Letter to Guy Holt [manuscript], 1927 September 5.

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Letter to Guy Holt [manuscript], 1927 September 5.

Cabell writes to Holt concerning a literary contest, an advance copy of "Something about Eve" for Holt's examination, his review of "Don Juan" in "The bookman" and his appreciation of "The man who was born again."

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University of Virginia. Library

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