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Letter from Henry James, London, to Harry Quilter, 1888 : autograph manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
447237
Accession number
MA 5004.3
Creator
James, Henry, 1843-1916, sender.
Display Date
1888
Credit line
Purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 1996.
Description
1 item (4 pages) ; 17.8 x 23 cm
Notes
Pages 2 and 3 numbered in top left corner.
Dated "Thursday night".
Provenance
Purchased in 1996.
Summary
Reporting accidentally bringing has manuscript for "The Lesson of the Master" to Savile Row instead of Warwick Lane, as he had previously been accustomed; discussing his nerves about parting with it; discussing expectations for how much money the novella will make; explaining that he thinks the tale is good and that the second part is the better one.