Letter 1924, September 14, Brighton, Ontario, Canada [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / J. Les Clinton. 1924.

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Letter 1924, September 14, Brighton, Ontario, Canada [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / J. Les Clinton. 1924.

J. Less writes a lenghty letter dicussing philosophy and religion. He makes reference to Matthew Arnold, Backett, and D'annunsio. Also there are several articles included about American broadcasting coming to England and England broadcasting back to America.

9 p. on 5 leaves ; 18-25 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7550147

Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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Clinton, J. Leslie,

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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 ...