Gertrude Stein, Paris, to [Edmund R.] Brown, Boston

Extent:

4 p.

Scope and content:

[Says she is flattered that Brown likes the manuscript; tries to explain her method of work and how her style has developed since she wrote The Three Livesin 1905; feels fortunate to have Sherwood Anderson, a longtime admirer and student of her method, to explain her to the public; discusses the length, omissions, cost, and physical appearance of the book; suggests a royalty of 15 percent; says she will send a first payment of $1,000 toward the production.]

Names:

Gertrude Stein
[Edmund R.] Brown
Sherwood Anderson

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