Letter, 1898 November 27, Los Gatos, California [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, Oakland, California / Ambrose Bierce. 1898.

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Letter, 1898 November 27, Los Gatos, California [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, Oakland, California / Ambrose Bierce. 1898.

Is delighted that the Markhams will come and visit on the 18th; informs them that he signed a contract with Putnams for his book " Fantastic Fables"; says that our friend Doyle is considering proposal from Lippencott for a book of stories; gives report for 1890: 10.50 labor produced per day, 98 was average wage; original envelope included.

3 p. on 1 leaf ; 22 cm.

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Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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Doyle, C. W. (Charles William), 1852-1903

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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 ...

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