Item 43b: Letter from W[illiam]. D[ean]. Howells to Thomas A[llibone]. Janvier, 1892 April 12
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 43b
Dates
- Created: 1892 April 12
Creator
- Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Letter
Condition Note:
Good.
Measurements:
8 ½ in. x 5 7/16 in.
Description:
This is a letter from William Dean Howells to Thomas Allibone Janvier on April 12, 1892. During this letter Howells is giving Janvier suggestions for corrections that should be made in his story. The creator of this letter, William Howells, was born in Ohio in 1837. He was a realist novelist, playwright, literary critic, and was nicknamed “The Dean of American Letters” while also being known for his tenure as editor of a magazine. In 1904 Howells was one of the first seven people who were chosen for membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The recipient of this letter, Thomas Janvier, was born in Philadelphia and was a story writer and historian. Janvier spent time in New York, New Mexico, Mexico, and Colorado where he would find much of his inspiration for his writings. Howells is writing this letter on paper from the Cosmopolitan. Howells wrote for multiple magazines throughout his career, making this letterhead from this publication nothing out of the ordinary for him.
Location:
New York
Transcription:
April 12, 1892.
My dear Janvier:
The story is delightful, but there are two places where it is rather too high-kicking. I have marked with suggestions the first (su[b]j[ect]s 231); the second (su[b[j[ect]s238) aboard the “ostentation of the terrapin” parodies the “ostentations of the deserts” and would wound all Catholic readers. I knew it will be work to give it, but be a good boy and do it.
(Yours ever
Please wear proof to the office at noon.) W. D. Howells.
Creator
- Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 (Person)
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