Letter,1914, Feb 13, New York City. [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, Staten Island, N.Y. / Edward J. Wheeler. 1913.

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Letter,1914, Feb 13, New York City. [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, Staten Island, N.Y. / Edward J. Wheeler. 1913.

This letter was written By the editor Edward J Wheeler. The Current Opinion was formerly Current Literature. He liked Markham's suggestion. Edward has worded the topic:"Should the lyric poet confine himself to the expression of personal emotion, and requish all attempt to instruct or direct the thought of the world?" He refers to Yeats.

1 p. on 1 leaf ; 15 cm.

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Wagner College, Horrmann Library

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Current Opinion (Magazine : 1888-1925)

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Current Opinion, titled Current Literature until 1913, was an American magazine founded by Frederick Somers in 1888. It ceased publication in 1925 when it was bought out by The Literary Digest....

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