Letter, 1925, January 12, Canterbury, Eng., to Philip S. [i.e., D.] Sherman, Oberlin, Ohio.

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Letter, 1925, January 12, Canterbury, Eng., to Philip S. [i.e., D.] Sherman, Oberlin, Ohio.

Expresses dislike for Ford Madox Hueffer and for his book [Joseph Conrad, a personal remembrance]. "I wish all Joseph Conrad's friends in America could know the real value of that detestable book."

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