"The Pace that Kills" Letters Jul 1900

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"The Pace that Kills" Letters Jul 1900

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Carbon copies of typed letters between M. L. Sears and an unidentified "L.B.R." Begins with a letter from Sears containing a brief sketch entitled "The Pace that Kills," possibly by an unidentified "W.B.". The sketch references author Stephen Crane and actress Della Fox. This is followed by an exchange of brief letters between Sears and L.B.R. about the piece, some of which are written as limericks.

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Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 6362421

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Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900

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Stephen Crane was a novelist, poet, and journalst. He was born November 1, 1871, at 14 Mulberry Place, Newark, New Jersey. Crane is best known for his novel The Red Badge of Courage (1895) that depicted the experiences of a soldier in the Civil War. During the Spanish-American War (1898), Crame served as a correspondent. In 1897, he moved to England and met Joseph Conrad and Henry James. Crane died of tuberclosis in 1900. From the description of Newark Stephen Crane collection, 1897-...

Fox, Della

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Sears, M. L.

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M. L. Sears and L.B.R. are unknown. The letter references Stephen Crane (1871-1900), the well-known American novelist, and Della Fox (1871-1913), a popular American actress and singer. Crane died very young of tuberculosis; Fox suffered from alcohol and drug abuse for much of her life. The phrase "the pace that kills" occurs a number of times in early 20th century popular media. One may find examples in a January 23, 1898 editorial in the St Louis Post-Dispatch (pressure...