Correspondence of Literary Figures M-S, 1891/1923

Containers:

Box 1, Folder 4

Extent:

1 folder(s)

Scope and content:

Correspondents include: Hamilton Wright Mabie (1846-1916) seeking a meeting and praising Miss King's verse; Edward Sandford Martin (1856-1939) writes that he has taken his book to Scribner's; Prestonia Mann Martin (1861-1945) thanks Willcox for her help in placing her manuscript which is now at the office of Brentano's; Alice Meynell (1847-1922) gives permission for the inclusion of her poem in the anthology but suggests another one of hers as superior; Margaret Prescott Montague (1878-1955) encloses a copy of her lion poem on the verso of her card; Eveleen Tennant Myers (1856-1937) gives permission for the use of her husband's poem "Sunrise"; Frederick Maurice Newton (? -1948) praises her work in "Harper's Weekly" and recommends the work of G. Louis Dickinson; Bliss Perry (1860-1954) feels that he cannot reverse the decision of Greenslet concerning her Maeterlinck paper; E. C. Pickering (1846-1919) answers her question about planets; Emily Preston (1867-195?) discusses "The Human Way" by Willcox; Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944)writes about permission to quote from Traherne's works; Lizette Woodworth Reese (1856-1935); Boris Sidis (1867-1923); and Emily Morse Symonds, pen name "George Paston" (1860-1936) appreciates Willcox's understanding of her work and discusses her book "The Career of Candida," its purpose, and her new novel "A Study in Prejudices"

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