Papers pertaining to the printing of Morley's "Apology for Boccaccio" [manuscript], 1923.

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Papers pertaining to the printing of Morley's "Apology for Boccaccio" [manuscript], 1923.

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The papers contain typescripts, corrected galleys, makereadies," proofs on 18th-century paper and a lay-out copy. With these are letters from James Shields to H.L. Mencken, H. Byrne Hackett and a Mr. Cox concerning the history of Morley's private edition, variations in the copies and sales.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Mencken, H.L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956

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Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (September 12, 1880 - January 29, 1956), was an American journalist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, acerbic critic of American life and culture, and a student of American English. Mencken, known as the "Sage of Baltimore", is regarded as one of the most influential American writers and prose stylists of the first half of the 20th century. Mencken worked as a reporter and drama critic for the Baltimore Morning Herald from 1899 to 1906. From 190...

Shields, James, 1918-1978

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Morley, Christopher, 1890-1957

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American author and journalist. From the description of Letter to unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1940 October 25. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647810653 Christopher Morley was an American editor, an author, and a Rhodes scholar. Morley was one of the founders of the "Saturday Review of Literature," of which he was an editor from 1924 to 1940. A prolific author, he wrote more than 50 books. His novels include PANASSUS ON WHEELS (1917), THE HAUNTED BOOKS...

Hackett, H. Byrne,

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