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Letter from Ellen Van Volkenburg, New York, to Edward Wagenknecht (Julian Forrest), 1967 March 18 : autograph manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
447193
Accession number
MA 4939.34
Creator
Van Volkenburg, Ellen, 1882-1978, sender.
Display Date
New York, New York, 1967 March 18
Credit line
Gift of Edward Wagenknecht, 1994.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 23.5 x 15.2 cm
Notes
Written on Hotel Wellington letterhead with "Laurelton-" autographed above.
Addressed to Julian Forrest, Wagenknecht's pseudonym for works of fiction.
Provenance
Edward Wagenknecht.
Summary
Expressing an intent to read his book, "Nine Before Fotheringhay", while on the Queen Elizabeth in April, but expecting to "look into it" before then; asking where his pseudonym came from; complimenting the portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots on the cover of the book but commenting "oh dear, those eyes of hers terrify me somewhat!"; looking forward to reading the book; contemplating giving his book, "Merely Players", to the Dartington College of Art [sic]; describing the college; asking his opinion on her proposal; expressing a need for sleep; describing travel plans; in a postscript giving her summer address.