Perceval Gibbon letters to James B. Pinker

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Perceval Gibbon letters to James B. Pinker

1903-1923

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Contains letters from Perceval Gibbon to his literary agent, James B. Pinker, with regards to his writing; the challenges of living on payments for individual articles; the publication of his books with publishers such as Little Brown and articles with magazines such as Collier's, McClure's, and Everybody's; payments for his work; as well as his experience during World War I, including the challenges of writing while in the field and a friend's experience with trauma from an explosive.

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eng, Latn

Houghton Library

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Gibbon, Perceval, 1879-1926

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Perceval Gibbon, author and journalist, was born in Trelech, Wales, on November 4, 1879. He was the eldest son of the Rev. J. Morgan Gibbon, and was educated in the Moravian School, Königsfeld, Baden, Germany. Gibbon served in the merchant navy aboard British, French, and American ships, and travelled extensively throughout Europe, America, and Africa. His early works, particularly The Vrouw Grobelaar's Leading Cases (1905) and Souls in Bondage (1904), were influenced by his travels. ...

Pinker, James B.

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Henry James (1843-1916) was an American novelist, short story writer, critic, and dramatist. William James (1842-1910) was an American philosopher and psychologist, a professor of psychology and philosophy at Harvard University, and the brother of novelist Henry James. James Brand Pinker (1863-1922) was the founder of James B. Pinker and Son, a firm of literary agents in London. Pinker was literary and dramatic agent to both Henry and William James. From the description of James B. P...