BIB_ID
298166
Accession number
MA 3140.7
Creator
Lubbock, Percy, 1879-1965
Display Date
1925 Feb. 11.
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. A. Hyatt Mayor, 1974.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 18.2 cm + envelope
Notes
Part of a collection of items related to Henry James' The Ambassadors including James' typed outline of the novel (MA 3140.1) and typed and manuscript letters from various people concerning the novel's publication in the North American Review (MA 3140.2-7). Items in the collection are described in individual records.
With postmark and stamps.
Written on stationery from the Cataract Hotel.
With postmark and stamps.
Written on stationery from the Cataract Hotel.
Provenance
Bernard Bandler (1929); Mr. and Mrs. A. Hyatt Mayor (1932).
Summary
Expressing his pleasure and relief that the scenario of James' The Ambassadors has been found; noting that "nothing else of quite the same kind has survived"; speculating that "it must throw light upon [James'] methods of work; expressing his interest in seeing James' correspondence with Harper & Brothers; asking if Ames has contacted Henry James' nephew.
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