Ella Sterling Mighels letters from Ambrose Bierce and related miscellany : ALS and TD, 1892-1897.

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Ella Sterling Mighels letters from Ambrose Bierce and related miscellany : ALS and TD, 1892-1897.

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Thirteen handwritten letters, 11 of which are to Ella Sterling Cummins Mighels (addressed as Mrs. Cummins) and dated Jan. 24-Dec. 26, 1892, in a clothbound portfolio. The letters pertain to her research for her book, The story of the files: a review of California writers and literature, published in 1893. The remaining letters consist of one to Florence R. Keene, dated May 23, 1897, and two to E.V. Matignon in Berkeley, Calif., dated May 23 and July 11, 1897, advising them on their literary efforts. The portfolio is accompanied by a typed transcript of the letters to Mighels, along with a typed exerpt from an article by Bierce that was printed in the Examiner in 1892, with commentary by Mighels, relating the article to their ensuing correspondence. Also includes a newspaper clipping of a review of Bierce's book, Black beetles in amber.

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Keene, Florence R.,

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Mighels, Ella Sterling, 1853-1897.

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Mighels and Bierce were both Calif. authors; Mighels was also a literary historian. From the description of Ella Sterling Mighels letters from Ambrose Bierce and related miscellany : ALS and TD, 1892-1897. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122441216 ...

Mighels, Ella Sterling, 1842-1914?

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Bierce, Ambrose, 1842-1914?

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Ambrose Bierce was born in Horse Cave Creek, Ohio, on June 24, 1842. After military service in the Civil War, he settled in San Francisco, where he met Mark Twain and became a columnist and writer. Bierce became known for his sharp, sarcastic wit while writing for the "Argonaut," the "Wasp," and the "San Francisco Examiner." A member of the Bohemian Club, he became acquainted with many of the prominent San Francisco authors. After his retirement Bierce traveled into Texas and toward Mexico, at a...

Matignon, E. V.

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