Collection of letters from W. E. Henley, London, Worthing and Woking, England, to J. S. Farmer, 1900 - 1903 : autograph manuscripts signed.

Collection consists of 93 letters from W. E. Henley to John Stephen Farmer concerning the compilation and publication of their collaborative work, "Slang and Its Analogues." Most are written on correspondence cards or stationery printed with addresses in Worthing or Woking, Surrey, and many are signed with initials. Some letters have penciled annotations by Farmer and one includes a clipping. Collection also contains two letters from Anna Henley to John Stephen Farmer (MA 8020.94-95, 7 Feb. and 17 July 1903), telling him of her husband's illness and, after his death, asking for the return of books. Letters in the collection have been described individually in 95 separate catalog records; see related records for more information.