Summer storm, 1926.

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Summer storm, 1926.

The item is the original holograph manuscript of Swinnerton's novel. A note on the first page says, "This one and only original manuscript of 'Summer Storm' is presented with cordial good wishes to Crosby Gaige, by his friend The Author, Christmas 1926." Laid in is a two-page holograph note, 9 July 1926, from his publisher, George H. Doran, on his embossed stationery forwarding this manuscript and two others (Lord Raingo by Arnold Bennett and Casuarina tree by W. Somerset Maugham).

[6], 216 leaves : slipcase ; 25.5 cm.

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Gaige, Crosby, 1882-1949

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Doran, George H. (George Henry), 1869-1956

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Swinnerton, Frank, 1884-1982

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English novelist; Brown class of 1907. From the description of Papers, 1953-1968. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122615539 Swinnerton, a literary critic, editor, and author, was born in London and worked as an office boy and later as an editor for publishers. He began writing the first of his more than forty novels and twenty books of criticism in 1909. He was literary critic for the Evening news and The Observer. Swinnerton is best known for his novels, including N...