BIB_ID
431776
Accession number
MA 1617.433
Creator
Stephen, Leslie, 1832-1904.
Display Date
London, England, 1881 October 18.
Credit line
Purchased as the gift of Edwin J. Beinecke, 1955.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 18.1 x 11.7 cm
Notes
This letter is one of twenty-four letters from Leslie Stephen to W. E. Henley written between 1876 and 1881 (MA 1617.411-MA 1617.434).
Written on stationery of The Cornhill Magazine.
The story by Fanny Stevenson was initially titled "Shadow" but would be published seven years later in March 1886 as "The Warlock's Shadow."
Written on stationery of The Cornhill Magazine.
The story by Fanny Stevenson was initially titled "Shadow" but would be published seven years later in March 1886 as "The Warlock's Shadow."
Provenance
Purchased as the gift of Edwin J. Beinecke, 1955.
Summary
Saying "I have read Mrs. Stevenson's story but I am sorry to say that I do not think it quite suitable for The Cornhill. Stories of that kind are rather dangerous as they come very close to the ridiculous unless perfectly successful. I do not think that this is exactly ridiculous but I can't say, either, that I think it perfectly successful. It would do very well for editors who deal in Christmas numbers; but that is not my line. Of course, if you say anything to Mrs. Stevenson, I do not mean you to quote the above but simply to state that I did not feel able to accept it."
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