Letter, 1917 February 11, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Ridgely Torrence. 1917.

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Letter, 1917 February 11, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / Ridgely Torrence. 1917.

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States that his silence since he received the ballad of ballads is not because he does not appreciate it, to the contrary; he is overwhelmed by it and is not yet able to put it into words; original envelope present.

2 p. on i leaf ; 22 cm.

Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940

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California poet. Raised near Vacaville, became a schoolteacher in Coloma and later in Oakland. Became famous overnight with publication of "The Man with a Hoe," his protest against brutalization of labor, in "San Francisco Examiner" (January 15, 1899). Following this success Markham moved to New York where he scored another triumph with "Lincoln and Other Poems" (1901). He became a well-known reader of his own poems and lecturer of idealistic views, but his creative output for remainder of life ...

Torrence, Ridgely, 1875-1950

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American poet and artist. From the description of Three O'clock (morning) : autograph poem signed : [n.p., n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572856 American poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to Laurens Maynard, 1899 Mar. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572852 American author, poet, playwright, and editor. From the description of Papers of Frederic Ridgely Torrence, n.d., 1906-1934. (University of V...