BIB_ID
107091
Accession number
MA 1617.114
Creator
Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924.
Display Date
Stanford le Hope, England, 1898 October 18.
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Purchased as the gift of Edwin J. Beinecke, 1955.
Description
1 item (12 pages) ; 18.0 x 11.2 cm
Notes
The S.S. Mohegan was wrecked on the Manacles Reef, Cornwall, on October 14. The "Times" did not publish Conrad's essay.
Provenance
Purchased as the gift of Edwin J. Beinecke, 1955.
Summary
Addressing Henley's concerns about a possible collaboration with Hueffer [Ford Madox Ford]; saying he has just written a piece on the "Mohegan" affair for the "Times," though he doesn't know whether they will print it; discussing in detail what collaborating with Hueffer might entail; referring to Dumas and Stevenson; expressing gratitude for Henley's acceptance of The Nigger of the "Narcissus" for serial publication in the New Review; referring to Henley's ill health and mentioning Sydney Pawling.
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