Miller, Henry, 1891-1980. Papers of Henry Miller [manuscript] 1932-1964.
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Papers of Henry Miller [manuscript] 1932-1964.
The collection contains partial or complete manuscripts of "Berthe," used in Quiet days in Clichy, Coda, Mejores no hay!, "Reunion in Barelona," from Aller retour New York, The new instinctivism, written with Alfred Perles, prefaces for The tropic of Cancer, and The time of the assassins, The St. Francis of Deltiel, Text for 'Esprit' and a section on H. Rider Haggard from Books in my life, Stand still like the hummingbird, The smile at the foot of the ladder, "This is my answer," from Big Sur and the oranges of Hieronymus Bosch, "To paint is to love again," an essay on Walt Whitman, The waters reglitterized, letters regarding Eugene Lonesco in Two worlds, Hamlet vs. Hamlet, "Of art and the future," "Picodiribibi" and a section on Vincent Van Gogh from Plexus, a section of "Peace and solitude" from Big Sur ..., page proofs of Letters to Anais Nin, and an early outline of Rosy Crucifixion. In his correspondence Miller discusses his writing, particularly Tropic of Cancer, publication and distribution difficulties, publicity, his reading and daily activities, his family, financial difficulties, water-colors, and his criticism of the work of others, especially Walter Lowenfels and Aldous Huxley. Of interest are transcripts of letters and reviews regarding his earlier work by Cyril Connolly, Lawrence George Durrell, Thomas Stearns Eliot, Aldous Leonard Huxley, Walter Lowenfels, Sir Desmond McCarthy, Henry Louis Mencken, Anäis Nin, Ezra Loomis Pound, Herbert Read, Collette (Levy) Roberts, Paul Rosenfeld, William Carlos Williams, and George Orwell. The collection also contains some of Miller's water-colors; two annotated bibliographies; a 1959 Henry Miller Literary Society Newsletter; a solicitation, The story of George Dibbern's quest, photographs; and The outsider, Vol. 1, no. 1, 1961, containing Miller-Lowenfels correspondence. Correspondents include Walter Freeman, John Kidis, Alexandres Venetikos, Lowenfels, Merle Armitage, Harry Redl, Christopher Darlington Morley and Anäis Nin.
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