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Upton Sinclairto Frank Harris, 1917 3 p.

[Believes that Mark Twainis "one of the world's half dozen greatest humorists" and three of his books are classics; gives critical appraisal of personalities of Jack London, [Ralph Waldo] Emerson, [Edgar Allan] Poe, and [Henry David] Thoreau; compares his views on marriage and sex to Bernard Shaw's ; says he cannot separate theory and practice like Shaw; hopes to write a book on the subject; disagrees with Harris' assessment of World War I; believes the German aristocracy is much more of a threat than the British; hopes the war results in the overthrow of the German leadership; discusses a speech by Robert Minoradvocating violence; refers to Tom Mooneyand explosion in San Franciscothat killed 9 people during Preparedness Parade, July 22, 1916.]

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. Upton Sinclair Collection 1905-1957
  3. Letters

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