Autograph letters signed (3) : Philadelphia, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1929 Dec. 22, 1931 June 26, 1938 June 2.

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Autograph letters signed (3) : Philadelphia, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1929 Dec. 22, 1931 June 26, 1938 June 2.

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Complimenting his book on Dickens, thanking him for friendly letters, and saying, "I have always found Barrie (with one exception) insufferably tedious, but worth while."

3 items (4 p.) + with 3 envelopes.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Pierpont Morgan Library. Wagenknecht Collection.

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Wagenknecht, Edward, 1900-2004

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Professor of English; author; book reviewer. Born Mar. 28, 1900, in Chicago. Graduated from University of Chicago, 1923, M.A. 1924. Ph. D., University of Washington (Seattle), 1932. Teaching: University of Chicago, 1923-1925 (assistant); University of Washington, Seattle, 1925-1943 (associate, assistant professor, associate professor); Illinois Institute of Technology, 1943-1947 (associate professor); Boston University, 1947-1965 (professor). Literary editor of Seattle Post-Intellig...

Repplier, Agnes, 1855-1950

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Agnes Repplier was an American author known for her urbane, conservative essays. Born in Philadelphia, she began writing to help support her family, developing an ironic style to present her conservative values. She soon became a regular contributor of serious essays to The Atlantic Monthly, generally defending traditional values with a European, almost aristocratic, perspective. A significant and eloquent voice for her generation, her old-fashioned values lost favor after World War I and her po...