\n double nature because he can \"pray with Jesus and\n dine with \n \u003cpersname\u003eOscar Wilde\u003c/persname\u003e, and do both\n convincingly\"; gives mixed review of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eUnpath'd Waters\u003c/bibref\u003e; sends first pages\n of manuscript \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eDead Hand\u003c/bibref\u003e; predicts it will not sell\n because the public is preoccupied with he war;\n expresses interest in Harris' opinion.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph corrections; expresses\n interest in seeing himself in [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eContemporary Portraits\u003c/bibref\u003e]; attempts to\n answer questions; recounts his adoption of Socialism\n and its connection to Christianity; discusses his\n particular Socialist beliefs, his personality, his\n early life and marriage, his writing style, poor\n health, religion, and sex; advises him to consult\n \"What Life Means to Me\" in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c/bibref\u003eof 1906 and the files of\n the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eIndependent\u003c/bibref\u003efor answers to some\n questions; discusses the people who have influenced\n him and who he admires; in AN on verso, discusses his\n early life and education.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses Harris' disagreement with Sinclair's\n ideas in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMammouart\u003c/bibref\u003e; gives his opinion on the\n themes in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Bomb\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Calls volume one of [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMy Life and Loves\u003c/bibref\u003e] \"the vilest book\n I have ever laid eyes on\"; disapproves of behavior\n depicted in book; regrets that he has written this\n book; says he will give his opinion publicly.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends magazine and autograph.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Encloses article by \n \u003cpersname\u003eUpton Sinclair\u003c/persname\u003e; says he and\n Sinclair felt that Doyle should make statements for\n the American people in regard in this matter because\n he has many admirers in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes typed manuscript; calls Sinclair a\n fanatic who unwittingly helped \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003ein World War I damaging\n Allied solidarity; refers to Sinclair's prewar\n statements on the size of the British fleet, etc.;\n defends Lord \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Grey\u003c/persname\u003e's character from\n Sinclair's attacks; refuses to read Sinclair's paper;\n says he had no idea that Sinclair attacked him in his\n publication; claims that the future of the world\n depends on the solidarity of the English speaking\n races; considers all the Hearsts and Sinclairs\n traitors to the racial destiny.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Believes the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eTriple Entente\u003c/corpname\u003ebecame an alliance\n when war broke out; describes signature of secret\n treaties as \"conspiracy\"; applauds publication of the\n treaties by Bolsheviks; refers to \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Grey\u003c/persname\u003e's denial of their\n existence; disagrees with Doyle's statement that the\n future of the world depends of a new sort of\n alliance, Anglo-British, or other, but rather on the\n will of the people to resist the ruling classes;\n defends \n \u003cpersname\u003eUpton Sinclair\u003c/persname\u003ewhom he does not\n know personally.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes typed transcript; rejects \n \u003cpersname\u003eUpton Sinclair\u003c/persname\u003e's statement on\n Lord \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Grey\u003c/persname\u003e; states that not\n even Lord Grey's worst political enemies would doubt\n his honor; refuses to pursue correspondence\n further.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Quotes from Doyle's preceding letter; asks\n sarcastically for permission to develop one of his\n statements and publish it in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003e; writes a \"confession\"\n for Doyle regarding secret treaties; suggests that\n honest confession is good for the soul.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Suggests that Browne go to see a doctor because\n he does not appear to be in normal health; refuses to\n open any more of Browne's letters.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Informs him that \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMobland\u003c/bibref\u003ewill be out next October and \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Book of Life\u003c/bibref\u003ewill be published\n shortly; says he will send a copy of the letter;\n encloses his autograph and does not have one of \n \u003cpersname\u003eEugene Debs\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Believes Socialist are \"much greater poets\" than\n Single Taxers; claims Socialists have the facts and\n truth on their side.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for clipping; informs him that his\n book orders have been sent.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Explains why he wrote \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOil\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes his poverty with a wife, child and an\n invalid mother to support; says he has no hope for\n change; reminds him of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSpringtime and Harvest\u003c/bibref\u003ewhich he sent\n him a year ago, replenished under the name \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Midas\u003c/bibref\u003e; says he has little hope\n for its success because it has not been reviewed in\n important papers; discusses his artistic purposes,\n his religious beliefs, etc.; asks him to review the\n book in an important paper; says he heard from\n [Tourence] that Markham admired \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Midas\u003c/bibref\u003e; says that he will not be\n able to bear his situation much larger.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Hopes to amuse him with an excerpt of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePrince Hagen\u003c/bibref\u003e; appreciates Markham's\n interest in his work.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for his kindness; mentions \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCaradrion\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Requests his signature for a political document;\n feels a few eminent citizens outside of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCalifornia\u003c/geogname\u003eought to sign it.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends another document he would like signed; asks\n him to sends a night message, collect, if he intends\n to sign.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes newspaper clipping, \"The Dime Novels\" of\n \u003cpersname\u003eUpton Sinclair\u003c/persname\u003e; gives\n autobiographical information on early work; says he\n is no longer interested in old works; discusses\n writings for \"The Starry Flag Library\" and \"True Blue\n Library\"; advises him to contact \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Harrison Lewis\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Encloses letter which explains his financial\n situation; says he had it printed to be sent to the\n many refugees who ask for help; regrets not being\n able to do more.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is unable to name his \"best\" book;\n believes that world opinion regards \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Jungle\u003c/bibref\u003eas his best book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is willing to send 50 copies of \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Evening Had It Too\u003c/bibref\u003e\" for a large\n discount.]\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Criticizes correspondent's book; recommends that\n he cut and condense his work; advises him to read La\n Rochefoucald and \n House of a Hundred Lights by \n T. R. Tourence ; discusses \n Prince Hagen , which was written 2\n years ago but rejected 35 times; describes \n King Midas as book of joy and very\n boyish, which had not sold 1500 copies; wonders if\n correspondent is also poor; asks for reply. TN states\n that the name of work of correspondent have been cut\n out of the letter to protect his identity.]","[Sends autographed copy of \n The Jungle ; expresses interest in\n White's reaction; says he found White's \n The Blazed Trail especially\n interesting; hopes to write a series of essays \"upon\n the economic interpretation of literature.\"]","[Believes Hancock can find a complete account of\n Sinclair's \"free-lance adventures\" in the files of\n the \n Independent , and an article in \n Cosmopolitan . ]","[Says he is surprised that she remembers him;\n agrees that he has had an adventurous career;\n discusses a new novel of about 350,000 words which he\n working on, that she might like to read.]","[Suggests that \n Macmillian Co. combine \n King Coal and its sequels into one\n volume and publish it in September 1917; hopes the\n combined volume will make a larger impression and\n sell better; asks if Brown has sent a manuscript to \n Bernard Shaw . ]","[Hopes to combine \n Sylvia , \n Sylvia's Marriage and an unwritten\n third novel into one play; says he is willing to give\n a first-rate playwright half the proceeds; makes\n suggestions for the construction of the play and\n gives advice; sends \"Author's final revision\" of \n King Coal ; believes \n Macmillian Co. is not in favor of\n combining \n King Coal with the sequel; asks him\n to retrieve manuscript of preface because \n John Galsworthy cannot write it\n and to try to get \n Bernard Shaw to read it; sends\n manuscript of untitled play; wonders if there is\n anything he can do with it because of \n Granville Barker 's enthusiasm\n for it.]","[Encloses AN to Mr. Daher by Laurie \"which\n explains itself\"; asks for advice in the matter; says\n he is willing to pay a reasonable charge for research\n on the opposition of the \n Anglican Church to the abolition\n of the liquor trade and its support of the government\n position on the Chinese opium trade and the Boer war;\n wishes to have copies of several of \n John Trevor 's writings.]","[Expresses satisfaction with contract; inquires if\n publication of \n The Jungle , \n Metropolis , \n Money Changers , and \n Sylvia is possible.]","[Asks if Hutchinson's has sent \n King Coal to socialists and labor\n papers; discusses book rights to \n King Coal in \n Sweden , \n Norway , and \n Denmark . ]","[Asks to see him.]","[Asks him to send a manuscript to \n Curtis Brown in \n London . ]","[Asks to see him upon his return; encloses\n manuscript which Harris promised to read.]","[Says he sent manuscript yesterday; wishes it to\n be forwarded to \n Curtis Brown in \n London . ]","[Offers criticism of [ \n Oscar Wilde: His Life and Times ];\n gives book an overall good review; gives his opinion\n of \n Oscar Wilde in a socialist\n context and wishes Harris had done so; dislikes \n The Importance of Being Ernest and\n Wilde's work in general; disagrees with Harris'\n assertion that Wilde died as a result of\n incarceration; wants to believes that Wilde's essay\n \"The soul of man under socialism\" reveals the true\n man; gives his opinion of Harris' work and\n talents.]","[Thanks him for dealing with the \"insufferable\" \n George Moore ; congratulates him\n on [ \n Pearson's Magazine ]; calls him the\n most interesting writer in the country.]","[Gives permission for quotations from his comments\n on Harris' work; considers \n Martin Eden Jack London 's best work.]","[Requests a dozen copies of an article from the\n April issue; remarks that Harris is making many\n friends in \n California through his work.]","[Mentions receipt of many letters after\n publication of article; encloses a letter by \n Tom Masson as well as his answer;\n asks him to either get Masson's permission to print\n the letter or to omit his name.]","[Believes that \n Mark Twain is \"one of the world's\n half dozen greatest humorists\" and three of his books\n are classics; gives critical appraisal of\n personalities of \n Jack London , \n [Ralph Waldo] Emerson , \n [Edgar Allan] Poe , and \n [Henry David] Thoreau ; compares\n his views on marriage and sex to \n Bernard Shaw 's ; says he cannot\n separate theory and practice like Shaw; hopes to\n write a book on the subject; disagrees with Harris'\n assessment of World War I; believes the German\n aristocracy is much more of a threat than the\n British; hopes the war results in the overthrow of\n the German leadership; discusses a speech by \n Robert Minor advocating violence;\n refers to \n Tom Mooney and explosion in \n San Francisco that killed 9\n people during Preparedness Parade, July 22,\n 1916.]","[Refers to earlier letter on sex and marriage;\n elaborates on his views; sees problem with both\n abstinence from sex until marriage and the\n \"promiscuous experimenting among radicals\"; says he\n does not believe in \"marriage plus prostitution,\n early marriage, or divorce\"; advocates monogamy\n because of spread of venereal disease; supports \"very\n early marriage\" with no children until the couple is\n declared a good match as well as community care of\n children; in AN on verso, feels that only the wealthy\n can have children at the present time.]","[Informs him that publication of \n King Coal was postponed because of\n war; criticizes the new form of \n Pearson's Magazine ; mentions letters\n he received in regard to the April article.]","[Asks him to publish [article] with \"W's\" reply;\n says Mason is nervous about use of his name.]","[Discusses threat \n Germany poses to the \n United States if \n Great Britain is defeated;\n supports \n German Social Democratic Party 's\n prewar program; mentions \n [William English] Walling and \n A. M. Simons in connection with\n the idea of internationalizing territories rich in\n coal and iron; refers to his earlier letter to Harris\n in regard to sex; explains his own brand of religion;\n explains how \n The Jungle was written; mentions \n Manassas ; asks Harris if he would be\n interested in publishing the sequel to \n King Coal in \n Pearson's Magazine . ]","[Recounts his educational background, especially\n the study of literature and languages; encloses\n autographed copy of \n Manassas ; recommends reading \n The Journal of Arthur Sterling ; says\n he is buying his out of print books in the hope that\n someone will read them someday.]","[Asks him to print enclosed article; hopes he will\n continue to publish despite government interference;\n needs a socialist paper to publish his writings;\n discusses his unhappy first marriage.]","[Promises to read Harris' 2 books and to write him\n about them; says he has already read about \n Miracle of the Stigmata in a\n magazine; recommends his own book \n The Fasting Cure ; says that he gave\n up his Christian belief when he was 17.]","[Expresses interest in Harris' reaction to \n Coal War ; says he has not yet\n finished reading Harris' 2 books because he has been\n busy doing carpentry work on his new house; encloses\n article about 2 Socialist poets; in autograph\n postscript, asks if he is interested in the enclosed\n article.]","[Discusses characters in \n Coal War ; regrets that Harris is not\n able to use it serially; says that a third volume\n will follow; hopes the war ends with the\n \"liberalization of \n Germany \"; promises to give his\n opinion on Harris' books soon.]","[Gives warm review of \n Contemporary Portraits ; likes the\n portraits of Davidson and Burton; gives low opinion\n of \n [Thomas] Carlyle ; responds to\n request to judge Harris' mind or limitations by\n wondering if it is a limitation to be too catholic of\n too sophisticated; attacks the work and character of\n Swinburne and \n [James MacNeill] Whistler ;\n considers \n The Gentle Art of Making Enemies \"one\n of the most vicious books in the world\"; gives ideas\n on greatness in an artist; believes he has a strange\n double nature because he can \"pray with Jesus and\n dine with \n Oscar Wilde , and do both\n convincingly\"; gives mixed review of \n Unpath'd Waters ; sends first pages\n of manuscript \n Dead Hand ; predicts it will not sell\n because the public is preoccupied with he war;\n expresses interest in Harris' opinion.]","[Includes autograph corrections; expresses\n interest in seeing himself in [ \n Contemporary Portraits ]; attempts to\n answer questions; recounts his adoption of Socialism\n and its connection to Christianity; discusses his\n particular Socialist beliefs, his personality, his\n early life and marriage, his writing style, poor\n health, religion, and sex; advises him to consult\n \"What Life Means to Me\" in \n Cosmopolitan of 1906 and the files of\n the \n Independent for answers to some\n questions; discusses the people who have influenced\n him and who he admires; in AN on verso, discusses his\n early life and education.]","[Discusses Harris' disagreement with Sinclair's\n ideas in \n Mammouart ; gives his opinion on the\n themes in \n The Bomb . ]","[Calls volume one of [ \n My Life and Loves ] \"the vilest book\n I have ever laid eyes on\"; disapproves of behavior\n depicted in book; regrets that he has written this\n book; says he will give his opinion publicly.]","[Sends magazine and autograph.]","[Encloses article by \n Upton Sinclair ; says he and\n Sinclair felt that Doyle should make statements for\n the American people in regard in this matter because\n he has many admirers in \n America . ]","[Includes typed manuscript; calls Sinclair a\n fanatic who unwittingly helped \n Germany in World War I damaging\n Allied solidarity; refers to Sinclair's prewar\n statements on the size of the British fleet, etc.;\n defends Lord \n Edward Grey 's character from\n Sinclair's attacks; refuses to read Sinclair's paper;\n says he had no idea that Sinclair attacked him in his\n publication; claims that the future of the world\n depends on the solidarity of the English speaking\n races; considers all the Hearsts and Sinclairs\n traitors to the racial destiny.]","[Believes the \n Triple Entente became an alliance\n when war broke out; describes signature of secret\n treaties as \"conspiracy\"; applauds publication of the\n treaties by Bolsheviks; refers to \n Edward Grey 's denial of their\n existence; disagrees with Doyle's statement that the\n future of the world depends of a new sort of\n alliance, Anglo-British, or other, but rather on the\n will of the people to resist the ruling classes;\n defends \n Upton Sinclair whom he does not\n know personally.]","[Includes typed transcript; rejects \n Upton Sinclair 's statement on\n Lord \n Edward Grey ; states that not\n even Lord Grey's worst political enemies would doubt\n his honor; refuses to pursue correspondence\n further.]","[Quotes from Doyle's preceding letter; asks\n sarcastically for permission to develop one of his\n statements and publish it in \n America ; writes a \"confession\"\n for Doyle regarding secret treaties; suggests that\n honest confession is good for the soul.]","[Suggests that Browne go to see a doctor because\n he does not appear to be in normal health; refuses to\n open any more of Browne's letters.]","[Informs him that \n Mobland will be out next October and \n The Book of Life will be published\n shortly; says he will send a copy of the letter;\n encloses his autograph and does not have one of \n Eugene Debs . ]","[Believes Socialist are \"much greater poets\" than\n Single Taxers; claims Socialists have the facts and\n truth on their side.]","[Thanks him for clipping; informs him that his\n book orders have been sent.]","[Explains why he wrote \n Oil . ]","[Describes his poverty with a wife, child and an\n invalid mother to support; says he has no hope for\n change; reminds him of \n Springtime and Harvest which he sent\n him a year ago, replenished under the name \n King Midas ; says he has little hope\n for its success because it has not been reviewed in\n important papers; discusses his artistic purposes,\n his religious beliefs, etc.; asks him to review the\n book in an important paper; says he heard from\n [Tourence] that Markham admired \n King Midas ; says that he will not be\n able to bear his situation much larger.]","[Hopes to amuse him with an excerpt of \n Prince Hagen ; appreciates Markham's\n interest in his work.]","[Thanks him for his kindness; mentions \n Caradrion . ]","[Requests his signature for a political document;\n feels a few eminent citizens outside of \n California ought to sign it.]","[Sends another document he would like signed; asks\n him to sends a night message, collect, if he intends\n to sign.]","[Includes newspaper clipping, \"The Dime Novels\" of\n Upton Sinclair ; gives\n autobiographical information on early work; says he\n is no longer interested in old works; discusses\n writings for \"The Starry Flag Library\" and \"True Blue\n Library\"; advises him to contact \n Henry Harrison Lewis . ]","[Encloses letter which explains his financial\n situation; says he had it printed to be sent to the\n many refugees who ask for help; regrets not being\n able to do more.]","[Says he is unable to name his \"best\" book;\n believes that world opinion regards \n The Jungle as his best book.]","[Says he is willing to send 50 copies of \" \n The Evening Had It Too \" for a large\n discount.]"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"names_ssim":["University of Virginia. 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Tourence ; discusses \n Prince Hagen , which was written 2\n years ago but rejected 35 times; describes \n King Midas as book of joy and very\n boyish, which had not sold 1500 copies; wonders if\n correspondent is also poor; asks for reply. TN states\n that the name of work of correspondent have been cut\n out of the letter to protect his identity.]","[Sends autographed copy of \n The Jungle ; expresses interest in\n White's reaction; says he found White's \n The Blazed Trail especially\n interesting; hopes to write a series of essays \"upon\n the economic interpretation of literature.\"]","[Believes Hancock can find a complete account of\n Sinclair's \"free-lance adventures\" in the files of\n the \n Independent , and an article in \n Cosmopolitan . ]","[Says he is surprised that she remembers him;\n agrees that he has had an adventurous career;\n discusses a new novel of about 350,000 words which he\n working on, that she might like to read.]","[Suggests that \n Macmillian Co. combine \n King Coal and its sequels into one\n volume and publish it in September 1917; hopes the\n combined volume will make a larger impression and\n sell better; asks if Brown has sent a manuscript to \n Bernard Shaw . ]","[Hopes to combine \n Sylvia , \n Sylvia's Marriage and an unwritten\n third novel into one play; says he is willing to give\n a first-rate playwright half the proceeds; makes\n suggestions for the construction of the play and\n gives advice; sends \"Author's final revision\" of \n King Coal ; believes \n Macmillian Co. is not in favor of\n combining \n King Coal with the sequel; asks him\n to retrieve manuscript of preface because \n John Galsworthy cannot write it\n and to try to get \n Bernard Shaw to read it; sends\n manuscript of untitled play; wonders if there is\n anything he can do with it because of \n Granville Barker 's enthusiasm\n for it.]","[Encloses AN to Mr. Daher by Laurie \"which\n explains itself\"; asks for advice in the matter; says\n he is willing to pay a reasonable charge for research\n on the opposition of the \n Anglican Church to the abolition\n of the liquor trade and its support of the government\n position on the Chinese opium trade and the Boer war;\n wishes to have copies of several of \n John Trevor 's writings.]","[Expresses satisfaction with contract; inquires if\n publication of \n The Jungle , \n Metropolis , \n Money Changers , and \n Sylvia is possible.]","[Asks if Hutchinson's has sent \n King Coal to socialists and labor\n papers; discusses book rights to \n King Coal in \n Sweden , \n Norway , and \n Denmark . ]","[Asks to see him.]","[Asks him to send a manuscript to \n Curtis Brown in \n London . ]","[Asks to see him upon his return; encloses\n manuscript which Harris promised to read.]","[Says he sent manuscript yesterday; wishes it to\n be forwarded to \n Curtis Brown in \n London . ]","[Offers criticism of [ \n Oscar Wilde: His Life and Times ];\n gives book an overall good review; gives his opinion\n of \n Oscar Wilde in a socialist\n context and wishes Harris had done so; dislikes \n The Importance of Being Ernest and\n Wilde's work in general; disagrees with Harris'\n assertion that Wilde died as a result of\n incarceration; wants to believes that Wilde's essay\n \"The soul of man under socialism\" reveals the true\n man; gives his opinion of Harris' work and\n talents.]","[Thanks him for dealing with the \"insufferable\" \n George Moore ; congratulates him\n on [ \n Pearson's Magazine ]; calls him the\n most interesting writer in the country.]","[Gives permission for quotations from his comments\n on Harris' work; considers \n Martin Eden Jack London 's best work.]","[Requests a dozen copies of an article from the\n April issue; remarks that Harris is making many\n friends in \n California through his work.]","[Mentions receipt of many letters after\n publication of article; encloses a letter by \n Tom Masson as well as his answer;\n asks him to either get Masson's permission to print\n the letter or to omit his name.]","[Believes that \n Mark Twain is \"one of the world's\n half dozen greatest humorists\" and three of his books\n are classics; gives critical appraisal of\n personalities of \n Jack London , \n [Ralph Waldo] Emerson , \n [Edgar Allan] Poe , and \n [Henry David] Thoreau ; compares\n his views on marriage and sex to \n Bernard Shaw 's ; says he cannot\n separate theory and practice like Shaw; hopes to\n write a book on the subject; disagrees with Harris'\n assessment of World War I; believes the German\n aristocracy is much more of a threat than the\n British; hopes the war results in the overthrow of\n the German leadership; discusses a speech by \n Robert Minor advocating violence;\n refers to \n Tom Mooney and explosion in \n San Francisco that killed 9\n people during Preparedness Parade, July 22,\n 1916.]","[Refers to earlier letter on sex and marriage;\n elaborates on his views; sees problem with both\n abstinence from sex until marriage and the\n \"promiscuous experimenting among radicals\"; says he\n does not believe in \"marriage plus prostitution,\n early marriage, or divorce\"; advocates monogamy\n because of spread of venereal disease; supports \"very\n early marriage\" with no children until the couple is\n declared a good match as well as community care of\n children; in AN on verso, feels that only the wealthy\n can have children at the present time.]","[Informs him that publication of \n King Coal was postponed because of\n war; criticizes the new form of \n Pearson's Magazine ; mentions letters\n he received in regard to the April article.]","[Asks him to publish [article] with \"W's\" reply;\n says Mason is nervous about use of his name.]","[Discusses threat \n Germany poses to the \n United States if \n Great Britain is defeated;\n supports \n German Social Democratic Party 's\n prewar program; mentions \n [William English] Walling and \n A. M. Simons in connection with\n the idea of internationalizing territories rich in\n coal and iron; refers to his earlier letter to Harris\n in regard to sex; explains his own brand of religion;\n explains how \n The Jungle was written; mentions \n Manassas ; asks Harris if he would be\n interested in publishing the sequel to \n King Coal in \n Pearson's Magazine . ]","[Recounts his educational background, especially\n the study of literature and languages; encloses\n autographed copy of \n Manassas ; recommends reading \n The Journal of Arthur Sterling ; says\n he is buying his out of print books in the hope that\n someone will read them someday.]","[Asks him to print enclosed article; hopes he will\n continue to publish despite government interference;\n needs a socialist paper to publish his writings;\n discusses his unhappy first marriage.]","[Promises to read Harris' 2 books and to write him\n about them; says he has already read about \n Miracle of the Stigmata in a\n magazine; recommends his own book \n The Fasting Cure ; says that he gave\n up his Christian belief when he was 17.]","[Expresses interest in Harris' reaction to \n Coal War ; says he has not yet\n finished reading Harris' 2 books because he has been\n busy doing carpentry work on his new house; encloses\n article about 2 Socialist poets; in autograph\n postscript, asks if he is interested in the enclosed\n article.]","[Discusses characters in \n Coal War ; regrets that Harris is not\n able to use it serially; says that a third volume\n will follow; hopes the war ends with the\n \"liberalization of \n Germany \"; promises to give his\n opinion on Harris' books soon.]","[Gives warm review of \n Contemporary Portraits ; likes the\n portraits of Davidson and Burton; gives low opinion\n of \n [Thomas] Carlyle ; responds to\n request to judge Harris' mind or limitations by\n wondering if it is a limitation to be too catholic of\n too sophisticated; attacks the work and character of\n Swinburne and \n [James MacNeill] Whistler ;\n considers \n The Gentle Art of Making Enemies \"one\n of the most vicious books in the world\"; gives ideas\n on greatness in an artist; believes he has a strange\n double nature because he can \"pray with Jesus and\n dine with \n Oscar Wilde , and do both\n convincingly\"; gives mixed review of \n Unpath'd Waters ; sends first pages\n of manuscript \n Dead Hand ; predicts it will not sell\n because the public is preoccupied with he war;\n expresses interest in Harris' opinion.]","[Includes autograph corrections; expresses\n interest in seeing himself in [ \n Contemporary Portraits ]; attempts to\n answer questions; recounts his adoption of Socialism\n and its connection to Christianity; discusses his\n particular Socialist beliefs, his personality, his\n early life and marriage, his writing style, poor\n health, religion, and sex; advises him to consult\n \"What Life Means to Me\" in \n Cosmopolitan of 1906 and the files of\n the \n Independent for answers to some\n questions; discusses the people who have influenced\n him and who he admires; in AN on verso, discusses his\n early life and education.]","[Discusses Harris' disagreement with Sinclair's\n ideas in \n Mammouart ; gives his opinion on the\n themes in \n The Bomb . ]","[Calls volume one of [ \n My Life and Loves ] \"the vilest book\n I have ever laid eyes on\"; disapproves of behavior\n depicted in book; regrets that he has written this\n book; says he will give his opinion publicly.]","[Sends magazine and autograph.]","[Encloses article by \n Upton Sinclair ; says he and\n Sinclair felt that Doyle should make statements for\n the American people in regard in this matter because\n he has many admirers in \n America . ]","[Includes typed manuscript; calls Sinclair a\n fanatic who unwittingly helped \n Germany in World War I damaging\n Allied solidarity; refers to Sinclair's prewar\n statements on the size of the British fleet, etc.;\n defends Lord \n Edward Grey 's character from\n Sinclair's attacks; refuses to read Sinclair's paper;\n says he had no idea that Sinclair attacked him in his\n publication; claims that the future of the world\n depends on the solidarity of the English speaking\n races; considers all the Hearsts and Sinclairs\n traitors to the racial destiny.]","[Believes the \n Triple Entente became an alliance\n when war broke out; describes signature of secret\n treaties as \"conspiracy\"; applauds publication of the\n treaties by Bolsheviks; refers to \n Edward Grey 's denial of their\n existence; disagrees with Doyle's statement that the\n future of the world depends of a new sort of\n alliance, Anglo-British, or other, but rather on the\n will of the people to resist the ruling classes;\n defends \n Upton Sinclair whom he does not\n know personally.]","[Includes typed transcript; rejects \n Upton Sinclair 's statement on\n Lord \n Edward Grey ; states that not\n even Lord Grey's worst political enemies would doubt\n his honor; refuses to pursue correspondence\n further.]","[Quotes from Doyle's preceding letter; asks\n sarcastically for permission to develop one of his\n statements and publish it in \n America ; writes a \"confession\"\n for Doyle regarding secret treaties; suggests that\n honest confession is good for the soul.]","[Suggests that Browne go to see a doctor because\n he does not appear to be in normal health; refuses to\n open any more of Browne's letters.]","[Informs him that \n Mobland will be out next October and \n The Book of Life will be published\n shortly; says he will send a copy of the letter;\n encloses his autograph and does not have one of \n Eugene Debs . ]","[Believes Socialist are \"much greater poets\" than\n Single Taxers; claims Socialists have the facts and\n truth on their side.]","[Thanks him for clipping; informs him that his\n book orders have been sent.]","[Explains why he wrote \n Oil . ]","[Describes his poverty with a wife, child and an\n invalid mother to support; says he has no hope for\n change; reminds him of \n Springtime and Harvest which he sent\n him a year ago, replenished under the name \n King Midas ; says he has little hope\n for its success because it has not been reviewed in\n important papers; discusses his artistic purposes,\n his religious beliefs, etc.; asks him to review the\n book in an important paper; says he heard from\n [Tourence] that Markham admired \n King Midas ; says that he will not be\n able to bear his situation much larger.]","[Hopes to amuse him with an excerpt of \n Prince Hagen ; appreciates Markham's\n interest in his work.]","[Thanks him for his kindness; mentions \n Caradrion . ]","[Requests his signature for a political document;\n feels a few eminent citizens outside of \n California ought to sign it.]","[Sends another document he would like signed; asks\n him to sends a night message, collect, if he intends\n to sign.]","[Includes newspaper clipping, \"The Dime Novels\" of\n Upton Sinclair ; gives\n autobiographical information on early work; says he\n is no longer interested in old works; discusses\n writings for \"The Starry Flag Library\" and \"True Blue\n Library\"; advises him to contact \n Henry Harrison Lewis . ]","[Encloses letter which explains his financial\n situation; says he had it printed to be sent to the\n many refugees who ask for help; regrets not being\n able to do more.]","[Says he is unable to name his \"best\" book;\n believes that world opinion regards \n The Jungle as his best book.]","[Says he is willing to send 50 copies of \" \n The Evening Had It Too \" for a large\n discount.]","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n Collections Dept.","Macmillian Co.","Anglican Church","German Social Democratic Party","Triple Entente","Upton Sinclair","T. R. Tourence","Stuart Edward White","LaTouche Hancock","[Julia Ward] Howe","Curtis Brown","Bernard Shaw","John Galsworthy","Granville Barker","John Trevor","Frank Harris","Oscar Wilde","George Moore","Jack London","Tom Masson","Mark Twain","[Ralph Waldo] Emerson","[Edgar Allan] Poe","[Henry David] Thoreau","Robert Minor","Tom Mooney","[William English] Walling","A. M. Simons","[Thomas] Carlyle","[James MacNeill] Whistler","Waldo Ralph Browne","Arthur Conan Doyle","Edward Grey","J. Ellis Wells","Eugene Debs","Mary E. McAuley","Nathan N. Wallack","[Charles] Edwin\n Markham","C[harles] E[dwin]\n Markham","Irvin Haas","Henry Harrison Lewis","Helene Mullins","E. J. Halter","English"],"unitid_tesim":["6777"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Upton Sinclair Collection \n 1905-1957"],"collection_title_tesim":["Upton Sinclair Collection \n 1905-1957"],"collection_ssim":["Upton Sinclair Collection \n 1905-1957"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"creator_ssm":[""],"creator_ssim":[""],"acqinfo_ssim":["Deposit \n 15 May 1962"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["52 items"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to research.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to research."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eUpton Sinclair\n Collection, Accession 6777, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Upton Sinclair\n Collection, Accession 6777, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFunded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Funding Note"],"processinfo_tesim":["Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Criticizes correspondent's book; recommends that\n he cut and condense his work; advises him to read La\n Rochefoucald and \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHouse of a Hundred Lights\u003c/bibref\u003eby \n \u003cpersname\u003eT. R. Tourence\u003c/persname\u003e; discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePrince Hagen\u003c/bibref\u003e, which was written 2\n years ago but rejected 35 times; describes \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Midas\u003c/bibref\u003eas book of joy and very\n boyish, which had not sold 1500 copies; wonders if\n correspondent is also poor; asks for reply. TN states\n that the name of work of correspondent have been cut\n out of the letter to protect his identity.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends autographed copy of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Jungle\u003c/bibref\u003e; expresses interest in\n White's reaction; says he found White's \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Blazed Trail\u003c/bibref\u003eespecially\n interesting; hopes to write a series of essays \"upon\n the economic interpretation of literature.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Believes Hancock can find a complete account of\n Sinclair's \"free-lance adventures\" in the files of\n the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eIndependent\u003c/bibref\u003e, and an article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is surprised that she remembers him;\n agrees that he has had an adventurous career;\n discusses a new novel of about 350,000 words which he\n working on, that she might like to read.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Suggests that \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMacmillian Co.\u003c/corpname\u003ecombine \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Coal\u003c/bibref\u003eand its sequels into one\n volume and publish it in September 1917; hopes the\n combined volume will make a larger impression and\n sell better; asks if Brown has sent a manuscript to \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Shaw\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Hopes to combine \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSylvia\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSylvia's Marriage\u003c/bibref\u003eand an unwritten\n third novel into one play; says he is willing to give\n a first-rate playwright half the proceeds; makes\n suggestions for the construction of the play and\n gives advice; sends \"Author's final revision\" of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Coal\u003c/bibref\u003e; believes \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMacmillian Co.\u003c/corpname\u003eis not in favor of\n combining \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Coal\u003c/bibref\u003ewith the sequel; asks him\n to retrieve manuscript of preface because \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Galsworthy\u003c/persname\u003ecannot write it\n and to try to get \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Shaw\u003c/persname\u003eto read it; sends\n manuscript of untitled play; wonders if there is\n anything he can do with it because of \n \u003cpersname\u003eGranville Barker\u003c/persname\u003e's enthusiasm\n for it.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Encloses AN to Mr. Daher by Laurie \"which\n explains itself\"; asks for advice in the matter; says\n he is willing to pay a reasonable charge for research\n on the opposition of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAnglican Church\u003c/corpname\u003eto the abolition\n of the liquor trade and its support of the government\n position on the Chinese opium trade and the Boer war;\n wishes to have copies of several of \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Trevor\u003c/persname\u003e's writings.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses satisfaction with contract; inquires if\n publication of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Jungle\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMetropolis\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMoney Changers\u003c/bibref\u003e, and \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSylvia\u003c/bibref\u003eis possible.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks if Hutchinson's has sent \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Coal\u003c/bibref\u003eto socialists and labor\n papers; discusses book rights to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Coal\u003c/bibref\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSweden\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNorway\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eDenmark\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks to see him.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks him to send a manuscript to \n \u003cpersname\u003eCurtis Brown\u003c/persname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks to see him upon his return; encloses\n manuscript which Harris promised to read.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he sent manuscript yesterday; wishes it to\n be forwarded to \n \u003cpersname\u003eCurtis Brown\u003c/persname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Offers criticism of [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOscar Wilde: His Life and Times\u003c/bibref\u003e];\n gives book an overall good review; gives his opinion\n of \n \u003cpersname\u003eOscar Wilde\u003c/persname\u003ein a socialist\n context and wishes Harris had done so; dislikes \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Importance of Being Ernest\u003c/bibref\u003eand\n Wilde's work in general; disagrees with Harris'\n assertion that Wilde died as a result of\n incarceration; wants to believes that Wilde's essay\n \"The soul of man under socialism\" reveals the true\n man; gives his opinion of Harris' work and\n talents.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for dealing with the \"insufferable\" \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Moore\u003c/persname\u003e; congratulates him\n on [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePearson's Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003e]; calls him the\n most interesting writer in the country.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Gives permission for quotations from his comments\n on Harris' work; considers \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMartin Eden\u003c/bibref\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eJack London\u003c/persname\u003e's best work.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Requests a dozen copies of an article from the\n April issue; remarks that Harris is making many\n friends in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCalifornia\u003c/geogname\u003ethrough his work.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions receipt of many letters after\n publication of article; encloses a letter by \n \u003cpersname\u003eTom Masson\u003c/persname\u003eas well as his answer;\n asks him to either get Masson's permission to print\n the letter or to omit his name.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Believes that \n \u003cpersname\u003eMark Twain\u003c/persname\u003eis \"one of the world's\n half dozen greatest humorists\" and three of his books\n are classics; gives critical appraisal of\n personalities of \n \u003cpersname\u003eJack London\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Ralph Waldo] Emerson\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Edgar Allan] Poe\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Henry David] Thoreau\u003c/persname\u003e; compares\n his views on marriage and sex to \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Shaw\u003c/persname\u003e's ; says he cannot\n separate theory and practice like Shaw; hopes to\n write a book on the subject; disagrees with Harris'\n assessment of World War I; believes the German\n aristocracy is much more of a threat than the\n British; hopes the war results in the overthrow of\n the German leadership; discusses a speech by \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Minor\u003c/persname\u003eadvocating violence;\n refers to \n \u003cpersname\u003eTom Mooney\u003c/persname\u003eand explosion in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSan Francisco\u003c/geogname\u003ethat killed 9\n people during Preparedness Parade, July 22,\n 1916.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Refers to earlier letter on sex and marriage;\n elaborates on his views; sees problem with both\n abstinence from sex until marriage and the\n \"promiscuous experimenting among radicals\"; says he\n does not believe in \"marriage plus prostitution,\n early marriage, or divorce\"; advocates monogamy\n because of spread of venereal disease; supports \"very\n early marriage\" with no children until the couple is\n declared a good match as well as community care of\n children; in AN on verso, feels that only the wealthy\n can have children at the present time.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Informs him that publication of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Coal\u003c/bibref\u003ewas postponed because of\n war; criticizes the new form of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePearson's Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003e; mentions letters\n he received in regard to the April article.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks him to publish [article] with \"W's\" reply;\n says Mason is nervous about use of his name.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses threat \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003eposes to the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eUnited States\u003c/geogname\u003eif \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreat Britain\u003c/geogname\u003eis defeated;\n supports \n \u003ccorpname\u003eGerman Social Democratic Party\u003c/corpname\u003e's\n prewar program; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003e[William English] Walling\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eA. M. Simons\u003c/persname\u003ein connection with\n the idea of internationalizing territories rich in\n coal and iron; refers to his earlier letter to Harris\n in regard to sex; explains his own brand of religion;\n explains how \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Jungle\u003c/bibref\u003ewas written; mentions \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eManassas\u003c/bibref\u003e; asks Harris if he would be\n interested in publishing the sequel to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Coal\u003c/bibref\u003ein \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePearson's Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Recounts his educational background, especially\n the study of literature and languages; encloses\n autographed copy of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eManassas\u003c/bibref\u003e; recommends reading \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Journal of Arthur Sterling\u003c/bibref\u003e; says\n he is buying his out of print books in the hope that\n someone will read them someday.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks him to print enclosed article; hopes he will\n continue to publish despite government interference;\n needs a socialist paper to publish his writings;\n discusses his unhappy first marriage.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Promises to read Harris' 2 books and to write him\n about them; says he has already read about \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMiracle of the Stigmata\u003c/bibref\u003ein a\n magazine; recommends his own book \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Fasting Cure\u003c/bibref\u003e; says that he gave\n up his Christian belief when he was 17.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses interest in Harris' reaction to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCoal War\u003c/bibref\u003e; says he has not yet\n finished reading Harris' 2 books because he has been\n busy doing carpentry work on his new house; encloses\n article about 2 Socialist poets; in autograph\n postscript, asks if he is interested in the enclosed\n article.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses characters in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCoal War\u003c/bibref\u003e; regrets that Harris is not\n able to use it serially; says that a third volume\n will follow; hopes the war ends with the\n \"liberalization of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003e\"; promises to give his\n opinion on Harris' books soon.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Gives warm review of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eContemporary Portraits\u003c/bibref\u003e; likes the\n portraits of Davidson and Burton; gives low opinion\n of \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Thomas] Carlyle\u003c/persname\u003e; responds to\n request to judge Harris' mind or limitations by\n wondering if it is a limitation to be too catholic of\n too sophisticated; attacks the work and character of\n Swinburne and \n \u003cpersname\u003e[James MacNeill] Whistler\u003c/persname\u003e;\n considers \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Gentle Art of Making Enemies\u003c/bibref\u003e\"one\n of the most vicious books in the world\"; gives ideas\n on greatness in an artist; believes he has a strange\n double nature because he can \"pray with Jesus and\n dine with \n \u003cpersname\u003eOscar Wilde\u003c/persname\u003e, and do both\n convincingly\"; gives mixed review of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eUnpath'd Waters\u003c/bibref\u003e; sends first pages\n of manuscript \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eDead Hand\u003c/bibref\u003e; predicts it will not sell\n because the public is preoccupied with he war;\n expresses interest in Harris' opinion.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph corrections; expresses\n interest in seeing himself in [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eContemporary Portraits\u003c/bibref\u003e]; attempts to\n answer questions; recounts his adoption of Socialism\n and its connection to Christianity; discusses his\n particular Socialist beliefs, his personality, his\n early life and marriage, his writing style, poor\n health, religion, and sex; advises him to consult\n \"What Life Means to Me\" in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c/bibref\u003eof 1906 and the files of\n the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eIndependent\u003c/bibref\u003efor answers to some\n questions; discusses the people who have influenced\n him and who he admires; in AN on verso, discusses his\n early life and education.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses Harris' disagreement with Sinclair's\n ideas in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMammouart\u003c/bibref\u003e; gives his opinion on the\n themes in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Bomb\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Calls volume one of [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMy Life and Loves\u003c/bibref\u003e] \"the vilest book\n I have ever laid eyes on\"; disapproves of behavior\n depicted in book; regrets that he has written this\n book; says he will give his opinion publicly.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends magazine and autograph.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Encloses article by \n \u003cpersname\u003eUpton Sinclair\u003c/persname\u003e; says he and\n Sinclair felt that Doyle should make statements for\n the American people in regard in this matter because\n he has many admirers in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes typed manuscript; calls Sinclair a\n fanatic who unwittingly helped \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003ein World War I damaging\n Allied solidarity; refers to Sinclair's prewar\n statements on the size of the British fleet, etc.;\n defends Lord \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Grey\u003c/persname\u003e's character from\n Sinclair's attacks; refuses to read Sinclair's paper;\n says he had no idea that Sinclair attacked him in his\n publication; claims that the future of the world\n depends on the solidarity of the English speaking\n races; considers all the Hearsts and Sinclairs\n traitors to the racial destiny.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Believes the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eTriple Entente\u003c/corpname\u003ebecame an alliance\n when war broke out; describes signature of secret\n treaties as \"conspiracy\"; applauds publication of the\n treaties by Bolsheviks; refers to \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Grey\u003c/persname\u003e's denial of their\n existence; disagrees with Doyle's statement that the\n future of the world depends of a new sort of\n alliance, Anglo-British, or other, but rather on the\n will of the people to resist the ruling classes;\n defends \n \u003cpersname\u003eUpton Sinclair\u003c/persname\u003ewhom he does not\n know personally.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes typed transcript; rejects \n \u003cpersname\u003eUpton Sinclair\u003c/persname\u003e's statement on\n Lord \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Grey\u003c/persname\u003e; states that not\n even Lord Grey's worst political enemies would doubt\n his honor; refuses to pursue correspondence\n further.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Quotes from Doyle's preceding letter; asks\n sarcastically for permission to develop one of his\n statements and publish it in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003e; writes a \"confession\"\n for Doyle regarding secret treaties; suggests that\n honest confession is good for the soul.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Suggests that Browne go to see a doctor because\n he does not appear to be in normal health; refuses to\n open any more of Browne's letters.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Informs him that \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMobland\u003c/bibref\u003ewill be out next October and \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Book of Life\u003c/bibref\u003ewill be published\n shortly; says he will send a copy of the letter;\n encloses his autograph and does not have one of \n \u003cpersname\u003eEugene Debs\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Believes Socialist are \"much greater poets\" than\n Single Taxers; claims Socialists have the facts and\n truth on their side.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for clipping; informs him that his\n book orders have been sent.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Explains why he wrote \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOil\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes his poverty with a wife, child and an\n invalid mother to support; says he has no hope for\n change; reminds him of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSpringtime and Harvest\u003c/bibref\u003ewhich he sent\n him a year ago, replenished under the name \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Midas\u003c/bibref\u003e; says he has little hope\n for its success because it has not been reviewed in\n important papers; discusses his artistic purposes,\n his religious beliefs, etc.; asks him to review the\n book in an important paper; says he heard from\n [Tourence] that Markham admired \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Midas\u003c/bibref\u003e; says that he will not be\n able to bear his situation much larger.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Hopes to amuse him with an excerpt of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePrince Hagen\u003c/bibref\u003e; appreciates Markham's\n interest in his work.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for his kindness; mentions \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCaradrion\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Requests his signature for a political document;\n feels a few eminent citizens outside of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCalifornia\u003c/geogname\u003eought to sign it.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends another document he would like signed; asks\n him to sends a night message, collect, if he intends\n to sign.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes newspaper clipping, \"The Dime Novels\" of\n \u003cpersname\u003eUpton Sinclair\u003c/persname\u003e; gives\n autobiographical information on early work; says he\n is no longer interested in old works; discusses\n writings for \"The Starry Flag Library\" and \"True Blue\n Library\"; advises him to contact \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Harrison Lewis\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Encloses letter which explains his financial\n situation; says he had it printed to be sent to the\n many refugees who ask for help; regrets not being\n able to do more.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is unable to name his \"best\" book;\n believes that world opinion regards \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Jungle\u003c/bibref\u003eas his best book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is willing to send 50 copies of \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Evening Had It Too\u003c/bibref\u003e\" for a large\n discount.]\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Criticizes correspondent's book; recommends that\n he cut and condense his work; advises him to read La\n Rochefoucald and \n House of a Hundred Lights by \n T. R. Tourence ; discusses \n Prince Hagen , which was written 2\n years ago but rejected 35 times; describes \n King Midas as book of joy and very\n boyish, which had not sold 1500 copies; wonders if\n correspondent is also poor; asks for reply. TN states\n that the name of work of correspondent have been cut\n out of the letter to protect his identity.]","[Sends autographed copy of \n The Jungle ; expresses interest in\n White's reaction; says he found White's \n The Blazed Trail especially\n interesting; hopes to write a series of essays \"upon\n the economic interpretation of literature.\"]","[Believes Hancock can find a complete account of\n Sinclair's \"free-lance adventures\" in the files of\n the \n Independent , and an article in \n Cosmopolitan . ]","[Says he is surprised that she remembers him;\n agrees that he has had an adventurous career;\n discusses a new novel of about 350,000 words which he\n working on, that she might like to read.]","[Suggests that \n Macmillian Co. combine \n King Coal and its sequels into one\n volume and publish it in September 1917; hopes the\n combined volume will make a larger impression and\n sell better; asks if Brown has sent a manuscript to \n Bernard Shaw . ]","[Hopes to combine \n Sylvia , \n Sylvia's Marriage and an unwritten\n third novel into one play; says he is willing to give\n a first-rate playwright half the proceeds; makes\n suggestions for the construction of the play and\n gives advice; sends \"Author's final revision\" of \n King Coal ; believes \n Macmillian Co. is not in favor of\n combining \n King Coal with the sequel; asks him\n to retrieve manuscript of preface because \n John Galsworthy cannot write it\n and to try to get \n Bernard Shaw to read it; sends\n manuscript of untitled play; wonders if there is\n anything he can do with it because of \n Granville Barker 's enthusiasm\n for it.]","[Encloses AN to Mr. Daher by Laurie \"which\n explains itself\"; asks for advice in the matter; says\n he is willing to pay a reasonable charge for research\n on the opposition of the \n Anglican Church to the abolition\n of the liquor trade and its support of the government\n position on the Chinese opium trade and the Boer war;\n wishes to have copies of several of \n John Trevor 's writings.]","[Expresses satisfaction with contract; inquires if\n publication of \n The Jungle , \n Metropolis , \n Money Changers , and \n Sylvia is possible.]","[Asks if Hutchinson's has sent \n King Coal to socialists and labor\n papers; discusses book rights to \n King Coal in \n Sweden , \n Norway , and \n Denmark . ]","[Asks to see him.]","[Asks him to send a manuscript to \n Curtis Brown in \n London . ]","[Asks to see him upon his return; encloses\n manuscript which Harris promised to read.]","[Says he sent manuscript yesterday; wishes it to\n be forwarded to \n Curtis Brown in \n London . ]","[Offers criticism of [ \n Oscar Wilde: His Life and Times ];\n gives book an overall good review; gives his opinion\n of \n Oscar Wilde in a socialist\n context and wishes Harris had done so; dislikes \n The Importance of Being Ernest and\n Wilde's work in general; disagrees with Harris'\n assertion that Wilde died as a result of\n incarceration; wants to believes that Wilde's essay\n \"The soul of man under socialism\" reveals the true\n man; gives his opinion of Harris' work and\n talents.]","[Thanks him for dealing with the \"insufferable\" \n George Moore ; congratulates him\n on [ \n Pearson's Magazine ]; calls him the\n most interesting writer in the country.]","[Gives permission for quotations from his comments\n on Harris' work; considers \n Martin Eden Jack London 's best work.]","[Requests a dozen copies of an article from the\n April issue; remarks that Harris is making many\n friends in \n California through his work.]","[Mentions receipt of many letters after\n publication of article; encloses a letter by \n Tom Masson as well as his answer;\n asks him to either get Masson's permission to print\n the letter or to omit his name.]","[Believes that \n Mark Twain is \"one of the world's\n half dozen greatest humorists\" and three of his books\n are classics; gives critical appraisal of\n personalities of \n Jack London , \n [Ralph Waldo] Emerson , \n [Edgar Allan] Poe , and \n [Henry David] Thoreau ; compares\n his views on marriage and sex to \n Bernard Shaw 's ; says he cannot\n separate theory and practice like Shaw; hopes to\n write a book on the subject; disagrees with Harris'\n assessment of World War I; believes the German\n aristocracy is much more of a threat than the\n British; hopes the war results in the overthrow of\n the German leadership; discusses a speech by \n Robert Minor advocating violence;\n refers to \n Tom Mooney and explosion in \n San Francisco that killed 9\n people during Preparedness Parade, July 22,\n 1916.]","[Refers to earlier letter on sex and marriage;\n elaborates on his views; sees problem with both\n abstinence from sex until marriage and the\n \"promiscuous experimenting among radicals\"; says he\n does not believe in \"marriage plus prostitution,\n early marriage, or divorce\"; advocates monogamy\n because of spread of venereal disease; supports \"very\n early marriage\" with no children until the couple is\n declared a good match as well as community care of\n children; in AN on verso, feels that only the wealthy\n can have children at the present time.]","[Informs him that publication of \n King Coal was postponed because of\n war; criticizes the new form of \n Pearson's Magazine ; mentions letters\n he received in regard to the April article.]","[Asks him to publish [article] with \"W's\" reply;\n says Mason is nervous about use of his name.]","[Discusses threat \n Germany poses to the \n United States if \n Great Britain is defeated;\n supports \n German Social Democratic Party 's\n prewar program; mentions \n [William English] Walling and \n A. M. Simons in connection with\n the idea of internationalizing territories rich in\n coal and iron; refers to his earlier letter to Harris\n in regard to sex; explains his own brand of religion;\n explains how \n The Jungle was written; mentions \n Manassas ; asks Harris if he would be\n interested in publishing the sequel to \n King Coal in \n Pearson's Magazine . ]","[Recounts his educational background, especially\n the study of literature and languages; encloses\n autographed copy of \n Manassas ; recommends reading \n The Journal of Arthur Sterling ; says\n he is buying his out of print books in the hope that\n someone will read them someday.]","[Asks him to print enclosed article; hopes he will\n continue to publish despite government interference;\n needs a socialist paper to publish his writings;\n discusses his unhappy first marriage.]","[Promises to read Harris' 2 books and to write him\n about them; says he has already read about \n Miracle of the Stigmata in a\n magazine; recommends his own book \n The Fasting Cure ; says that he gave\n up his Christian belief when he was 17.]","[Expresses interest in Harris' reaction to \n Coal War ; says he has not yet\n finished reading Harris' 2 books because he has been\n busy doing carpentry work on his new house; encloses\n article about 2 Socialist poets; in autograph\n postscript, asks if he is interested in the enclosed\n article.]","[Discusses characters in \n Coal War ; regrets that Harris is not\n able to use it serially; says that a third volume\n will follow; hopes the war ends with the\n \"liberalization of \n Germany \"; promises to give his\n opinion on Harris' books soon.]","[Gives warm review of \n Contemporary Portraits ; likes the\n portraits of Davidson and Burton; gives low opinion\n of \n [Thomas] Carlyle ; responds to\n request to judge Harris' mind or limitations by\n wondering if it is a limitation to be too catholic of\n too sophisticated; attacks the work and character of\n Swinburne and \n [James MacNeill] Whistler ;\n considers \n The Gentle Art of Making Enemies \"one\n of the most vicious books in the world\"; gives ideas\n on greatness in an artist; believes he has a strange\n double nature because he can \"pray with Jesus and\n dine with \n Oscar Wilde , and do both\n convincingly\"; gives mixed review of \n Unpath'd Waters ; sends first pages\n of manuscript \n Dead Hand ; predicts it will not sell\n because the public is preoccupied with he war;\n expresses interest in Harris' opinion.]","[Includes autograph corrections; expresses\n interest in seeing himself in [ \n Contemporary Portraits ]; attempts to\n answer questions; recounts his adoption of Socialism\n and its connection to Christianity; discusses his\n particular Socialist beliefs, his personality, his\n early life and marriage, his writing style, poor\n health, religion, and sex; advises him to consult\n \"What Life Means to Me\" in \n Cosmopolitan of 1906 and the files of\n the \n Independent for answers to some\n questions; discusses the people who have influenced\n him and who he admires; in AN on verso, discusses his\n early life and education.]","[Discusses Harris' disagreement with Sinclair's\n ideas in \n Mammouart ; gives his opinion on the\n themes in \n The Bomb . ]","[Calls volume one of [ \n My Life and Loves ] \"the vilest book\n I have ever laid eyes on\"; disapproves of behavior\n depicted in book; regrets that he has written this\n book; says he will give his opinion publicly.]","[Sends magazine and autograph.]","[Encloses article by \n Upton Sinclair ; says he and\n Sinclair felt that Doyle should make statements for\n the American people in regard in this matter because\n he has many admirers in \n America . ]","[Includes typed manuscript; calls Sinclair a\n fanatic who unwittingly helped \n Germany in World War I damaging\n Allied solidarity; refers to Sinclair's prewar\n statements on the size of the British fleet, etc.;\n defends Lord \n Edward Grey 's character from\n Sinclair's attacks; refuses to read Sinclair's paper;\n says he had no idea that Sinclair attacked him in his\n publication; claims that the future of the world\n depends on the solidarity of the English speaking\n races; considers all the Hearsts and Sinclairs\n traitors to the racial destiny.]","[Believes the \n Triple Entente became an alliance\n when war broke out; describes signature of secret\n treaties as \"conspiracy\"; applauds publication of the\n treaties by Bolsheviks; refers to \n Edward Grey 's denial of their\n existence; disagrees with Doyle's statement that the\n future of the world depends of a new sort of\n alliance, Anglo-British, or other, but rather on the\n will of the people to resist the ruling classes;\n defends \n Upton Sinclair whom he does not\n know personally.]","[Includes typed transcript; rejects \n Upton Sinclair 's statement on\n Lord \n Edward Grey ; states that not\n even Lord Grey's worst political enemies would doubt\n his honor; refuses to pursue correspondence\n further.]","[Quotes from Doyle's preceding letter; asks\n sarcastically for permission to develop one of his\n statements and publish it in \n America ; writes a \"confession\"\n for Doyle regarding secret treaties; suggests that\n honest confession is good for the soul.]","[Suggests that Browne go to see a doctor because\n he does not appear to be in normal health; refuses to\n open any more of Browne's letters.]","[Informs him that \n Mobland will be out next October and \n The Book of Life will be published\n shortly; says he will send a copy of the letter;\n encloses his autograph and does not have one of \n Eugene Debs . ]","[Believes Socialist are \"much greater poets\" than\n Single Taxers; claims Socialists have the facts and\n truth on their side.]","[Thanks him for clipping; informs him that his\n book orders have been sent.]","[Explains why he wrote \n Oil . ]","[Describes his poverty with a wife, child and an\n invalid mother to support; says he has no hope for\n change; reminds him of \n Springtime and Harvest which he sent\n him a year ago, replenished under the name \n King Midas ; says he has little hope\n for its success because it has not been reviewed in\n important papers; discusses his artistic purposes,\n his religious beliefs, etc.; asks him to review the\n book in an important paper; says he heard from\n [Tourence] that Markham admired \n King Midas ; says that he will not be\n able to bear his situation much larger.]","[Hopes to amuse him with an excerpt of \n Prince Hagen ; appreciates Markham's\n interest in his work.]","[Thanks him for his kindness; mentions \n Caradrion . ]","[Requests his signature for a political document;\n feels a few eminent citizens outside of \n California ought to sign it.]","[Sends another document he would like signed; asks\n him to sends a night message, collect, if he intends\n to sign.]","[Includes newspaper clipping, \"The Dime Novels\" of\n Upton Sinclair ; gives\n autobiographical information on early work; says he\n is no longer interested in old works; discusses\n writings for \"The Starry Flag Library\" and \"True Blue\n Library\"; advises him to contact \n Henry Harrison Lewis . ]","[Encloses letter which explains his financial\n situation; says he had it printed to be sent to the\n many refugees who ask for help; 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R. Tourence ; discusses \n Prince Hagen , which was written 2\n years ago but rejected 35 times; describes \n King Midas as book of joy and very\n boyish, which had not sold 1500 copies; wonders if\n correspondent is also poor; asks for reply. TN states\n that the name of work of correspondent have been cut\n out of the letter to protect his identity.]","[Sends autographed copy of \n The Jungle ; expresses interest in\n White's reaction; says he found White's \n The Blazed Trail especially\n interesting; hopes to write a series of essays \"upon\n the economic interpretation of literature.\"]","[Believes Hancock can find a complete account of\n Sinclair's \"free-lance adventures\" in the files of\n the \n Independent , and an article in \n Cosmopolitan . ]","[Says he is surprised that she remembers him;\n agrees that he has had an adventurous career;\n discusses a new novel of about 350,000 words which he\n working on, that she might like to read.]","[Suggests that \n Macmillian Co. combine \n King Coal and its sequels into one\n volume and publish it in September 1917; hopes the\n combined volume will make a larger impression and\n sell better; asks if Brown has sent a manuscript to \n Bernard Shaw . ]","[Hopes to combine \n Sylvia , \n Sylvia's Marriage and an unwritten\n third novel into one play; says he is willing to give\n a first-rate playwright half the proceeds; makes\n suggestions for the construction of the play and\n gives advice; sends \"Author's final revision\" of \n King Coal ; believes \n Macmillian Co. is not in favor of\n combining \n King Coal with the sequel; asks him\n to retrieve manuscript of preface because \n John Galsworthy cannot write it\n and to try to get \n Bernard Shaw to read it; sends\n manuscript of untitled play; wonders if there is\n anything he can do with it because of \n Granville Barker 's enthusiasm\n for it.]","[Encloses AN to Mr. Daher by Laurie \"which\n explains itself\"; asks for advice in the matter; says\n he is willing to pay a reasonable charge for research\n on the opposition of the \n Anglican Church to the abolition\n of the liquor trade and its support of the government\n position on the Chinese opium trade and the Boer war;\n wishes to have copies of several of \n John Trevor 's writings.]","[Expresses satisfaction with contract; inquires if\n publication of \n The Jungle , \n Metropolis , \n Money Changers , and \n Sylvia is possible.]","[Asks if Hutchinson's has sent \n King Coal to socialists and labor\n papers; discusses book rights to \n King Coal in \n Sweden , \n Norway , and \n Denmark . ]","[Asks to see him.]","[Asks him to send a manuscript to \n Curtis Brown in \n London . ]","[Asks to see him upon his return; encloses\n manuscript which Harris promised to read.]","[Says he sent manuscript yesterday; wishes it to\n be forwarded to \n Curtis Brown in \n London . ]","[Offers criticism of [ \n Oscar Wilde: His Life and Times ];\n gives book an overall good review; gives his opinion\n of \n Oscar Wilde in a socialist\n context and wishes Harris had done so; dislikes \n The Importance of Being Ernest and\n Wilde's work in general; disagrees with Harris'\n assertion that Wilde died as a result of\n incarceration; wants to believes that Wilde's essay\n \"The soul of man under socialism\" reveals the true\n man; gives his opinion of Harris' work and\n talents.]","[Thanks him for dealing with the \"insufferable\" \n George Moore ; congratulates him\n on [ \n Pearson's Magazine ]; calls him the\n most interesting writer in the country.]","[Gives permission for quotations from his comments\n on Harris' work; considers \n Martin Eden Jack London 's best work.]","[Requests a dozen copies of an article from the\n April issue; remarks that Harris is making many\n friends in \n California through his work.]","[Mentions receipt of many letters after\n publication of article; encloses a letter by \n Tom Masson as well as his answer;\n asks him to either get Masson's permission to print\n the letter or to omit his name.]","[Believes that \n Mark Twain is \"one of the world's\n half dozen greatest humorists\" and three of his books\n are classics; gives critical appraisal of\n personalities of \n Jack London , \n [Ralph Waldo] Emerson , \n [Edgar Allan] Poe , and \n [Henry David] Thoreau ; compares\n his views on marriage and sex to \n Bernard Shaw 's ; says he cannot\n separate theory and practice like Shaw; hopes to\n write a book on the subject; disagrees with Harris'\n assessment of World War I; believes the German\n aristocracy is much more of a threat than the\n British; hopes the war results in the overthrow of\n the German leadership; discusses a speech by \n Robert Minor advocating violence;\n refers to \n Tom Mooney and explosion in \n San Francisco that killed 9\n people during Preparedness Parade, July 22,\n 1916.]","[Refers to earlier letter on sex and marriage;\n elaborates on his views; sees problem with both\n abstinence from sex until marriage and the\n \"promiscuous experimenting among radicals\"; says he\n does not believe in \"marriage plus prostitution,\n early marriage, or divorce\"; advocates monogamy\n because of spread of venereal disease; supports \"very\n early marriage\" with no children until the couple is\n declared a good match as well as community care of\n children; in AN on verso, feels that only the wealthy\n can have children at the present time.]","[Informs him that publication of \n King Coal was postponed because of\n war; criticizes the new form of \n Pearson's Magazine ; mentions letters\n he received in regard to the April article.]","[Asks him to publish [article] with \"W's\" reply;\n says Mason is nervous about use of his name.]","[Discusses threat \n Germany poses to the \n United States if \n Great Britain is defeated;\n supports \n German Social Democratic Party 's\n prewar program; mentions \n [William English] Walling and \n A. M. Simons in connection with\n the idea of internationalizing territories rich in\n coal and iron; refers to his earlier letter to Harris\n in regard to sex; explains his own brand of religion;\n explains how \n The Jungle was written; mentions \n Manassas ; asks Harris if he would be\n interested in publishing the sequel to \n King Coal in \n Pearson's Magazine . ]","[Recounts his educational background, especially\n the study of literature and languages; encloses\n autographed copy of \n Manassas ; recommends reading \n The Journal of Arthur Sterling ; says\n he is buying his out of print books in the hope that\n someone will read them someday.]","[Asks him to print enclosed article; hopes he will\n continue to publish despite government interference;\n needs a socialist paper to publish his writings;\n discusses his unhappy first marriage.]","[Promises to read Harris' 2 books and to write him\n about them; says he has already read about \n Miracle of the Stigmata in a\n magazine; recommends his own book \n The Fasting Cure ; says that he gave\n up his Christian belief when he was 17.]","[Expresses interest in Harris' reaction to \n Coal War ; says he has not yet\n finished reading Harris' 2 books because he has been\n busy doing carpentry work on his new house; encloses\n article about 2 Socialist poets; in autograph\n postscript, asks if he is interested in the enclosed\n article.]","[Discusses characters in \n Coal War ; regrets that Harris is not\n able to use it serially; says that a third volume\n will follow; hopes the war ends with the\n \"liberalization of \n Germany \"; promises to give his\n opinion on Harris' books soon.]","[Gives warm review of \n Contemporary Portraits ; likes the\n portraits of Davidson and Burton; gives low opinion\n of \n [Thomas] Carlyle ; responds to\n request to judge Harris' mind or limitations by\n wondering if it is a limitation to be too catholic of\n too sophisticated; attacks the work and character of\n Swinburne and \n [James MacNeill] Whistler ;\n considers \n The Gentle Art of Making Enemies \"one\n of the most vicious books in the world\"; gives ideas\n on greatness in an artist; believes he has a strange\n double nature because he can \"pray with Jesus and\n dine with \n Oscar Wilde , and do both\n convincingly\"; gives mixed review of \n Unpath'd Waters ; sends first pages\n of manuscript \n Dead Hand ; predicts it will not sell\n because the public is preoccupied with he war;\n expresses interest in Harris' opinion.]","[Includes autograph corrections; expresses\n interest in seeing himself in [ \n Contemporary Portraits ]; attempts to\n answer questions; recounts his adoption of Socialism\n and its connection to Christianity; discusses his\n particular Socialist beliefs, his personality, his\n early life and marriage, his writing style, poor\n health, religion, and sex; advises him to consult\n \"What Life Means to Me\" in \n Cosmopolitan of 1906 and the files of\n the \n Independent for answers to some\n questions; discusses the people who have influenced\n him and who he admires; in AN on verso, discusses his\n early life and education.]","[Discusses Harris' disagreement with Sinclair's\n ideas in \n Mammouart ; gives his opinion on the\n themes in \n The Bomb . ]","[Calls volume one of [ \n My Life and Loves ] \"the vilest book\n I have ever laid eyes on\"; disapproves of behavior\n depicted in book; regrets that he has written this\n book; says he will give his opinion publicly.]","[Sends magazine and autograph.]","[Encloses article by \n Upton Sinclair ; says he and\n Sinclair felt that Doyle should make statements for\n the American people in regard in this matter because\n he has many admirers in \n America . ]","[Includes typed manuscript; calls Sinclair a\n fanatic who unwittingly helped \n Germany in World War I damaging\n Allied solidarity; refers to Sinclair's prewar\n statements on the size of the British fleet, etc.;\n defends Lord \n Edward Grey 's character from\n Sinclair's attacks; refuses to read Sinclair's paper;\n says he had no idea that Sinclair attacked him in his\n publication; claims that the future of the world\n depends on the solidarity of the English speaking\n races; considers all the Hearsts and Sinclairs\n traitors to the racial destiny.]","[Believes the \n Triple Entente became an alliance\n when war broke out; describes signature of secret\n treaties as \"conspiracy\"; applauds publication of the\n treaties by Bolsheviks; refers to \n Edward Grey 's denial of their\n existence; disagrees with Doyle's statement that the\n future of the world depends of a new sort of\n alliance, Anglo-British, or other, but rather on the\n will of the people to resist the ruling classes;\n defends \n Upton Sinclair whom he does not\n know personally.]","[Includes typed transcript; rejects \n Upton Sinclair 's statement on\n Lord \n Edward Grey ; states that not\n even Lord Grey's worst political enemies would doubt\n his honor; refuses to pursue correspondence\n further.]","[Quotes from Doyle's preceding letter; asks\n sarcastically for permission to develop one of his\n statements and publish it in \n America ; writes a \"confession\"\n for Doyle regarding secret treaties; suggests that\n honest confession is good for the soul.]","[Suggests that Browne go to see a doctor because\n he does not appear to be in normal health; refuses to\n open any more of Browne's letters.]","[Informs him that \n Mobland will be out next October and \n The Book of Life will be published\n shortly; says he will send a copy of the letter;\n encloses his autograph and does not have one of \n Eugene Debs . ]","[Believes Socialist are \"much greater poets\" than\n Single Taxers; claims Socialists have the facts and\n truth on their side.]","[Thanks him for clipping; informs him that his\n book orders have been sent.]","[Explains why he wrote \n Oil . ]","[Describes his poverty with a wife, child and an\n invalid mother to support; says he has no hope for\n change; reminds him of \n Springtime and Harvest which he sent\n him a year ago, replenished under the name \n King Midas ; says he has little hope\n for its success because it has not been reviewed in\n important papers; discusses his artistic purposes,\n his religious beliefs, etc.; asks him to review the\n book in an important paper; says he heard from\n [Tourence] that Markham admired \n King Midas ; says that he will not be\n able to bear his situation much larger.]","[Hopes to amuse him with an excerpt of \n Prince Hagen ; appreciates Markham's\n interest in his work.]","[Thanks him for his kindness; mentions \n Caradrion . ]","[Requests his signature for a political document;\n feels a few eminent citizens outside of \n California ought to sign it.]","[Sends another document he would like signed; asks\n him to sends a night message, collect, if he intends\n to sign.]","[Includes newspaper clipping, \"The Dime Novels\" of\n Upton Sinclair ; gives\n autobiographical information on early work; says he\n is no longer interested in old works; discusses\n writings for \"The Starry Flag Library\" and \"True Blue\n Library\"; advises him to contact \n Henry Harrison Lewis . ]","[Encloses letter which explains his financial\n situation; says he had it printed to be sent to the\n many refugees who ask for help; regrets not being\n able to do more.]","[Says he is unable to name his \"best\" book;\n believes that world opinion regards \n The Jungle as his best book.]","[Says he is willing to send 50 copies of \" \n The Evening Had It Too \" for a large\n discount.]","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n Collections Dept.","Macmillian Co.","Anglican Church","German Social Democratic Party","Triple Entente","Upton Sinclair","T. R. Tourence","Stuart Edward White","LaTouche Hancock","[Julia Ward] Howe","Curtis Brown","Bernard Shaw","John Galsworthy","Granville Barker","John Trevor","Frank Harris","Oscar Wilde","George Moore","Jack London","Tom Masson","Mark Twain","[Ralph Waldo] Emerson","[Edgar Allan] Poe","[Henry David] Thoreau","Robert Minor","Tom Mooney","[William English] Walling","A. M. Simons","[Thomas] Carlyle","[James MacNeill] Whistler","Waldo Ralph Browne","Arthur Conan Doyle","Edward Grey","J. Ellis Wells","Eugene Debs","Mary E. McAuley","Nathan N. Wallack","[Charles] Edwin\n Markham","C[harles] E[dwin]\n Markham","Irvin Haas","Henry Harrison Lewis","Helene Mullins","E. J. Halter","English"],"unitid_tesim":["6777"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Upton Sinclair Collection \n 1905-1957"],"collection_title_tesim":["Upton Sinclair Collection \n 1905-1957"],"collection_ssim":["Upton Sinclair Collection \n 1905-1957"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"creator_ssm":[""],"creator_ssim":[""],"acqinfo_ssim":["Deposit \n 15 May 1962"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["52 items"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to research.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to research."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eUpton Sinclair\n Collection, Accession 6777, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Upton Sinclair\n Collection, Accession 6777, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFunded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Funding Note"],"processinfo_tesim":["Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Criticizes correspondent's book; recommends that\n he cut and condense his work; advises him to read La\n Rochefoucald and \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eHouse of a Hundred Lights\u003c/bibref\u003eby \n \u003cpersname\u003eT. R. Tourence\u003c/persname\u003e; discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePrince Hagen\u003c/bibref\u003e, which was written 2\n years ago but rejected 35 times; describes \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Midas\u003c/bibref\u003eas book of joy and very\n boyish, which had not sold 1500 copies; wonders if\n correspondent is also poor; asks for reply. TN states\n that the name of work of correspondent have been cut\n out of the letter to protect his identity.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends autographed copy of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Jungle\u003c/bibref\u003e; expresses interest in\n White's reaction; says he found White's \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Blazed Trail\u003c/bibref\u003eespecially\n interesting; hopes to write a series of essays \"upon\n the economic interpretation of literature.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Believes Hancock can find a complete account of\n Sinclair's \"free-lance adventures\" in the files of\n the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eIndependent\u003c/bibref\u003e, and an article in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is surprised that she remembers him;\n agrees that he has had an adventurous career;\n discusses a new novel of about 350,000 words which he\n working on, that she might like to read.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Suggests that \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMacmillian Co.\u003c/corpname\u003ecombine \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Coal\u003c/bibref\u003eand its sequels into one\n volume and publish it in September 1917; hopes the\n combined volume will make a larger impression and\n sell better; asks if Brown has sent a manuscript to \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Shaw\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Hopes to combine \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSylvia\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSylvia's Marriage\u003c/bibref\u003eand an unwritten\n third novel into one play; says he is willing to give\n a first-rate playwright half the proceeds; makes\n suggestions for the construction of the play and\n gives advice; sends \"Author's final revision\" of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Coal\u003c/bibref\u003e; believes \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMacmillian Co.\u003c/corpname\u003eis not in favor of\n combining \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Coal\u003c/bibref\u003ewith the sequel; asks him\n to retrieve manuscript of preface because \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Galsworthy\u003c/persname\u003ecannot write it\n and to try to get \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Shaw\u003c/persname\u003eto read it; sends\n manuscript of untitled play; wonders if there is\n anything he can do with it because of \n \u003cpersname\u003eGranville Barker\u003c/persname\u003e's enthusiasm\n for it.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Encloses AN to Mr. Daher by Laurie \"which\n explains itself\"; asks for advice in the matter; says\n he is willing to pay a reasonable charge for research\n on the opposition of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAnglican Church\u003c/corpname\u003eto the abolition\n of the liquor trade and its support of the government\n position on the Chinese opium trade and the Boer war;\n wishes to have copies of several of \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Trevor\u003c/persname\u003e's writings.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses satisfaction with contract; inquires if\n publication of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Jungle\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMetropolis\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMoney Changers\u003c/bibref\u003e, and \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSylvia\u003c/bibref\u003eis possible.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks if Hutchinson's has sent \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Coal\u003c/bibref\u003eto socialists and labor\n papers; discusses book rights to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Coal\u003c/bibref\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSweden\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNorway\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eDenmark\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks to see him.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks him to send a manuscript to \n \u003cpersname\u003eCurtis Brown\u003c/persname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks to see him upon his return; encloses\n manuscript which Harris promised to read.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he sent manuscript yesterday; wishes it to\n be forwarded to \n \u003cpersname\u003eCurtis Brown\u003c/persname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLondon\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Offers criticism of [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOscar Wilde: His Life and Times\u003c/bibref\u003e];\n gives book an overall good review; gives his opinion\n of \n \u003cpersname\u003eOscar Wilde\u003c/persname\u003ein a socialist\n context and wishes Harris had done so; dislikes \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Importance of Being Ernest\u003c/bibref\u003eand\n Wilde's work in general; disagrees with Harris'\n assertion that Wilde died as a result of\n incarceration; wants to believes that Wilde's essay\n \"The soul of man under socialism\" reveals the true\n man; gives his opinion of Harris' work and\n talents.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for dealing with the \"insufferable\" \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Moore\u003c/persname\u003e; congratulates him\n on [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePearson's Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003e]; calls him the\n most interesting writer in the country.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Gives permission for quotations from his comments\n on Harris' work; considers \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMartin Eden\u003c/bibref\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eJack London\u003c/persname\u003e's best work.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Requests a dozen copies of an article from the\n April issue; remarks that Harris is making many\n friends in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCalifornia\u003c/geogname\u003ethrough his work.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mentions receipt of many letters after\n publication of article; encloses a letter by \n \u003cpersname\u003eTom Masson\u003c/persname\u003eas well as his answer;\n asks him to either get Masson's permission to print\n the letter or to omit his name.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Believes that \n \u003cpersname\u003eMark Twain\u003c/persname\u003eis \"one of the world's\n half dozen greatest humorists\" and three of his books\n are classics; gives critical appraisal of\n personalities of \n \u003cpersname\u003eJack London\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Ralph Waldo] Emerson\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Edgar Allan] Poe\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Henry David] Thoreau\u003c/persname\u003e; compares\n his views on marriage and sex to \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Shaw\u003c/persname\u003e's ; says he cannot\n separate theory and practice like Shaw; hopes to\n write a book on the subject; disagrees with Harris'\n assessment of World War I; believes the German\n aristocracy is much more of a threat than the\n British; hopes the war results in the overthrow of\n the German leadership; discusses a speech by \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Minor\u003c/persname\u003eadvocating violence;\n refers to \n \u003cpersname\u003eTom Mooney\u003c/persname\u003eand explosion in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSan Francisco\u003c/geogname\u003ethat killed 9\n people during Preparedness Parade, July 22,\n 1916.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Refers to earlier letter on sex and marriage;\n elaborates on his views; sees problem with both\n abstinence from sex until marriage and the\n \"promiscuous experimenting among radicals\"; says he\n does not believe in \"marriage plus prostitution,\n early marriage, or divorce\"; advocates monogamy\n because of spread of venereal disease; supports \"very\n early marriage\" with no children until the couple is\n declared a good match as well as community care of\n children; in AN on verso, feels that only the wealthy\n can have children at the present time.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Informs him that publication of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Coal\u003c/bibref\u003ewas postponed because of\n war; criticizes the new form of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePearson's Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003e; mentions letters\n he received in regard to the April article.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks him to publish [article] with \"W's\" reply;\n says Mason is nervous about use of his name.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses threat \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003eposes to the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eUnited States\u003c/geogname\u003eif \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreat Britain\u003c/geogname\u003eis defeated;\n supports \n \u003ccorpname\u003eGerman Social Democratic Party\u003c/corpname\u003e's\n prewar program; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003e[William English] Walling\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eA. M. Simons\u003c/persname\u003ein connection with\n the idea of internationalizing territories rich in\n coal and iron; refers to his earlier letter to Harris\n in regard to sex; explains his own brand of religion;\n explains how \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Jungle\u003c/bibref\u003ewas written; mentions \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eManassas\u003c/bibref\u003e; asks Harris if he would be\n interested in publishing the sequel to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Coal\u003c/bibref\u003ein \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePearson's Magazine\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Recounts his educational background, especially\n the study of literature and languages; encloses\n autographed copy of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eManassas\u003c/bibref\u003e; recommends reading \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Journal of Arthur Sterling\u003c/bibref\u003e; says\n he is buying his out of print books in the hope that\n someone will read them someday.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks him to print enclosed article; hopes he will\n continue to publish despite government interference;\n needs a socialist paper to publish his writings;\n discusses his unhappy first marriage.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Promises to read Harris' 2 books and to write him\n about them; says he has already read about \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMiracle of the Stigmata\u003c/bibref\u003ein a\n magazine; recommends his own book \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Fasting Cure\u003c/bibref\u003e; says that he gave\n up his Christian belief when he was 17.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Expresses interest in Harris' reaction to \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCoal War\u003c/bibref\u003e; says he has not yet\n finished reading Harris' 2 books because he has been\n busy doing carpentry work on his new house; encloses\n article about 2 Socialist poets; in autograph\n postscript, asks if he is interested in the enclosed\n article.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses characters in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCoal War\u003c/bibref\u003e; regrets that Harris is not\n able to use it serially; says that a third volume\n will follow; hopes the war ends with the\n \"liberalization of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003e\"; promises to give his\n opinion on Harris' books soon.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Gives warm review of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eContemporary Portraits\u003c/bibref\u003e; likes the\n portraits of Davidson and Burton; gives low opinion\n of \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Thomas] Carlyle\u003c/persname\u003e; responds to\n request to judge Harris' mind or limitations by\n wondering if it is a limitation to be too catholic of\n too sophisticated; attacks the work and character of\n Swinburne and \n \u003cpersname\u003e[James MacNeill] Whistler\u003c/persname\u003e;\n considers \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Gentle Art of Making Enemies\u003c/bibref\u003e\"one\n of the most vicious books in the world\"; gives ideas\n on greatness in an artist; believes he has a strange\n double nature because he can \"pray with Jesus and\n dine with \n \u003cpersname\u003eOscar Wilde\u003c/persname\u003e, and do both\n convincingly\"; gives mixed review of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eUnpath'd Waters\u003c/bibref\u003e; sends first pages\n of manuscript \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eDead Hand\u003c/bibref\u003e; predicts it will not sell\n because the public is preoccupied with he war;\n expresses interest in Harris' opinion.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes autograph corrections; expresses\n interest in seeing himself in [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eContemporary Portraits\u003c/bibref\u003e]; attempts to\n answer questions; recounts his adoption of Socialism\n and its connection to Christianity; discusses his\n particular Socialist beliefs, his personality, his\n early life and marriage, his writing style, poor\n health, religion, and sex; advises him to consult\n \"What Life Means to Me\" in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c/bibref\u003eof 1906 and the files of\n the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eIndependent\u003c/bibref\u003efor answers to some\n questions; discusses the people who have influenced\n him and who he admires; in AN on verso, discusses his\n early life and education.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses Harris' disagreement with Sinclair's\n ideas in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMammouart\u003c/bibref\u003e; gives his opinion on the\n themes in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Bomb\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Calls volume one of [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMy Life and Loves\u003c/bibref\u003e] \"the vilest book\n I have ever laid eyes on\"; disapproves of behavior\n depicted in book; regrets that he has written this\n book; says he will give his opinion publicly.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends magazine and autograph.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Encloses article by \n \u003cpersname\u003eUpton Sinclair\u003c/persname\u003e; says he and\n Sinclair felt that Doyle should make statements for\n the American people in regard in this matter because\n he has many admirers in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes typed manuscript; calls Sinclair a\n fanatic who unwittingly helped \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003ein World War I damaging\n Allied solidarity; refers to Sinclair's prewar\n statements on the size of the British fleet, etc.;\n defends Lord \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Grey\u003c/persname\u003e's character from\n Sinclair's attacks; refuses to read Sinclair's paper;\n says he had no idea that Sinclair attacked him in his\n publication; claims that the future of the world\n depends on the solidarity of the English speaking\n races; considers all the Hearsts and Sinclairs\n traitors to the racial destiny.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Believes the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eTriple Entente\u003c/corpname\u003ebecame an alliance\n when war broke out; describes signature of secret\n treaties as \"conspiracy\"; applauds publication of the\n treaties by Bolsheviks; refers to \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Grey\u003c/persname\u003e's denial of their\n existence; disagrees with Doyle's statement that the\n future of the world depends of a new sort of\n alliance, Anglo-British, or other, but rather on the\n will of the people to resist the ruling classes;\n defends \n \u003cpersname\u003eUpton Sinclair\u003c/persname\u003ewhom he does not\n know personally.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes typed transcript; rejects \n \u003cpersname\u003eUpton Sinclair\u003c/persname\u003e's statement on\n Lord \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Grey\u003c/persname\u003e; states that not\n even Lord Grey's worst political enemies would doubt\n his honor; refuses to pursue correspondence\n further.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Quotes from Doyle's preceding letter; asks\n sarcastically for permission to develop one of his\n statements and publish it in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAmerica\u003c/geogname\u003e; writes a \"confession\"\n for Doyle regarding secret treaties; suggests that\n honest confession is good for the soul.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Suggests that Browne go to see a doctor because\n he does not appear to be in normal health; refuses to\n open any more of Browne's letters.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Informs him that \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMobland\u003c/bibref\u003ewill be out next October and \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Book of Life\u003c/bibref\u003ewill be published\n shortly; says he will send a copy of the letter;\n encloses his autograph and does not have one of \n \u003cpersname\u003eEugene Debs\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Believes Socialist are \"much greater poets\" than\n Single Taxers; claims Socialists have the facts and\n truth on their side.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for clipping; informs him that his\n book orders have been sent.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Explains why he wrote \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOil\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Describes his poverty with a wife, child and an\n invalid mother to support; says he has no hope for\n change; reminds him of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSpringtime and Harvest\u003c/bibref\u003ewhich he sent\n him a year ago, replenished under the name \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Midas\u003c/bibref\u003e; says he has little hope\n for its success because it has not been reviewed in\n important papers; discusses his artistic purposes,\n his religious beliefs, etc.; asks him to review the\n book in an important paper; says he heard from\n [Tourence] that Markham admired \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eKing Midas\u003c/bibref\u003e; says that he will not be\n able to bear his situation much larger.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Hopes to amuse him with an excerpt of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePrince Hagen\u003c/bibref\u003e; appreciates Markham's\n interest in his work.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for his kindness; mentions \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCaradrion\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Requests his signature for a political document;\n feels a few eminent citizens outside of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCalifornia\u003c/geogname\u003eought to sign it.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends another document he would like signed; asks\n him to sends a night message, collect, if he intends\n to sign.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Includes newspaper clipping, \"The Dime Novels\" of\n \u003cpersname\u003eUpton Sinclair\u003c/persname\u003e; gives\n autobiographical information on early work; says he\n is no longer interested in old works; discusses\n writings for \"The Starry Flag Library\" and \"True Blue\n Library\"; advises him to contact \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Harrison Lewis\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Encloses letter which explains his financial\n situation; says he had it printed to be sent to the\n many refugees who ask for help; regrets not being\n able to do more.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is unable to name his \"best\" book;\n believes that world opinion regards \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Jungle\u003c/bibref\u003eas his best book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says he is willing to send 50 copies of \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Evening Had It Too\u003c/bibref\u003e\" for a large\n discount.]\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Criticizes correspondent's book; recommends that\n he cut and condense his work; advises him to read La\n Rochefoucald and \n House of a Hundred Lights by \n T. R. Tourence ; discusses \n Prince Hagen , which was written 2\n years ago but rejected 35 times; describes \n King Midas as book of joy and very\n boyish, which had not sold 1500 copies; wonders if\n correspondent is also poor; asks for reply. TN states\n that the name of work of correspondent have been cut\n out of the letter to protect his identity.]","[Sends autographed copy of \n The Jungle ; expresses interest in\n White's reaction; says he found White's \n The Blazed Trail especially\n interesting; hopes to write a series of essays \"upon\n the economic interpretation of literature.\"]","[Believes Hancock can find a complete account of\n Sinclair's \"free-lance adventures\" in the files of\n the \n Independent , and an article in \n Cosmopolitan . ]","[Says he is surprised that she remembers him;\n agrees that he has had an adventurous career;\n discusses a new novel of about 350,000 words which he\n working on, that she might like to read.]","[Suggests that \n Macmillian Co. combine \n King Coal and its sequels into one\n volume and publish it in September 1917; hopes the\n combined volume will make a larger impression and\n sell better; asks if Brown has sent a manuscript to \n Bernard Shaw . ]","[Hopes to combine \n Sylvia , \n Sylvia's Marriage and an unwritten\n third novel into one play; says he is willing to give\n a first-rate playwright half the proceeds; makes\n suggestions for the construction of the play and\n gives advice; sends \"Author's final revision\" of \n King Coal ; believes \n Macmillian Co. is not in favor of\n combining \n King Coal with the sequel; asks him\n to retrieve manuscript of preface because \n John Galsworthy cannot write it\n and to try to get \n Bernard Shaw to read it; sends\n manuscript of untitled play; wonders if there is\n anything he can do with it because of \n Granville Barker 's enthusiasm\n for it.]","[Encloses AN to Mr. Daher by Laurie \"which\n explains itself\"; asks for advice in the matter; says\n he is willing to pay a reasonable charge for research\n on the opposition of the \n Anglican Church to the abolition\n of the liquor trade and its support of the government\n position on the Chinese opium trade and the Boer war;\n wishes to have copies of several of \n John Trevor 's writings.]","[Expresses satisfaction with contract; inquires if\n publication of \n The Jungle , \n Metropolis , \n Money Changers , and \n Sylvia is possible.]","[Asks if Hutchinson's has sent \n King Coal to socialists and labor\n papers; discusses book rights to \n King Coal in \n Sweden , \n Norway , and \n Denmark . ]","[Asks to see him.]","[Asks him to send a manuscript to \n Curtis Brown in \n London . ]","[Asks to see him upon his return; encloses\n manuscript which Harris promised to read.]","[Says he sent manuscript yesterday; wishes it to\n be forwarded to \n Curtis Brown in \n London . ]","[Offers criticism of [ \n Oscar Wilde: His Life and Times ];\n gives book an overall good review; gives his opinion\n of \n Oscar Wilde in a socialist\n context and wishes Harris had done so; dislikes \n The Importance of Being Ernest and\n Wilde's work in general; disagrees with Harris'\n assertion that Wilde died as a result of\n incarceration; wants to believes that Wilde's essay\n \"The soul of man under socialism\" reveals the true\n man; gives his opinion of Harris' work and\n talents.]","[Thanks him for dealing with the \"insufferable\" \n George Moore ; congratulates him\n on [ \n Pearson's Magazine ]; calls him the\n most interesting writer in the country.]","[Gives permission for quotations from his comments\n on Harris' work; considers \n Martin Eden Jack London 's best work.]","[Requests a dozen copies of an article from the\n April issue; remarks that Harris is making many\n friends in \n California through his work.]","[Mentions receipt of many letters after\n publication of article; encloses a letter by \n Tom Masson as well as his answer;\n asks him to either get Masson's permission to print\n the letter or to omit his name.]","[Believes that \n Mark Twain is \"one of the world's\n half dozen greatest humorists\" and three of his books\n are classics; gives critical appraisal of\n personalities of \n Jack London , \n [Ralph Waldo] Emerson , \n [Edgar Allan] Poe , and \n [Henry David] Thoreau ; compares\n his views on marriage and sex to \n Bernard Shaw 's ; says he cannot\n separate theory and practice like Shaw; hopes to\n write a book on the subject; disagrees with Harris'\n assessment of World War I; believes the German\n aristocracy is much more of a threat than the\n British; hopes the war results in the overthrow of\n the German leadership; discusses a speech by \n Robert Minor advocating violence;\n refers to \n Tom Mooney and explosion in \n San Francisco that killed 9\n people during Preparedness Parade, July 22,\n 1916.]","[Refers to earlier letter on sex and marriage;\n elaborates on his views; sees problem with both\n abstinence from sex until marriage and the\n \"promiscuous experimenting among radicals\"; says he\n does not believe in \"marriage plus prostitution,\n early marriage, or divorce\"; advocates monogamy\n because of spread of venereal disease; supports \"very\n early marriage\" with no children until the couple is\n declared a good match as well as community care of\n children; in AN on verso, feels that only the wealthy\n can have children at the present time.]","[Informs him that publication of \n King Coal was postponed because of\n war; criticizes the new form of \n Pearson's Magazine ; mentions letters\n he received in regard to the April article.]","[Asks him to publish [article] with \"W's\" reply;\n says Mason is nervous about use of his name.]","[Discusses threat \n Germany poses to the \n United States if \n Great Britain is defeated;\n supports \n German Social Democratic Party 's\n prewar program; mentions \n [William English] Walling and \n A. M. Simons in connection with\n the idea of internationalizing territories rich in\n coal and iron; refers to his earlier letter to Harris\n in regard to sex; explains his own brand of religion;\n explains how \n The Jungle was written; mentions \n Manassas ; asks Harris if he would be\n interested in publishing the sequel to \n King Coal in \n Pearson's Magazine . ]","[Recounts his educational background, especially\n the study of literature and languages; encloses\n autographed copy of \n Manassas ; recommends reading \n The Journal of Arthur Sterling ; says\n he is buying his out of print books in the hope that\n someone will read them someday.]","[Asks him to print enclosed article; hopes he will\n continue to publish despite government interference;\n needs a socialist paper to publish his writings;\n discusses his unhappy first marriage.]","[Promises to read Harris' 2 books and to write him\n about them; says he has already read about \n Miracle of the Stigmata in a\n magazine; recommends his own book \n The Fasting Cure ; says that he gave\n up his Christian belief when he was 17.]","[Expresses interest in Harris' reaction to \n Coal War ; says he has not yet\n finished reading Harris' 2 books because he has been\n busy doing carpentry work on his new house; encloses\n article about 2 Socialist poets; in autograph\n postscript, asks if he is interested in the enclosed\n article.]","[Discusses characters in \n Coal War ; regrets that Harris is not\n able to use it serially; says that a third volume\n will follow; hopes the war ends with the\n \"liberalization of \n Germany \"; promises to give his\n opinion on Harris' books soon.]","[Gives warm review of \n Contemporary Portraits ; likes the\n portraits of Davidson and Burton; gives low opinion\n of \n [Thomas] Carlyle ; responds to\n request to judge Harris' mind or limitations by\n wondering if it is a limitation to be too catholic of\n too sophisticated; attacks the work and character of\n Swinburne and \n [James MacNeill] Whistler ;\n considers \n The Gentle Art of Making Enemies \"one\n of the most vicious books in the world\"; gives ideas\n on greatness in an artist; believes he has a strange\n double nature because he can \"pray with Jesus and\n dine with \n Oscar Wilde , and do both\n convincingly\"; gives mixed review of \n Unpath'd Waters ; sends first pages\n of manuscript \n Dead Hand ; predicts it will not sell\n because the public is preoccupied with he war;\n expresses interest in Harris' opinion.]","[Includes autograph corrections; expresses\n interest in seeing himself in [ \n Contemporary Portraits ]; attempts to\n answer questions; recounts his adoption of Socialism\n and its connection to Christianity; discusses his\n particular Socialist beliefs, his personality, his\n early life and marriage, his writing style, poor\n health, religion, and sex; advises him to consult\n \"What Life Means to Me\" in \n Cosmopolitan of 1906 and the files of\n the \n Independent for answers to some\n questions; discusses the people who have influenced\n him and who he admires; in AN on verso, discusses his\n early life and education.]","[Discusses Harris' disagreement with Sinclair's\n ideas in \n Mammouart ; gives his opinion on the\n themes in \n The Bomb . ]","[Calls volume one of [ \n My Life and Loves ] \"the vilest book\n I have ever laid eyes on\"; disapproves of behavior\n depicted in book; regrets that he has written this\n book; says he will give his opinion publicly.]","[Sends magazine and autograph.]","[Encloses article by \n Upton Sinclair ; says he and\n Sinclair felt that Doyle should make statements for\n the American people in regard in this matter because\n he has many admirers in \n America . ]","[Includes typed manuscript; calls Sinclair a\n fanatic who unwittingly helped \n Germany in World War I damaging\n Allied solidarity; refers to Sinclair's prewar\n statements on the size of the British fleet, etc.;\n defends Lord \n Edward Grey 's character from\n Sinclair's attacks; refuses to read Sinclair's paper;\n says he had no idea that Sinclair attacked him in his\n publication; claims that the future of the world\n depends on the solidarity of the English speaking\n races; considers all the Hearsts and Sinclairs\n traitors to the racial destiny.]","[Believes the \n Triple Entente became an alliance\n when war broke out; describes signature of secret\n treaties as \"conspiracy\"; applauds publication of the\n treaties by Bolsheviks; refers to \n Edward Grey 's denial of their\n existence; disagrees with Doyle's statement that the\n future of the world depends of a new sort of\n alliance, Anglo-British, or other, but rather on the\n will of the people to resist the ruling classes;\n defends \n Upton Sinclair whom he does not\n know personally.]","[Includes typed transcript; rejects \n Upton Sinclair 's statement on\n Lord \n Edward Grey ; states that not\n even Lord Grey's worst political enemies would doubt\n his honor; refuses to pursue correspondence\n further.]","[Quotes from Doyle's preceding letter; asks\n sarcastically for permission to develop one of his\n statements and publish it in \n America ; writes a \"confession\"\n for Doyle regarding secret treaties; suggests that\n honest confession is good for the soul.]","[Suggests that Browne go to see a doctor because\n he does not appear to be in normal health; refuses to\n open any more of Browne's letters.]","[Informs him that \n Mobland will be out next October and \n The Book of Life will be published\n shortly; says he will send a copy of the letter;\n encloses his autograph and does not have one of \n Eugene Debs . ]","[Believes Socialist are \"much greater poets\" than\n Single Taxers; claims Socialists have the facts and\n truth on their side.]","[Thanks him for clipping; informs him that his\n book orders have been sent.]","[Explains why he wrote \n Oil . ]","[Describes his poverty with a wife, child and an\n invalid mother to support; says he has no hope for\n change; reminds him of \n Springtime and Harvest which he sent\n him a year ago, replenished under the name \n King Midas ; says he has little hope\n for its success because it has not been reviewed in\n important papers; discusses his artistic purposes,\n his religious beliefs, etc.; asks him to review the\n book in an important paper; says he heard from\n [Tourence] that Markham admired \n King Midas ; says that he will not be\n able to bear his situation much larger.]","[Hopes to amuse him with an excerpt of \n Prince Hagen ; appreciates Markham's\n interest in his work.]","[Thanks him for his kindness; mentions \n Caradrion . ]","[Requests his signature for a political document;\n feels a few eminent citizens outside of \n California ought to sign it.]","[Sends another document he would like signed; asks\n him to sends a night message, collect, if he intends\n to sign.]","[Includes newspaper clipping, \"The Dime Novels\" of\n Upton Sinclair ; gives\n autobiographical information on early work; says he\n is no longer interested in old works; discusses\n writings for \"The Starry Flag Library\" and \"True Blue\n Library\"; advises him to contact \n Henry Harrison Lewis . ]","[Encloses letter which explains his financial\n situation; says he had it printed to be sent to the\n many refugees who ask for help; 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