Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen, Ithaca, New York, to Mrs. Foot

Extent:

4 p.

Scope and content:

[Acknowledges her 2 letters; says he is overburdened with literary and professional work and apologizes for not answering sooner; mentions his failure to meet her in New York City; expects to go to Europefor a year's stay; talks at length about evolution, a subject which haunts him; looks at evolution theory in its Goetheaspect; says he has written a series of "scientific sonnets!" soon to be published, to clear his mind of the subject of evolution; looks forward to a long literary talk with her; notes she is working on a story or a book.]

Names:

Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen
Goethe

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