John Farrar letters to William Orton Tewson, [manuscript], 1925 Aug 10-25.

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John Farrar letters to William Orton Tewson, [manuscript], 1925 Aug 10-25.

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In letters, 1925 Aug 10 and 20, Farrar responds to Tewson's request for the "most beautiful line in the English language," Farrar suggests it is from Shelly's "The Cloud," and he offers to look it up if it is not too late. In line with the request he chooses the last two lines of the fourth stanza.

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Farrar, John Chipman, 1896-1974

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John Chipman Farrar (1896-1974) was an American editor and publisher. From 1916 to 1927 he was the editor of The Bookman, a book review magazine published by George H. Doran Company of New York. In 1928, he help co-founded the publishing house of Farrar and Rinehart, and later in 1946 he also founded Farrar, Straus and Giroux. From the guide to the John Chipman Farrar Letter, Undated, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) The publi...

Tewson, William Orton, 1877-1947

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Editor and literary critic. From the description of William Orton Tewson papers, 1923-1926 (bulk 1926). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981490 William Orton Tewson, editor of the Literary review of the New York evening post. Glenn Ward Dresbach, born near Lanark, Ill.; editor of Wisconsin magazine and poet. From the description of Letter to Glenn Ward Dresbach, 1925 July 18. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 54859821 ...