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invites him to\n                  visit him at his hotel in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003e; has had his worst cold\n                  ever.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Requests four copies of first volume of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e[The Life and Confessions of] Oscar\n                     Wilde\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand five complete sets; AN by Harris\n                  inquires if Groves wants copies of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMy Life and Loves\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; computes costs.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Sends prospectus for the second volume of [ \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMy Life and Loves\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e] at a discount; 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claims he cannot give discounts on books\n                  unless he orders a dozen.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Offers to sell him the volumes of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMy Life and Loves\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003efor a certain price.] (secretarial\n                  signature)\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Corrects an error in prices made by his secretary\n                  in the July 16 letter; has sent two sets of books;\n                  claims the French Government is prosecuting him for\n                  the second volume of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMy Life and Loves\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; expects this should make it sell\n                  better.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Sending four sets of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMy Life and Loves\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ethat day; 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Solicits opinion of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGreat Days\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; mentions economic hardships and comments\n                  on the surprising quiet of \" \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003ein siege time.\"]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Sends galley proofs of improved short stories\n                  included in a collection entitled either \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Veils of Isis\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eor \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; discusses financial concerns resulting\n                  from the war; mentions \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMemorial Edition\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eof \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eShakespeare\u003c/persname\u003eto be published by\n                  Hearst; predicts that a short war with social\n                  revolution in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eBerlin\u003c/geogname\u003emight end the Hohenzollern\n                  dynasty.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Claims articles in the \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eDaily Sketch\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003emisrepresented him; discusses stories to be\n                  included in \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; describes \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Memorial Edition of Shakespeare\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ewhich he hopes Hearst will publish in 1916;\n                  this edition will include proof that two plays were\n                  written by \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eShakespeare\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions work on \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGreat Days\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; hopes to leave \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003efor \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003e; says \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eNormaford Burnett\u003c/persname\u003ehas a corrected\n                  copy of \"The Ugly Duckling.\"]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Sold rights to publish \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ein \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eGreat Britain\u003c/geogname\u003e, the colonies, and\n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eIndia\u003c/geogname\u003e; hopes to leave \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003efor the front; notes that\n                  life in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003eis in \"suspended\n                  animation\"; agrees \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Room\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eis best title; will amend story and terms of\n                  agreement if necessary; inquires about publication\n                  date and possibility of book on the war; mentions\n                  Davidson piece in \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eContemporary Portraits\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for payment; agrees to contract\n                  changes; suggests possibility of doing \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMemorial Edition of Shakespeare\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ein 1916; believes that \"small men\" such as\n                  Deschanel, Clemenceau, Millerand, Joffre, Pall,\n                  Kitchener, and Churchill are without a touch of\n                  greatness; will observe Joffre \"at work\"; mentions\n                  new story for \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; expects that war will be a long one,\n                  barring a revolution in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003e; requests help getting\n                  position as correspondent for English or American\n                  newspaper.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Sends corrected proofs and changed order of\n                  stories; needs to work on \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Veils of Isis\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; hopes to do so on ship to \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions lack of\n                  communication about money.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Will send proofs; cannot write story on ship\n                  because of seasickness; will try in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003e; will send power of\n                  attorney someday.] (RMS Olympic stationery)\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Sends corrected \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; discusses unsuccessful attempts to publish\n                  war articles in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003e, and a successful\n                  lecture at the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eArts Club\u003c/corpname\u003e; believes the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePonds Agency\u003c/corpname\u003ewill offer him\n                  further opportunities to lecture; mentions financial\n                  situation, article on \"American Opinion,\" and British\n                  failures of statesmanship.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Regrets early publication of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; will visit \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eDouglas Doty\u003c/persname\u003e, but feels American\n                  editors prefer bad work over good; requests twelve\n                  copies of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ebe sent in care of \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eTemple Scott\u003c/persname\u003eand one to \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eJohn F. Harris\u003c/persname\u003e, head of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCambridge Review\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; writing book on the war with an\n                  anti-British theme.] (initialed by WGD)\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Complains of errors in the [British] edition of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; doubts Richards has \"pluck\" to publish his\n                  controversial, pro-German book on the war; admits\n                  that moderating comments on Justice Horridge in the\n                  book might be reasonable.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Sends \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eEngland or Germany\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, hoping he will publish it with the usual\n                  commission; asks his opinion of the book; declares\n                  book is not libelous, but Judge Horridge's name may\n                  be omitted; complains about \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eArnold Benett\u003c/persname\u003e's criticism of his\n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSun\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003earticles; mentions lecture tour, publication\n                  of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eContemporary Portraits\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eby Methuen. Declares success of lecture tour\n                  in the West; says wife will travel to \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e; hopes his American\n                  nationality will be publicized by Richards in order\n                  to deflect criticism in \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTruth\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Globe\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ethat he is a traitor; predicts German\n                  victory.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Hopes letter reaches \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eFrank Palmer\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions\n                  copyrights on \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Man Shakespeare\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eShakespeare and His Loves\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, and his plan to publish a complete edition\n                  of his own works; requests copy of \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Morris\u003c/persname\u003e' book on \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eJesus\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions sales of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eContemporary Portraits\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand forthcoming works \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOscar Wilde: His Life and\n                     Confessions\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLove in Youth\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; rejoices that he is feeling creative\n                  again; hopes their friendship will not be affected by\n                  differences of opinion.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses Wilde book and shares views on his\n                  life; welcomes a visit when he is in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003ewhen they can talk about\n                  his Mirbeau translation.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Requests books which he has seen in \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Nation\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Outlook\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Wishes he were in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eBernkastel, Germany\u003c/geogname\u003e; sends six\n                  copies of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePearson's\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand his first book of short stories;\n                  questions states of destitution in Northern \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003e; requests a long\n                  letter.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Indicates he may publish part of Weber's letter;\n                  requests an account of his experiences which might be\n                  used as an article; hopes to meet him on his return;\n                  urges him to promote \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePearson's\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eamong his comrades.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on the state of \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, the transfer of\n                  territories including the \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eSaar valley\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eMetz\u003c/geogname\u003e, political greed, and his\n                  despair for the future; in AN at bottom, requests a\n                  detailed account of the correspondent's experiences,\n                  specifically about conditions in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Introduces \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Claude] McKay\u003c/persname\u003ewhose poems he\n                  admires; suggests they are more likely to be\n                  published in book form in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003eas he is Jamaican; has\n                  sent a letter to \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[George Bernard] Shaw\u003c/persname\u003e; would\n                  like McKay to meet either \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eSiegfried Sassoon\u003c/persname\u003eor the Sitwells\n                  or \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Nichols\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Describes his own reaction to \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMy Life and Loves\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; extols its honesty; outlines second volume\n                  of autobiography to be published soon which includes\n                  \"sex stories\" of his contemporaries; expects it will\n                  be confiscated; discusses price of first volume; will\n                  have one sent by friends; mentions financial\n                  difficulties because of resentment of his pacifism in\n                  the \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eU.S.A.\u003c/geogname\u003e; expects to \"triumph\"\n                  eventually.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Describes the year's literary production, the\n                  fourth volume of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eContemporary Portraits\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eUndreamed of Shores\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003epublished by \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eGrant Richards\u003c/persname\u003e; solicits her\n                  opinion of them; inquires about the copies of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life and Confessions of Oscar\n                     Wilde\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ehe had sent and whether they contained \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Shaw\u003c/persname\u003e's \"Memoirs of Oscar\n                  Wilde\"; describes the second volume of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMy Life [and Loves]\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand the people portrayed in it; believes its\n                  honesty is a return to \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eBen Jonson\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Shakespeare\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Inquires if the copy of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life and Confessions of Oscar\n                     Wilde\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eordered before the war was received because\n                  he discovered a subscriber who had not received his;\n                  mentions \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Shaw\u003c/persname\u003e's praise for the\n                  book and the inclusion of his \"Memoirs of Oscar\n                  Wilde\" in later editions.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Gives wholesale and retail prices of volumes one\n                  and two of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMy Life and Loves\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; describes volume two as his best book;\n                  hopes to avoid \"US smut-hounds\" by binding it in\n                  plain paper; uncertain that \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eUlysses\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ewill get through customs, but gives the name\n                  and address of its publisher.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Sends enclosure at \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eFrank Harris\u003c/persname\u003e's request; forwards\n                  packet to him in U.S.; will deliver agreement made\n                  with Palmer for the \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eShakespeare\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Praises her love of truth but disagrees with her\n                  opinion about the \"Marconi speculations\"; describes\n                  the corruption of \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eLloyd George\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRufus Isaacs\u003c/persname\u003e; refers her to\n                  piece in \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe National Review\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eon the matter; criticizes his own writing\n                  style used in an article on \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eTheodore Dreiser\u003c/persname\u003ein \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Academy\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; feels he should have rewritten it;\n                  requests visit to read corrected version of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLove in Youth\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; will then begin work on \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOscar Wilde: His Life and\n                     Confessions\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e\n          "],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Thanks him for review of stories; 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Solicits opinion of \n                  Great Days; mentions economic hardships and comments\n                  on the surprising quiet of \" \n                  Parisin siege time.\"]","[Sends galley proofs of improved short stories\n                  included in a collection entitled either \n                  The Veils of Isisor \n                  The Yellow Ticket; discusses financial concerns resulting\n                  from the war; mentions \n                  Memorial Editionof \n                  Shakespeareto be published by\n                  Hearst; predicts that a short war with social\n                  revolution in \n                  Berlinmight end the Hohenzollern\n                  dynasty.]","[Claims articles in the \n                  Daily Sketchmisrepresented him; discusses stories to be\n                  included in \n                  The Yellow Ticket; describes \n                  The Memorial Edition of Shakespearewhich he hopes Hearst will publish in 1916;\n                  this edition will include proof that two plays were\n                  written by \n                  Shakespeare; mentions work on \n                  Great Days; hopes to leave \n                  Francefor \n                  New York; says \n                  Normaford Burnetthas a corrected\n                  copy of \"The Ugly Duckling.\"]","[Sold rights to publish \n                  The Yellow Ticketin \n                  Great Britain, the colonies, and\n                  India; hopes to leave \n                  Parisfor the front; notes that\n                  life in \n                  Parisis in \"suspended\n                  animation\"; agrees \n                  The Yellow Roomis best title; will amend story and terms of\n                  agreement if necessary; inquires about publication\n                  date and possibility of book on the war; mentions\n                  Davidson piece in \n                  Contemporary Portraits. ]","[Thanks him for payment; agrees to contract\n                  changes; suggests possibility of doing \n                  Memorial Edition of Shakespearein 1916; believes that \"small men\" such as\n                  Deschanel, Clemenceau, Millerand, Joffre, Pall,\n                  Kitchener, and Churchill are without a touch of\n                  greatness; will observe Joffre \"at work\"; mentions\n                  new story for \n                  The Yellow Ticket; expects that war will be a long one,\n                  barring a revolution in \n                  Germany; requests help getting\n                  position as correspondent for English or American\n                  newspaper.]","[Sends corrected proofs and changed order of\n                  stories; needs to work on \n                  The Veils of Isis; hopes to do so on ship to \n                  New York; mentions lack of\n                  communication about money.]","[Will send proofs; cannot write story on ship\n                  because of seasickness; will try in \n                  New York; will send power of\n                  attorney someday.] (RMS Olympic stationery)","[Sends corrected \n                  The Yellow Ticket; discusses unsuccessful attempts to publish\n                  war articles in \n                  New York, and a successful\n                  lecture at the \n                  Arts Club; believes the \n                  Ponds Agencywill offer him\n                  further opportunities to lecture; mentions financial\n                  situation, article on \"American Opinion,\" and British\n                  failures of statesmanship.]","[Regrets early publication of \n                  The Yellow Ticket; will visit \n                  Douglas Doty, but feels American\n                  editors prefer bad work over good; requests twelve\n                  copies of \n                  The Yellow Ticketbe sent in care of \n                  Temple Scottand one to \n                  John F. Harris, head of \n                  Cambridge Review; writing book on the war with an\n                  anti-British theme.] (initialed by WGD)","[Complains of errors in the [British] edition of \n                  The Yellow Ticket; doubts Richards has \"pluck\" to publish his\n                  controversial, pro-German book on the war; admits\n                  that moderating comments on Justice Horridge in the\n                  book might be reasonable.]","[Sends \n                  England or Germany, hoping he will publish it with the usual\n                  commission; asks his opinion of the book; declares\n                  book is not libelous, but Judge Horridge's name may\n                  be omitted; complains about \n                  Arnold Benett's criticism of his\n                  Sunarticles; mentions lecture tour, publication\n                  of \n                  Contemporary Portraitsby Methuen. Declares success of lecture tour\n                  in the West; says wife will travel to \n                  England; hopes his American\n                  nationality will be publicized by Richards in order\n                  to deflect criticism in \n                  Truthand \n                  The Globethat he is a traitor; predicts German\n                  victory.]","[Hopes letter reaches \n                  Frank Palmer; mentions\n                  copyrights on \n                  The Man Shakespeare, \n                  Shakespeare and His Loves, and his plan to publish a complete edition\n                  of his own works; requests copy of \n                  George Morris' book on \n                  Jesus; mentions sales of \n                  The Yellow Ticketand \n                  Contemporary Portraitsand forthcoming works \n                  Oscar Wilde: His Life and\n                     Confessionsand \n                  Love in Youth; rejoices that he is feeling creative\n                  again; hopes their friendship will not be affected by\n                  differences of opinion.]","[Discusses Wilde book and shares views on his\n                  life; welcomes a visit when he is in \n                  New Yorkwhen they can talk about\n                  his Mirbeau translation.]","[Requests books which he has seen in \n                  The Nationand \n                  The Outlook. ]","[Wishes he were in \n                  Bernkastel, Germany; sends six\n                  copies of \n                  Pearson'sand his first book of short stories;\n                  questions states of destitution in Northern \n                  Franceand \n                  Germany; requests a long\n                  letter.]","[Indicates he may publish part of Weber's letter;\n                  requests an account of his experiences which might be\n                  used as an article; hopes to meet him on his return;\n                  urges him to promote \n                  Pearson'samong his comrades.]","[Comments on the state of \n                  Europe, the transfer of\n                  territories including the \n                  Saar valleyand \n                  Metz, political greed, and his\n                  despair for the future; in AN at bottom, requests a\n                  detailed account of the correspondent's experiences,\n                  specifically about conditions in \n                  Germany. ]","[Introduces \n                  [Claude] McKaywhose poems he\n                  admires; suggests they are more likely to be\n                  published in book form in \n                  Englandas he is Jamaican; has\n                  sent a letter to \n                  [George Bernard] Shaw; would\n                  like McKay to meet either \n                  Siegfried Sassoonor the Sitwells\n                  or \n                  Robert Nichols. ]","[Describes his own reaction to \n                  My Life and Loves; extols its honesty; outlines second volume\n                  of autobiography to be published soon which includes\n                  \"sex stories\" of his contemporaries; expects it will\n                  be confiscated; discusses price of first volume; will\n                  have one sent by friends; mentions financial\n                  difficulties because of resentment of his pacifism in\n                  the \n                  U.S.A.; expects to \"triumph\"\n                  eventually.]","[Describes the year's literary production, the\n                  fourth volume of \n                  Contemporary Portraitsand \n                  Undreamed of Shorespublished by \n                  Grant Richards; solicits her\n                  opinion of them; inquires about the copies of \n                  The Life and Confessions of Oscar\n                     Wildehe had sent and whether they contained \n                  Bernard Shaw's \"Memoirs of Oscar\n                  Wilde\"; describes the second volume of \n                  My Life [and Loves]and the people portrayed in it; believes its\n                  honesty is a return to \n                  Ben Jonsonand \n                  William Shakespeare. ]","[Inquires if the copy of \n                  The Life and Confessions of Oscar\n                     Wildeordered before the war was received because\n                  he discovered a subscriber who had not received his;\n                  mentions \n                  Bernard Shaw's praise for the\n                  book and the inclusion of his \"Memoirs of Oscar\n                  Wilde\" in later editions.]","[Gives wholesale and retail prices of volumes one\n                  and two of \n                  My Life and Loves; 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will then begin work on \n                  Oscar Wilde: His Life and\n                     Confessions. ]","See the \n            \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","University of Virginia. 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predicts that a short war with social\n                  revolution in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eBerlin\u003c/geogname\u003emight end the Hohenzollern\n                  dynasty.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Claims articles in the \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eDaily Sketch\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003emisrepresented him; discusses stories to be\n                  included in \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; describes \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Memorial Edition of Shakespeare\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ewhich he hopes Hearst will publish in 1916;\n                  this edition will include proof that two plays were\n                  written by \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eShakespeare\u003c/persname\u003e; 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cannot write story on ship\n                  because of seasickness; will try in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003e; will send power of\n                  attorney someday.] (RMS Olympic stationery)\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Sends corrected \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; discusses unsuccessful attempts to publish\n                  war articles in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003e, and a successful\n                  lecture at the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eArts Club\u003c/corpname\u003e; believes the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePonds Agency\u003c/corpname\u003ewill offer him\n                  further opportunities to lecture; mentions financial\n                  situation, article on \"American Opinion,\" and British\n                  failures of statesmanship.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Regrets early publication of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; will visit \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eDouglas Doty\u003c/persname\u003e, but feels American\n                  editors prefer bad work over good; requests twelve\n                  copies of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ebe sent in care of \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eTemple Scott\u003c/persname\u003eand one to \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eJohn F. Harris\u003c/persname\u003e, head of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCambridge Review\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; writing book on the war with an\n                  anti-British theme.] (initialed by WGD)\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Complains of errors in the [British] edition of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; doubts Richards has \"pluck\" to publish his\n                  controversial, pro-German book on the war; admits\n                  that moderating comments on Justice Horridge in the\n                  book might be reasonable.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Sends \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eEngland or Germany\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, hoping he will publish it with the usual\n                  commission; asks his opinion of the book; declares\n                  book is not libelous, but Judge Horridge's name may\n                  be omitted; complains about \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eArnold Benett\u003c/persname\u003e's criticism of his\n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSun\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003earticles; mentions lecture tour, publication\n                  of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eContemporary Portraits\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eby Methuen. Declares success of lecture tour\n                  in the West; says wife will travel to \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e; hopes his American\n                  nationality will be publicized by Richards in order\n                  to deflect criticism in \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTruth\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Globe\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ethat he is a traitor; predicts German\n                  victory.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Hopes letter reaches \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eFrank Palmer\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions\n                  copyrights on \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Man Shakespeare\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eShakespeare and His Loves\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, and his plan to publish a complete edition\n                  of his own works; requests copy of \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Morris\u003c/persname\u003e' book on \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eJesus\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions sales of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eContemporary Portraits\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand forthcoming works \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOscar Wilde: His Life and\n                     Confessions\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLove in Youth\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; rejoices that he is feeling creative\n                  again; hopes their friendship will not be affected by\n                  differences of opinion.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses Wilde book and shares views on his\n                  life; welcomes a visit when he is in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003ewhen they can talk about\n                  his Mirbeau translation.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Requests books which he has seen in \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Nation\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Outlook\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Wishes he were in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eBernkastel, Germany\u003c/geogname\u003e; sends six\n                  copies of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePearson's\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand his first book of short stories;\n                  questions states of destitution in Northern \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003e; requests a long\n                  letter.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Indicates he may publish part of Weber's letter;\n                  requests an account of his experiences which might be\n                  used as an article; hopes to meet him on his return;\n                  urges him to promote \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePearson's\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eamong his comrades.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on the state of \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, the transfer of\n                  territories including the \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eSaar valley\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eMetz\u003c/geogname\u003e, political greed, and his\n                  despair for the future; in AN at bottom, requests a\n                  detailed account of the correspondent's experiences,\n                  specifically about conditions in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Introduces \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Claude] McKay\u003c/persname\u003ewhose poems he\n                  admires; suggests they are more likely to be\n                  published in book form in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003eas he is Jamaican; has\n                  sent a letter to \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[George Bernard] Shaw\u003c/persname\u003e; would\n                  like McKay to meet either \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eSiegfried Sassoon\u003c/persname\u003eor the Sitwells\n                  or \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Nichols\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Describes his own reaction to \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMy Life and Loves\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; extols its honesty; outlines second volume\n                  of autobiography to be published soon which includes\n                  \"sex stories\" of his contemporaries; expects it will\n                  be confiscated; discusses price of first volume; will\n                  have one sent by friends; mentions financial\n                  difficulties because of resentment of his pacifism in\n                  the \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eU.S.A.\u003c/geogname\u003e; expects to \"triumph\"\n                  eventually.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Describes the year's literary production, the\n                  fourth volume of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eContemporary Portraits\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eUndreamed of Shores\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003epublished by \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eGrant Richards\u003c/persname\u003e; solicits her\n                  opinion of them; inquires about the copies of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life and Confessions of Oscar\n                     Wilde\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ehe had sent and whether they contained \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Shaw\u003c/persname\u003e's \"Memoirs of Oscar\n                  Wilde\"; describes the second volume of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMy Life [and Loves]\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand the people portrayed in it; believes its\n                  honesty is a return to \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eBen Jonson\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Shakespeare\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Inquires if the copy of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life and Confessions of Oscar\n                     Wilde\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eordered before the war was received because\n                  he discovered a subscriber who had not received his;\n                  mentions \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Shaw\u003c/persname\u003e's praise for the\n                  book and the inclusion of his \"Memoirs of Oscar\n                  Wilde\" in later editions.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Gives wholesale and retail prices of volumes one\n                  and two of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMy Life and Loves\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; describes volume two as his best book;\n                  hopes to avoid \"US smut-hounds\" by binding it in\n                  plain paper; uncertain that \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eUlysses\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ewill get through customs, but gives the name\n                  and address of its publisher.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Sends enclosure at \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eFrank Harris\u003c/persname\u003e's request; forwards\n                  packet to him in U.S.; will deliver agreement made\n                  with Palmer for the \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eShakespeare\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Praises her love of truth but disagrees with her\n                  opinion about the \"Marconi speculations\"; describes\n                  the corruption of \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eLloyd George\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRufus Isaacs\u003c/persname\u003e; refers her to\n                  piece in \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe National Review\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eon the matter; criticizes his own writing\n                  style used in an article on \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eTheodore Dreiser\u003c/persname\u003ein \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Academy\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; feels he should have rewritten it;\n                  requests visit to read corrected version of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLove in Youth\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; will then begin work on \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOscar Wilde: His Life and\n                     Confessions\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e\n          "],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Thanks him for review of stories; asks if he\n                  would like to review any books at present.]","[Relishes her sympathetic letter; discusses his\n                  articles on \n                  Shakespeare; warns that future\n                  articles will show the unpleasant, \"dark shadows\" of \n                  Shakespeare's life; wishes for\n                  more frequent correspondence.]","[Will now accept previously rejected terms offered\n                  by \n                  [Charles] Frohmanfor a\n                  production of \"Mr. and Mrs. Daventry\"; suggests\n                  concluding the arrangement through \n                  Addison Bright. ] [w/ec]","[Offers for publication his first long novel, \"an\n                  implicit defence of the rebels against society.\"]","[Responds to request for his portrait by enclosing\n                  a photograph; believes reviewers misread \n                  The Bomb; mentions several books and plays that lack\n                  an audience; hopes a daring publisher will produce\n                  them someday.]","[Two books \n                  The Veils of Isisand a novel to be titled either \n                  Morningor \n                  Love in Youthwill be published in the U.S. soon; wishes\n                  to sell the English rights; copies are available from\n                  Normaford Burnett; outlines\n                  possible improvements. Solicits opinion of \n                  Great Days; mentions economic hardships and comments\n                  on the surprising quiet of \" \n                  Parisin siege time.\"]","[Sends galley proofs of improved short stories\n                  included in a collection entitled either \n                  The Veils of Isisor \n                  The Yellow Ticket; discusses financial concerns resulting\n                  from the war; mentions \n                  Memorial Editionof \n                  Shakespeareto be published by\n                  Hearst; predicts that a short war with social\n                  revolution in \n                  Berlinmight end the Hohenzollern\n                  dynasty.]","[Claims articles in the \n                  Daily Sketchmisrepresented him; discusses stories to be\n                  included in \n                  The Yellow Ticket; describes \n                  The Memorial Edition of Shakespearewhich he hopes Hearst will publish in 1916;\n                  this edition will include proof that two plays were\n                  written by \n                  Shakespeare; mentions work on \n                  Great Days; hopes to leave \n                  Francefor \n                  New York; says \n                  Normaford Burnetthas a corrected\n                  copy of \"The Ugly Duckling.\"]","[Sold rights to publish \n                  The Yellow Ticketin \n                  Great Britain, the colonies, and\n                  India; hopes to leave \n                  Parisfor the front; notes that\n                  life in \n                  Parisis in \"suspended\n                  animation\"; agrees \n                  The Yellow Roomis best title; will amend story and terms of\n                  agreement if necessary; inquires about publication\n                  date and possibility of book on the war; mentions\n                  Davidson piece in \n                  Contemporary Portraits. ]","[Thanks him for payment; agrees to contract\n                  changes; suggests possibility of doing \n                  Memorial Edition of Shakespearein 1916; believes that \"small men\" such as\n                  Deschanel, Clemenceau, Millerand, Joffre, Pall,\n                  Kitchener, and Churchill are without a touch of\n                  greatness; will observe Joffre \"at work\"; mentions\n                  new story for \n                  The Yellow Ticket; expects that war will be a long one,\n                  barring a revolution in \n                  Germany; requests help getting\n                  position as correspondent for English or American\n                  newspaper.]","[Sends corrected proofs and changed order of\n                  stories; needs to work on \n                  The Veils of Isis; hopes to do so on ship to \n                  New York; mentions lack of\n                  communication about money.]","[Will send proofs; cannot write story on ship\n                  because of seasickness; will try in \n                  New York; will send power of\n                  attorney someday.] (RMS Olympic stationery)","[Sends corrected \n                  The Yellow Ticket; discusses unsuccessful attempts to publish\n                  war articles in \n                  New York, and a successful\n                  lecture at the \n                  Arts Club; believes the \n                  Ponds Agencywill offer him\n                  further opportunities to lecture; mentions financial\n                  situation, article on \"American Opinion,\" and British\n                  failures of statesmanship.]","[Regrets early publication of \n                  The Yellow Ticket; will visit \n                  Douglas Doty, but feels American\n                  editors prefer bad work over good; requests twelve\n                  copies of \n                  The Yellow Ticketbe sent in care of \n                  Temple Scottand one to \n                  John F. Harris, head of \n                  Cambridge Review; writing book on the war with an\n                  anti-British theme.] (initialed by WGD)","[Complains of errors in the [British] edition of \n                  The Yellow Ticket; doubts Richards has \"pluck\" to publish his\n                  controversial, pro-German book on the war; admits\n                  that moderating comments on Justice Horridge in the\n                  book might be reasonable.]","[Sends \n                  England or Germany, hoping he will publish it with the usual\n                  commission; asks his opinion of the book; declares\n                  book is not libelous, but Judge Horridge's name may\n                  be omitted; complains about \n                  Arnold Benett's criticism of his\n                  Sunarticles; mentions lecture tour, publication\n                  of \n                  Contemporary Portraitsby Methuen. Declares success of lecture tour\n                  in the West; says wife will travel to \n                  England; hopes his American\n                  nationality will be publicized by Richards in order\n                  to deflect criticism in \n                  Truthand \n                  The Globethat he is a traitor; predicts German\n                  victory.]","[Hopes letter reaches \n                  Frank Palmer; mentions\n                  copyrights on \n                  The Man Shakespeare, \n                  Shakespeare and His Loves, and his plan to publish a complete edition\n                  of his own works; requests copy of \n                  George Morris' book on \n                  Jesus; mentions sales of \n                  The Yellow Ticketand \n                  Contemporary Portraitsand forthcoming works \n                  Oscar Wilde: His Life and\n                     Confessionsand \n                  Love in Youth; rejoices that he is feeling creative\n                  again; hopes their friendship will not be affected by\n                  differences of opinion.]","[Discusses Wilde book and shares views on his\n                  life; welcomes a visit when he is in \n                  New Yorkwhen they can talk about\n                  his Mirbeau translation.]","[Requests books which he has seen in \n                  The Nationand \n                  The Outlook. ]","[Wishes he were in \n                  Bernkastel, Germany; sends six\n                  copies of \n                  Pearson'sand his first book of short stories;\n                  questions states of destitution in Northern \n                  Franceand \n                  Germany; requests a long\n                  letter.]","[Indicates he may publish part of Weber's letter;\n                  requests an account of his experiences which might be\n                  used as an article; hopes to meet him on his return;\n                  urges him to promote \n                  Pearson'samong his comrades.]","[Comments on the state of \n                  Europe, the transfer of\n                  territories including the \n                  Saar valleyand \n                  Metz, political greed, and his\n                  despair for the future; in AN at bottom, requests a\n                  detailed account of the correspondent's experiences,\n                  specifically about conditions in \n                  Germany. ]","[Introduces \n                  [Claude] McKaywhose poems he\n                  admires; suggests they are more likely to be\n                  published in book form in \n                  Englandas he is Jamaican; has\n                  sent a letter to \n                  [George Bernard] Shaw; would\n                  like McKay to meet either \n                  Siegfried Sassoonor the Sitwells\n                  or \n                  Robert Nichols. ]","[Describes his own reaction to \n                  My Life and Loves; extols its honesty; outlines second volume\n                  of autobiography to be published soon which includes\n                  \"sex stories\" of his contemporaries; expects it will\n                  be confiscated; discusses price of first volume; will\n                  have one sent by friends; mentions financial\n                  difficulties because of resentment of his pacifism in\n                  the \n                  U.S.A.; expects to \"triumph\"\n                  eventually.]","[Describes the year's literary production, the\n                  fourth volume of \n                  Contemporary Portraitsand \n                  Undreamed of Shorespublished by \n                  Grant Richards; solicits her\n                  opinion of them; inquires about the copies of \n                  The Life and Confessions of Oscar\n                     Wildehe had sent and whether they contained \n                  Bernard Shaw's \"Memoirs of Oscar\n                  Wilde\"; describes the second volume of \n                  My Life [and Loves]and the people portrayed in it; believes its\n                  honesty is a return to \n                  Ben Jonsonand \n                  William Shakespeare. ]","[Inquires if the copy of \n                  The Life and Confessions of Oscar\n                     Wildeordered before the war was received because\n                  he discovered a subscriber who had not received his;\n                  mentions \n                  Bernard Shaw's praise for the\n                  book and the inclusion of his \"Memoirs of Oscar\n                  Wilde\" in later editions.]","[Gives wholesale and retail prices of volumes one\n                  and two of \n                  My Life and Loves; describes volume two as his best book;\n                  hopes to avoid \"US smut-hounds\" by binding it in\n                  plain paper; uncertain that \n                  Ulysseswill get through customs, but gives the name\n                  and address of its publisher.]","[Sends enclosure at \n                  Frank Harris's request; forwards\n                  packet to him in U.S.; will deliver agreement made\n                  with Palmer for the \n                  Shakespeare. ]","[Praises her love of truth but disagrees with her\n                  opinion about the \"Marconi speculations\"; describes\n                  the corruption of \n                  Lloyd Georgeand \n                  Rufus Isaacs; refers her to\n                  piece in \n                  The National Reviewon the matter; criticizes his own writing\n                  style used in an article on \n                  Theodore Dreiserin \n                  The Academy; feels he should have rewritten it;\n                  requests visit to read corrected version of \n                  Love in Youth; 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Solicits opinion of \n                  Great Days; mentions economic hardships and comments\n                  on the surprising quiet of \" \n                  Parisin siege time.\"]","[Sends galley proofs of improved short stories\n                  included in a collection entitled either \n                  The Veils of Isisor \n                  The Yellow Ticket; discusses financial concerns resulting\n                  from the war; mentions \n                  Memorial Editionof \n                  Shakespeareto be published by\n                  Hearst; predicts that a short war with social\n                  revolution in \n                  Berlinmight end the Hohenzollern\n                  dynasty.]","[Claims articles in the \n                  Daily Sketchmisrepresented him; discusses stories to be\n                  included in \n                  The Yellow Ticket; describes \n                  The Memorial Edition of Shakespearewhich he hopes Hearst will publish in 1916;\n                  this edition will include proof that two plays were\n                  written by \n                  Shakespeare; mentions work on \n                  Great Days; hopes to leave \n                  Francefor \n                  New York; says \n                  Normaford Burnetthas a corrected\n                  copy of \"The Ugly Duckling.\"]","[Sold rights to publish \n                  The Yellow Ticketin \n                  Great Britain, the colonies, and\n                  India; hopes to leave \n                  Parisfor the front; notes that\n                  life in \n                  Parisis in \"suspended\n                  animation\"; agrees \n                  The Yellow Roomis best title; will amend story and terms of\n                  agreement if necessary; inquires about publication\n                  date and possibility of book on the war; mentions\n                  Davidson piece in \n                  Contemporary Portraits. ]","[Thanks him for payment; agrees to contract\n                  changes; suggests possibility of doing \n                  Memorial Edition of Shakespearein 1916; believes that \"small men\" such as\n                  Deschanel, Clemenceau, Millerand, Joffre, Pall,\n                  Kitchener, and Churchill are without a touch of\n                  greatness; will observe Joffre \"at work\"; mentions\n                  new story for \n                  The Yellow Ticket; expects that war will be a long one,\n                  barring a revolution in \n                  Germany; requests help getting\n                  position as correspondent for English or American\n                  newspaper.]","[Sends corrected proofs and changed order of\n                  stories; needs to work on \n                  The Veils of Isis; hopes to do so on ship to \n                  New York; mentions lack of\n                  communication about money.]","[Will send proofs; cannot write story on ship\n                  because of seasickness; will try in \n                  New York; will send power of\n                  attorney someday.] (RMS Olympic stationery)","[Sends corrected \n                  The Yellow Ticket; discusses unsuccessful attempts to publish\n                  war articles in \n                  New York, and a successful\n                  lecture at the \n                  Arts Club; believes the \n                  Ponds Agencywill offer him\n                  further opportunities to lecture; mentions financial\n                  situation, article on \"American Opinion,\" and British\n                  failures of statesmanship.]","[Regrets early publication of \n                  The Yellow Ticket; will visit \n                  Douglas Doty, but feels American\n                  editors prefer bad work over good; requests twelve\n                  copies of \n                  The Yellow Ticketbe sent in care of \n                  Temple Scottand one to \n                  John F. Harris, head of \n                  Cambridge Review; writing book on the war with an\n                  anti-British theme.] (initialed by WGD)","[Complains of errors in the [British] edition of \n                  The Yellow Ticket; doubts Richards has \"pluck\" to publish his\n                  controversial, pro-German book on the war; admits\n                  that moderating comments on Justice Horridge in the\n                  book might be reasonable.]","[Sends \n                  England or Germany, hoping he will publish it with the usual\n                  commission; asks his opinion of the book; declares\n                  book is not libelous, but Judge Horridge's name may\n                  be omitted; complains about \n                  Arnold Benett's criticism of his\n                  Sunarticles; mentions lecture tour, publication\n                  of \n                  Contemporary Portraitsby Methuen. Declares success of lecture tour\n                  in the West; says wife will travel to \n                  England; hopes his American\n                  nationality will be publicized by Richards in order\n                  to deflect criticism in \n                  Truthand \n                  The Globethat he is a traitor; predicts German\n                  victory.]","[Hopes letter reaches \n                  Frank Palmer; mentions\n                  copyrights on \n                  The Man Shakespeare, \n                  Shakespeare and His Loves, and his plan to publish a complete edition\n                  of his own works; requests copy of \n                  George Morris' book on \n                  Jesus; mentions sales of \n                  The Yellow Ticketand \n                  Contemporary Portraitsand forthcoming works \n                  Oscar Wilde: His Life and\n                     Confessionsand \n                  Love in Youth; rejoices that he is feeling creative\n                  again; hopes their friendship will not be affected by\n                  differences of opinion.]","[Discusses Wilde book and shares views on his\n                  life; welcomes a visit when he is in \n                  New Yorkwhen they can talk about\n                  his Mirbeau translation.]","[Requests books which he has seen in \n                  The Nationand \n                  The Outlook. ]","[Wishes he were in \n                  Bernkastel, Germany; sends six\n                  copies of \n                  Pearson'sand his first book of short stories;\n                  questions states of destitution in Northern \n                  Franceand \n                  Germany; requests a long\n                  letter.]","[Indicates he may publish part of Weber's letter;\n                  requests an account of his experiences which might be\n                  used as an article; hopes to meet him on his return;\n                  urges him to promote \n                  Pearson'samong his comrades.]","[Comments on the state of \n                  Europe, the transfer of\n                  territories including the \n                  Saar valleyand \n                  Metz, political greed, and his\n                  despair for the future; in AN at bottom, requests a\n                  detailed account of the correspondent's experiences,\n                  specifically about conditions in \n                  Germany. ]","[Introduces \n                  [Claude] McKaywhose poems he\n                  admires; suggests they are more likely to be\n                  published in book form in \n                  Englandas he is Jamaican; has\n                  sent a letter to \n                  [George Bernard] Shaw; would\n                  like McKay to meet either \n                  Siegfried Sassoonor the Sitwells\n                  or \n                  Robert Nichols. ]","[Describes his own reaction to \n                  My Life and Loves; extols its honesty; outlines second volume\n                  of autobiography to be published soon which includes\n                  \"sex stories\" of his contemporaries; expects it will\n                  be confiscated; discusses price of first volume; will\n                  have one sent by friends; mentions financial\n                  difficulties because of resentment of his pacifism in\n                  the \n                  U.S.A.; expects to \"triumph\"\n                  eventually.]","[Describes the year's literary production, the\n                  fourth volume of \n                  Contemporary Portraitsand \n                  Undreamed of Shorespublished by \n                  Grant Richards; solicits her\n                  opinion of them; inquires about the copies of \n                  The Life and Confessions of Oscar\n                     Wildehe had sent and whether they contained \n                  Bernard Shaw's \"Memoirs of Oscar\n                  Wilde\"; describes the second volume of \n                  My Life [and Loves]and the people portrayed in it; believes its\n                  honesty is a return to \n                  Ben Jonsonand \n                  William Shakespeare. ]","[Inquires if the copy of \n                  The Life and Confessions of Oscar\n                     Wildeordered before the war was received because\n                  he discovered a subscriber who had not received his;\n                  mentions \n                  Bernard Shaw's praise for the\n                  book and the inclusion of his \"Memoirs of Oscar\n                  Wilde\" in later editions.]","[Gives wholesale and retail prices of volumes one\n                  and two of \n                  My Life and Loves; describes volume two as his best book;\n                  hopes to avoid \"US smut-hounds\" by binding it in\n                  plain paper; uncertain that \n                  Ulysseswill get through customs, but gives the name\n                  and address of its publisher.]","[Sends enclosure at \n                  Frank Harris's request; forwards\n                  packet to him in U.S.; will deliver agreement made\n                  with Palmer for the \n                  Shakespeare. ]","[Praises her love of truth but disagrees with her\n                  opinion about the \"Marconi speculations\"; describes\n                  the corruption of \n                  Lloyd Georgeand \n                  Rufus Isaacs; refers her to\n                  piece in \n                  The National Reviewon the matter; criticizes his own writing\n                  style used in an article on \n                  Theodore Dreiserin \n                  The Academy; feels he should have rewritten it;\n                  requests visit to read corrected version of \n                  Love in Youth; will then begin work on \n                  Oscar Wilde: His Life and\n                     Confessions. ]","See the \n            \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","University of Virginia. 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Solicits opinion of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGreat Days\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; mentions economic hardships and comments\n                  on the surprising quiet of \" \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003ein siege time.\"]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Sends galley proofs of improved short stories\n                  included in a collection entitled either \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Veils of Isis\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eor \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; discusses financial concerns resulting\n                  from the war; mentions \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMemorial Edition\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eof \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eShakespeare\u003c/persname\u003eto be published by\n                  Hearst; predicts that a short war with social\n                  revolution in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eBerlin\u003c/geogname\u003emight end the Hohenzollern\n                  dynasty.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Claims articles in the \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eDaily Sketch\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003emisrepresented him; discusses stories to be\n                  included in \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; describes \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Memorial Edition of Shakespeare\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ewhich he hopes Hearst will publish in 1916;\n                  this edition will include proof that two plays were\n                  written by \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eShakespeare\u003c/persname\u003e; 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cannot write story on ship\n                  because of seasickness; will try in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003e; will send power of\n                  attorney someday.] (RMS Olympic stationery)\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Sends corrected \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; discusses unsuccessful attempts to publish\n                  war articles in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003e, and a successful\n                  lecture at the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eArts Club\u003c/corpname\u003e; believes the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePonds Agency\u003c/corpname\u003ewill offer him\n                  further opportunities to lecture; mentions financial\n                  situation, article on \"American Opinion,\" and British\n                  failures of statesmanship.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Regrets early publication of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; will visit \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eDouglas Doty\u003c/persname\u003e, but feels American\n                  editors prefer bad work over good; requests twelve\n                  copies of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ebe sent in care of \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eTemple Scott\u003c/persname\u003eand one to \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eJohn F. Harris\u003c/persname\u003e, head of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCambridge Review\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; writing book on the war with an\n                  anti-British theme.] (initialed by WGD)\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Complains of errors in the [British] edition of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; doubts Richards has \"pluck\" to publish his\n                  controversial, pro-German book on the war; admits\n                  that moderating comments on Justice Horridge in the\n                  book might be reasonable.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Sends \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eEngland or Germany\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, hoping he will publish it with the usual\n                  commission; asks his opinion of the book; declares\n                  book is not libelous, but Judge Horridge's name may\n                  be omitted; complains about \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eArnold Benett\u003c/persname\u003e's criticism of his\n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSun\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003earticles; mentions lecture tour, publication\n                  of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eContemporary Portraits\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eby Methuen. Declares success of lecture tour\n                  in the West; says wife will travel to \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e; hopes his American\n                  nationality will be publicized by Richards in order\n                  to deflect criticism in \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTruth\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Globe\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ethat he is a traitor; predicts German\n                  victory.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Hopes letter reaches \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eFrank Palmer\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions\n                  copyrights on \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Man Shakespeare\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eShakespeare and His Loves\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, and his plan to publish a complete edition\n                  of his own works; requests copy of \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Morris\u003c/persname\u003e' book on \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eJesus\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions sales of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eContemporary Portraits\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand forthcoming works \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOscar Wilde: His Life and\n                     Confessions\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLove in Youth\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; rejoices that he is feeling creative\n                  again; hopes their friendship will not be affected by\n                  differences of opinion.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses Wilde book and shares views on his\n                  life; welcomes a visit when he is in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003ewhen they can talk about\n                  his Mirbeau translation.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Requests books which he has seen in \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Nation\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Outlook\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Wishes he were in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eBernkastel, Germany\u003c/geogname\u003e; sends six\n                  copies of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePearson's\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand his first book of short stories;\n                  questions states of destitution in Northern \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003e; requests a long\n                  letter.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Indicates he may publish part of Weber's letter;\n                  requests an account of his experiences which might be\n                  used as an article; hopes to meet him on his return;\n                  urges him to promote \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePearson's\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eamong his comrades.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on the state of \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, the transfer of\n                  territories including the \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eSaar valley\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eMetz\u003c/geogname\u003e, political greed, and his\n                  despair for the future; in AN at bottom, requests a\n                  detailed account of the correspondent's experiences,\n                  specifically about conditions in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Introduces \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Claude] McKay\u003c/persname\u003ewhose poems he\n                  admires; suggests they are more likely to be\n                  published in book form in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003eas he is Jamaican; has\n                  sent a letter to \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[George Bernard] Shaw\u003c/persname\u003e; would\n                  like McKay to meet either \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eSiegfried Sassoon\u003c/persname\u003eor the Sitwells\n                  or \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Nichols\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Describes his own reaction to \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMy Life and Loves\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; extols its honesty; outlines second volume\n                  of autobiography to be published soon which includes\n                  \"sex stories\" of his contemporaries; expects it will\n                  be confiscated; discusses price of first volume; will\n                  have one sent by friends; mentions financial\n                  difficulties because of resentment of his pacifism in\n                  the \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eU.S.A.\u003c/geogname\u003e; expects to \"triumph\"\n                  eventually.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Describes the year's literary production, the\n                  fourth volume of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eContemporary Portraits\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eUndreamed of Shores\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003epublished by \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eGrant Richards\u003c/persname\u003e; solicits her\n                  opinion of them; inquires about the copies of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life and Confessions of Oscar\n                     Wilde\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ehe had sent and whether they contained \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Shaw\u003c/persname\u003e's \"Memoirs of Oscar\n                  Wilde\"; describes the second volume of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMy Life [and Loves]\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand the people portrayed in it; believes its\n                  honesty is a return to \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eBen Jonson\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Shakespeare\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Inquires if the copy of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life and Confessions of Oscar\n                     Wilde\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eordered before the war was received because\n                  he discovered a subscriber who had not received his;\n                  mentions \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Shaw\u003c/persname\u003e's praise for the\n                  book and the inclusion of his \"Memoirs of Oscar\n                  Wilde\" in later editions.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Gives wholesale and retail prices of volumes one\n                  and two of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMy Life and Loves\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; describes volume two as his best book;\n                  hopes to avoid \"US smut-hounds\" by binding it in\n                  plain paper; uncertain that \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eUlysses\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ewill get through customs, but gives the name\n                  and address of its publisher.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Sends enclosure at \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eFrank Harris\u003c/persname\u003e's request; forwards\n                  packet to him in U.S.; will deliver agreement made\n                  with Palmer for the \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eShakespeare\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Praises her love of truth but disagrees with her\n                  opinion about the \"Marconi speculations\"; describes\n                  the corruption of \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eLloyd George\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRufus Isaacs\u003c/persname\u003e; refers her to\n                  piece in \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe National Review\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eon the matter; criticizes his own writing\n                  style used in an article on \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eTheodore Dreiser\u003c/persname\u003ein \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Academy\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; feels he should have rewritten it;\n                  requests visit to read corrected version of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLove in Youth\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; will then begin work on \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOscar Wilde: His Life and\n                     Confessions\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e\n          "],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Thanks him for review of stories; asks if he\n                  would like to review any books at present.]","[Relishes her sympathetic letter; discusses his\n                  articles on \n                  Shakespeare; warns that future\n                  articles will show the unpleasant, \"dark shadows\" of \n                  Shakespeare's life; wishes for\n                  more frequent correspondence.]","[Will now accept previously rejected terms offered\n                  by \n                  [Charles] Frohmanfor a\n                  production of \"Mr. and Mrs. Daventry\"; suggests\n                  concluding the arrangement through \n                  Addison Bright. ] [w/ec]","[Offers for publication his first long novel, \"an\n                  implicit defence of the rebels against society.\"]","[Responds to request for his portrait by enclosing\n                  a photograph; believes reviewers misread \n                  The Bomb; mentions several books and plays that lack\n                  an audience; hopes a daring publisher will produce\n                  them someday.]","[Two books \n                  The Veils of Isisand a novel to be titled either \n                  Morningor \n                  Love in Youthwill be published in the U.S. soon; wishes\n                  to sell the English rights; copies are available from\n                  Normaford Burnett; outlines\n                  possible improvements. Solicits opinion of \n                  Great Days; mentions economic hardships and comments\n                  on the surprising quiet of \" \n                  Parisin siege time.\"]","[Sends galley proofs of improved short stories\n                  included in a collection entitled either \n                  The Veils of Isisor \n                  The Yellow Ticket; discusses financial concerns resulting\n                  from the war; mentions \n                  Memorial Editionof \n                  Shakespeareto be published by\n                  Hearst; predicts that a short war with social\n                  revolution in \n                  Berlinmight end the Hohenzollern\n                  dynasty.]","[Claims articles in the \n                  Daily Sketchmisrepresented him; discusses stories to be\n                  included in \n                  The Yellow Ticket; describes \n                  The Memorial Edition of Shakespearewhich he hopes Hearst will publish in 1916;\n                  this edition will include proof that two plays were\n                  written by \n                  Shakespeare; mentions work on \n                  Great Days; hopes to leave \n                  Francefor \n                  New York; says \n                  Normaford Burnetthas a corrected\n                  copy of \"The Ugly Duckling.\"]","[Sold rights to publish \n                  The Yellow Ticketin \n                  Great Britain, the colonies, and\n                  India; hopes to leave \n                  Parisfor the front; notes that\n                  life in \n                  Parisis in \"suspended\n                  animation\"; agrees \n                  The Yellow Roomis best title; will amend story and terms of\n                  agreement if necessary; inquires about publication\n                  date and possibility of book on the war; mentions\n                  Davidson piece in \n                  Contemporary Portraits. ]","[Thanks him for payment; agrees to contract\n                  changes; suggests possibility of doing \n                  Memorial Edition of Shakespearein 1916; believes that \"small men\" such as\n                  Deschanel, Clemenceau, Millerand, Joffre, Pall,\n                  Kitchener, and Churchill are without a touch of\n                  greatness; will observe Joffre \"at work\"; mentions\n                  new story for \n                  The Yellow Ticket; expects that war will be a long one,\n                  barring a revolution in \n                  Germany; requests help getting\n                  position as correspondent for English or American\n                  newspaper.]","[Sends corrected proofs and changed order of\n                  stories; needs to work on \n                  The Veils of Isis; hopes to do so on ship to \n                  New York; mentions lack of\n                  communication about money.]","[Will send proofs; cannot write story on ship\n                  because of seasickness; will try in \n                  New York; will send power of\n                  attorney someday.] (RMS Olympic stationery)","[Sends corrected \n                  The Yellow Ticket; discusses unsuccessful attempts to publish\n                  war articles in \n                  New York, and a successful\n                  lecture at the \n                  Arts Club; believes the \n                  Ponds Agencywill offer him\n                  further opportunities to lecture; mentions financial\n                  situation, article on \"American Opinion,\" and British\n                  failures of statesmanship.]","[Regrets early publication of \n                  The Yellow Ticket; will visit \n                  Douglas Doty, but feels American\n                  editors prefer bad work over good; requests twelve\n                  copies of \n                  The Yellow Ticketbe sent in care of \n                  Temple Scottand one to \n                  John F. Harris, head of \n                  Cambridge Review; writing book on the war with an\n                  anti-British theme.] (initialed by WGD)","[Complains of errors in the [British] edition of \n                  The Yellow Ticket; doubts Richards has \"pluck\" to publish his\n                  controversial, pro-German book on the war; admits\n                  that moderating comments on Justice Horridge in the\n                  book might be reasonable.]","[Sends \n                  England or Germany, hoping he will publish it with the usual\n                  commission; asks his opinion of the book; declares\n                  book is not libelous, but Judge Horridge's name may\n                  be omitted; complains about \n                  Arnold Benett's criticism of his\n                  Sunarticles; mentions lecture tour, publication\n                  of \n                  Contemporary Portraitsby Methuen. Declares success of lecture tour\n                  in the West; says wife will travel to \n                  England; hopes his American\n                  nationality will be publicized by Richards in order\n                  to deflect criticism in \n                  Truthand \n                  The Globethat he is a traitor; predicts German\n                  victory.]","[Hopes letter reaches \n                  Frank Palmer; mentions\n                  copyrights on \n                  The Man Shakespeare, \n                  Shakespeare and His Loves, and his plan to publish a complete edition\n                  of his own works; requests copy of \n                  George Morris' book on \n                  Jesus; mentions sales of \n                  The Yellow Ticketand \n                  Contemporary Portraitsand forthcoming works \n                  Oscar Wilde: His Life and\n                     Confessionsand \n                  Love in Youth; rejoices that he is feeling creative\n                  again; hopes their friendship will not be affected by\n                  differences of opinion.]","[Discusses Wilde book and shares views on his\n                  life; welcomes a visit when he is in \n                  New Yorkwhen they can talk about\n                  his Mirbeau translation.]","[Requests books which he has seen in \n                  The Nationand \n                  The Outlook. ]","[Wishes he were in \n                  Bernkastel, Germany; sends six\n                  copies of \n                  Pearson'sand his first book of short stories;\n                  questions states of destitution in Northern \n                  Franceand \n                  Germany; requests a long\n                  letter.]","[Indicates he may publish part of Weber's letter;\n                  requests an account of his experiences which might be\n                  used as an article; hopes to meet him on his return;\n                  urges him to promote \n                  Pearson'samong his comrades.]","[Comments on the state of \n                  Europe, the transfer of\n                  territories including the \n                  Saar valleyand \n                  Metz, political greed, and his\n                  despair for the future; in AN at bottom, requests a\n                  detailed account of the correspondent's experiences,\n                  specifically about conditions in \n                  Germany. ]","[Introduces \n                  [Claude] McKaywhose poems he\n                  admires; suggests they are more likely to be\n                  published in book form in \n                  Englandas he is Jamaican; has\n                  sent a letter to \n                  [George Bernard] Shaw; would\n                  like McKay to meet either \n                  Siegfried Sassoonor the Sitwells\n                  or \n                  Robert Nichols. ]","[Describes his own reaction to \n                  My Life and Loves; extols its honesty; outlines second volume\n                  of autobiography to be published soon which includes\n                  \"sex stories\" of his contemporaries; expects it will\n                  be confiscated; discusses price of first volume; will\n                  have one sent by friends; mentions financial\n                  difficulties because of resentment of his pacifism in\n                  the \n                  U.S.A.; expects to \"triumph\"\n                  eventually.]","[Describes the year's literary production, the\n                  fourth volume of \n                  Contemporary Portraitsand \n                  Undreamed of Shorespublished by \n                  Grant Richards; solicits her\n                  opinion of them; inquires about the copies of \n                  The Life and Confessions of Oscar\n                     Wildehe had sent and whether they contained \n                  Bernard Shaw's \"Memoirs of Oscar\n                  Wilde\"; describes the second volume of \n                  My Life [and Loves]and the people portrayed in it; believes its\n                  honesty is a return to \n                  Ben Jonsonand \n                  William Shakespeare. ]","[Inquires if the copy of \n                  The Life and Confessions of Oscar\n                     Wildeordered before the war was received because\n                  he discovered a subscriber who had not received his;\n                  mentions \n                  Bernard Shaw's praise for the\n                  book and the inclusion of his \"Memoirs of Oscar\n                  Wilde\" in later editions.]","[Gives wholesale and retail prices of volumes one\n                  and two of \n                  My Life and Loves; describes volume two as his best book;\n                  hopes to avoid \"US smut-hounds\" by binding it in\n                  plain paper; uncertain that \n                  Ulysseswill get through customs, but gives the name\n                  and address of its publisher.]","[Sends enclosure at \n                  Frank Harris's request; forwards\n                  packet to him in U.S.; will deliver agreement made\n                  with Palmer for the \n                  Shakespeare. ]","[Praises her love of truth but disagrees with her\n                  opinion about the \"Marconi speculations\"; describes\n                  the corruption of \n                  Lloyd Georgeand \n                  Rufus Isaacs; refers her to\n                  piece in \n                  The National Reviewon the matter; criticizes his own writing\n                  style used in an article on \n                  Theodore Dreiserin \n                  The Academy; feels he should have rewritten it;\n                  requests visit to read corrected version of \n                  Love in Youth; 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Solicits opinion of \n                  Great Days; mentions economic hardships and comments\n                  on the surprising quiet of \" \n                  Parisin siege time.\"]","[Sends galley proofs of improved short stories\n                  included in a collection entitled either \n                  The Veils of Isisor \n                  The Yellow Ticket; discusses financial concerns resulting\n                  from the war; mentions \n                  Memorial Editionof \n                  Shakespeareto be published by\n                  Hearst; predicts that a short war with social\n                  revolution in \n                  Berlinmight end the Hohenzollern\n                  dynasty.]","[Claims articles in the \n                  Daily Sketchmisrepresented him; discusses stories to be\n                  included in \n                  The Yellow Ticket; describes \n                  The Memorial Edition of Shakespearewhich he hopes Hearst will publish in 1916;\n                  this edition will include proof that two plays were\n                  written by \n                  Shakespeare; mentions work on \n                  Great Days; hopes to leave \n                  Francefor \n                  New York; says \n                  Normaford Burnetthas a corrected\n                  copy of \"The Ugly Duckling.\"]","[Sold rights to publish \n                  The Yellow Ticketin \n                  Great Britain, the colonies, and\n                  India; hopes to leave \n                  Parisfor the front; notes that\n                  life in \n                  Parisis in \"suspended\n                  animation\"; agrees \n                  The Yellow Roomis best title; will amend story and terms of\n                  agreement if necessary; inquires about publication\n                  date and possibility of book on the war; mentions\n                  Davidson piece in \n                  Contemporary Portraits. ]","[Thanks him for payment; agrees to contract\n                  changes; suggests possibility of doing \n                  Memorial Edition of Shakespearein 1916; believes that \"small men\" such as\n                  Deschanel, Clemenceau, Millerand, Joffre, Pall,\n                  Kitchener, and Churchill are without a touch of\n                  greatness; will observe Joffre \"at work\"; mentions\n                  new story for \n                  The Yellow Ticket; expects that war will be a long one,\n                  barring a revolution in \n                  Germany; requests help getting\n                  position as correspondent for English or American\n                  newspaper.]","[Sends corrected proofs and changed order of\n                  stories; needs to work on \n                  The Veils of Isis; hopes to do so on ship to \n                  New York; mentions lack of\n                  communication about money.]","[Will send proofs; cannot write story on ship\n                  because of seasickness; will try in \n                  New York; will send power of\n                  attorney someday.] (RMS Olympic stationery)","[Sends corrected \n                  The Yellow Ticket; discusses unsuccessful attempts to publish\n                  war articles in \n                  New York, and a successful\n                  lecture at the \n                  Arts Club; believes the \n                  Ponds Agencywill offer him\n                  further opportunities to lecture; mentions financial\n                  situation, article on \"American Opinion,\" and British\n                  failures of statesmanship.]","[Regrets early publication of \n                  The Yellow Ticket; will visit \n                  Douglas Doty, but feels American\n                  editors prefer bad work over good; requests twelve\n                  copies of \n                  The Yellow Ticketbe sent in care of \n                  Temple Scottand one to \n                  John F. Harris, head of \n                  Cambridge Review; writing book on the war with an\n                  anti-British theme.] (initialed by WGD)","[Complains of errors in the [British] edition of \n                  The Yellow Ticket; doubts Richards has \"pluck\" to publish his\n                  controversial, pro-German book on the war; admits\n                  that moderating comments on Justice Horridge in the\n                  book might be reasonable.]","[Sends \n                  England or Germany, hoping he will publish it with the usual\n                  commission; asks his opinion of the book; declares\n                  book is not libelous, but Judge Horridge's name may\n                  be omitted; complains about \n                  Arnold Benett's criticism of his\n                  Sunarticles; mentions lecture tour, publication\n                  of \n                  Contemporary Portraitsby Methuen. Declares success of lecture tour\n                  in the West; says wife will travel to \n                  England; hopes his American\n                  nationality will be publicized by Richards in order\n                  to deflect criticism in \n                  Truthand \n                  The Globethat he is a traitor; predicts German\n                  victory.]","[Hopes letter reaches \n                  Frank Palmer; mentions\n                  copyrights on \n                  The Man Shakespeare, \n                  Shakespeare and His Loves, and his plan to publish a complete edition\n                  of his own works; requests copy of \n                  George Morris' book on \n                  Jesus; mentions sales of \n                  The Yellow Ticketand \n                  Contemporary Portraitsand forthcoming works \n                  Oscar Wilde: His Life and\n                     Confessionsand \n                  Love in Youth; rejoices that he is feeling creative\n                  again; hopes their friendship will not be affected by\n                  differences of opinion.]","[Discusses Wilde book and shares views on his\n                  life; welcomes a visit when he is in \n                  New Yorkwhen they can talk about\n                  his Mirbeau translation.]","[Requests books which he has seen in \n                  The Nationand \n                  The Outlook. ]","[Wishes he were in \n                  Bernkastel, Germany; sends six\n                  copies of \n                  Pearson'sand his first book of short stories;\n                  questions states of destitution in Northern \n                  Franceand \n                  Germany; requests a long\n                  letter.]","[Indicates he may publish part of Weber's letter;\n                  requests an account of his experiences which might be\n                  used as an article; hopes to meet him on his return;\n                  urges him to promote \n                  Pearson'samong his comrades.]","[Comments on the state of \n                  Europe, the transfer of\n                  territories including the \n                  Saar valleyand \n                  Metz, political greed, and his\n                  despair for the future; in AN at bottom, requests a\n                  detailed account of the correspondent's experiences,\n                  specifically about conditions in \n                  Germany. ]","[Introduces \n                  [Claude] McKaywhose poems he\n                  admires; suggests they are more likely to be\n                  published in book form in \n                  Englandas he is Jamaican; has\n                  sent a letter to \n                  [George Bernard] Shaw; would\n                  like McKay to meet either \n                  Siegfried Sassoonor the Sitwells\n                  or \n                  Robert Nichols. ]","[Describes his own reaction to \n                  My Life and Loves; extols its honesty; outlines second volume\n                  of autobiography to be published soon which includes\n                  \"sex stories\" of his contemporaries; expects it will\n                  be confiscated; discusses price of first volume; will\n                  have one sent by friends; mentions financial\n                  difficulties because of resentment of his pacifism in\n                  the \n                  U.S.A.; expects to \"triumph\"\n                  eventually.]","[Describes the year's literary production, the\n                  fourth volume of \n                  Contemporary Portraitsand \n                  Undreamed of Shorespublished by \n                  Grant Richards; solicits her\n                  opinion of them; inquires about the copies of \n                  The Life and Confessions of Oscar\n                     Wildehe had sent and whether they contained \n                  Bernard Shaw's \"Memoirs of Oscar\n                  Wilde\"; describes the second volume of \n                  My Life [and Loves]and the people portrayed in it; believes its\n                  honesty is a return to \n                  Ben Jonsonand \n                  William Shakespeare. ]","[Inquires if the copy of \n                  The Life and Confessions of Oscar\n                     Wildeordered before the war was received because\n                  he discovered a subscriber who had not received his;\n                  mentions \n                  Bernard Shaw's praise for the\n                  book and the inclusion of his \"Memoirs of Oscar\n                  Wilde\" in later editions.]","[Gives wholesale and retail prices of volumes one\n                  and two of \n                  My Life and Loves; describes volume two as his best book;\n                  hopes to avoid \"US smut-hounds\" by binding it in\n                  plain paper; uncertain that \n                  Ulysseswill get through customs, but gives the name\n                  and address of its publisher.]","[Sends enclosure at \n                  Frank Harris's request; forwards\n                  packet to him in U.S.; will deliver agreement made\n                  with Palmer for the \n                  Shakespeare. ]","[Praises her love of truth but disagrees with her\n                  opinion about the \"Marconi speculations\"; describes\n                  the corruption of \n                  Lloyd Georgeand \n                  Rufus Isaacs; refers her to\n                  piece in \n                  The National Reviewon the matter; criticizes his own writing\n                  style used in an article on \n                  Theodore Dreiserin \n                  The Academy; feels he should have rewritten it;\n                  requests visit to read corrected version of \n                  Love in Youth; will then begin work on \n                  Oscar Wilde: His Life and\n                     Confessions. ]","See the \n            \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","University of Virginia. 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Solicits opinion of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGreat Days\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; mentions economic hardships and comments\n                  on the surprising quiet of \" \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003ein siege time.\"]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Sends galley proofs of improved short stories\n                  included in a collection entitled either \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Veils of Isis\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eor \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; discusses financial concerns resulting\n                  from the war; mentions \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMemorial Edition\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eof \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eShakespeare\u003c/persname\u003eto be published by\n                  Hearst; predicts that a short war with social\n                  revolution in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eBerlin\u003c/geogname\u003emight end the Hohenzollern\n                  dynasty.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Claims articles in the \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eDaily Sketch\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003emisrepresented him; discusses stories to be\n                  included in \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; describes \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Memorial Edition of Shakespeare\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ewhich he hopes Hearst will publish in 1916;\n                  this edition will include proof that two plays were\n                  written by \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eShakespeare\u003c/persname\u003e; 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cannot write story on ship\n                  because of seasickness; will try in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003e; will send power of\n                  attorney someday.] (RMS Olympic stationery)\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Sends corrected \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; discusses unsuccessful attempts to publish\n                  war articles in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003e, and a successful\n                  lecture at the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eArts Club\u003c/corpname\u003e; believes the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003ePonds Agency\u003c/corpname\u003ewill offer him\n                  further opportunities to lecture; mentions financial\n                  situation, article on \"American Opinion,\" and British\n                  failures of statesmanship.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Regrets early publication of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; will visit \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eDouglas Doty\u003c/persname\u003e, but feels American\n                  editors prefer bad work over good; requests twelve\n                  copies of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ebe sent in care of \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eTemple Scott\u003c/persname\u003eand one to \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eJohn F. Harris\u003c/persname\u003e, head of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCambridge Review\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; writing book on the war with an\n                  anti-British theme.] (initialed by WGD)\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Complains of errors in the [British] edition of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; doubts Richards has \"pluck\" to publish his\n                  controversial, pro-German book on the war; admits\n                  that moderating comments on Justice Horridge in the\n                  book might be reasonable.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Sends \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eEngland or Germany\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, hoping he will publish it with the usual\n                  commission; asks his opinion of the book; declares\n                  book is not libelous, but Judge Horridge's name may\n                  be omitted; complains about \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eArnold Benett\u003c/persname\u003e's criticism of his\n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSun\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003earticles; mentions lecture tour, publication\n                  of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eContemporary Portraits\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eby Methuen. Declares success of lecture tour\n                  in the West; says wife will travel to \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e; hopes his American\n                  nationality will be publicized by Richards in order\n                  to deflect criticism in \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTruth\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Globe\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ethat he is a traitor; predicts German\n                  victory.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Hopes letter reaches \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eFrank Palmer\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions\n                  copyrights on \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Man Shakespeare\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eShakespeare and His Loves\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, and his plan to publish a complete edition\n                  of his own works; requests copy of \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Morris\u003c/persname\u003e' book on \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eJesus\u003c/persname\u003e; mentions sales of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Yellow Ticket\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eContemporary Portraits\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand forthcoming works \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOscar Wilde: His Life and\n                     Confessions\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLove in Youth\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; rejoices that he is feeling creative\n                  again; hopes their friendship will not be affected by\n                  differences of opinion.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses Wilde book and shares views on his\n                  life; welcomes a visit when he is in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003ewhen they can talk about\n                  his Mirbeau translation.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Requests books which he has seen in \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Nation\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Outlook\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Wishes he were in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eBernkastel, Germany\u003c/geogname\u003e; sends six\n                  copies of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePearson's\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand his first book of short stories;\n                  questions states of destitution in Northern \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003e; requests a long\n                  letter.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Indicates he may publish part of Weber's letter;\n                  requests an account of his experiences which might be\n                  used as an article; hopes to meet him on his return;\n                  urges him to promote \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003ePearson's\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eamong his comrades.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on the state of \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, the transfer of\n                  territories including the \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eSaar valley\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eMetz\u003c/geogname\u003e, political greed, and his\n                  despair for the future; in AN at bottom, requests a\n                  detailed account of the correspondent's experiences,\n                  specifically about conditions in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Introduces \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Claude] McKay\u003c/persname\u003ewhose poems he\n                  admires; suggests they are more likely to be\n                  published in book form in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003eas he is Jamaican; has\n                  sent a letter to \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[George Bernard] Shaw\u003c/persname\u003e; would\n                  like McKay to meet either \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eSiegfried Sassoon\u003c/persname\u003eor the Sitwells\n                  or \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Nichols\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Describes his own reaction to \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMy Life and Loves\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; extols its honesty; outlines second volume\n                  of autobiography to be published soon which includes\n                  \"sex stories\" of his contemporaries; expects it will\n                  be confiscated; discusses price of first volume; will\n                  have one sent by friends; mentions financial\n                  difficulties because of resentment of his pacifism in\n                  the \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eU.S.A.\u003c/geogname\u003e; expects to \"triumph\"\n                  eventually.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Describes the year's literary production, the\n                  fourth volume of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eContemporary Portraits\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eUndreamed of Shores\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003epublished by \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eGrant Richards\u003c/persname\u003e; solicits her\n                  opinion of them; inquires about the copies of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life and Confessions of Oscar\n                     Wilde\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ehe had sent and whether they contained \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Shaw\u003c/persname\u003e's \"Memoirs of Oscar\n                  Wilde\"; describes the second volume of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMy Life [and Loves]\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand the people portrayed in it; believes its\n                  honesty is a return to \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eBen Jonson\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Shakespeare\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Inquires if the copy of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life and Confessions of Oscar\n                     Wilde\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eordered before the war was received because\n                  he discovered a subscriber who had not received his;\n                  mentions \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eBernard Shaw\u003c/persname\u003e's praise for the\n                  book and the inclusion of his \"Memoirs of Oscar\n                  Wilde\" in later editions.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Gives wholesale and retail prices of volumes one\n                  and two of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMy Life and Loves\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; describes volume two as his best book;\n                  hopes to avoid \"US smut-hounds\" by binding it in\n                  plain paper; uncertain that \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eUlysses\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ewill get through customs, but gives the name\n                  and address of its publisher.]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Sends enclosure at \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eFrank Harris\u003c/persname\u003e's request; forwards\n                  packet to him in U.S.; will deliver agreement made\n                  with Palmer for the \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eShakespeare\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e\n          ","\u003cp\u003e[Praises her love of truth but disagrees with her\n                  opinion about the \"Marconi speculations\"; describes\n                  the corruption of \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eLloyd George\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eRufus Isaacs\u003c/persname\u003e; refers her to\n                  piece in \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe National Review\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eon the matter; criticizes his own writing\n                  style used in an article on \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eTheodore Dreiser\u003c/persname\u003ein \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Academy\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; feels he should have rewritten it;\n                  requests visit to read corrected version of \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eLove in Youth\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; will then begin work on \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOscar Wilde: His Life and\n                     Confessions\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e\n          "],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Thanks him for review of stories; asks if he\n                  would like to review any books at present.]","[Relishes her sympathetic letter; discusses his\n                  articles on \n                  Shakespeare; warns that future\n                  articles will show the unpleasant, \"dark shadows\" of \n                  Shakespeare's life; wishes for\n                  more frequent correspondence.]","[Will now accept previously rejected terms offered\n                  by \n                  [Charles] Frohmanfor a\n                  production of \"Mr. and Mrs. Daventry\"; suggests\n                  concluding the arrangement through \n                  Addison Bright. ] [w/ec]","[Offers for publication his first long novel, \"an\n                  implicit defence of the rebels against society.\"]","[Responds to request for his portrait by enclosing\n                  a photograph; believes reviewers misread \n                  The Bomb; mentions several books and plays that lack\n                  an audience; hopes a daring publisher will produce\n                  them someday.]","[Two books \n                  The Veils of Isisand a novel to be titled either \n                  Morningor \n                  Love in Youthwill be published in the U.S. soon; wishes\n                  to sell the English rights; copies are available from\n                  Normaford Burnett; outlines\n                  possible improvements. Solicits opinion of \n                  Great Days; mentions economic hardships and comments\n                  on the surprising quiet of \" \n                  Parisin siege time.\"]","[Sends galley proofs of improved short stories\n                  included in a collection entitled either \n                  The Veils of Isisor \n                  The Yellow Ticket; discusses financial concerns resulting\n                  from the war; mentions \n                  Memorial Editionof \n                  Shakespeareto be published by\n                  Hearst; predicts that a short war with social\n                  revolution in \n                  Berlinmight end the Hohenzollern\n                  dynasty.]","[Claims articles in the \n                  Daily Sketchmisrepresented him; discusses stories to be\n                  included in \n                  The Yellow Ticket; describes \n                  The Memorial Edition of Shakespearewhich he hopes Hearst will publish in 1916;\n                  this edition will include proof that two plays were\n                  written by \n                  Shakespeare; mentions work on \n                  Great Days; hopes to leave \n                  Francefor \n                  New York; says \n                  Normaford Burnetthas a corrected\n                  copy of \"The Ugly Duckling.\"]","[Sold rights to publish \n                  The Yellow Ticketin \n                  Great Britain, the colonies, and\n                  India; hopes to leave \n                  Parisfor the front; notes that\n                  life in \n                  Parisis in \"suspended\n                  animation\"; agrees \n                  The Yellow Roomis best title; will amend story and terms of\n                  agreement if necessary; inquires about publication\n                  date and possibility of book on the war; mentions\n                  Davidson piece in \n                  Contemporary Portraits. ]","[Thanks him for payment; agrees to contract\n                  changes; suggests possibility of doing \n                  Memorial Edition of Shakespearein 1916; believes that \"small men\" such as\n                  Deschanel, Clemenceau, Millerand, Joffre, Pall,\n                  Kitchener, and Churchill are without a touch of\n                  greatness; will observe Joffre \"at work\"; mentions\n                  new story for \n                  The Yellow Ticket; expects that war will be a long one,\n                  barring a revolution in \n                  Germany; requests help getting\n                  position as correspondent for English or American\n                  newspaper.]","[Sends corrected proofs and changed order of\n                  stories; needs to work on \n                  The Veils of Isis; hopes to do so on ship to \n                  New York; mentions lack of\n                  communication about money.]","[Will send proofs; cannot write story on ship\n                  because of seasickness; will try in \n                  New York; will send power of\n                  attorney someday.] (RMS Olympic stationery)","[Sends corrected \n                  The Yellow Ticket; discusses unsuccessful attempts to publish\n                  war articles in \n                  New York, and a successful\n                  lecture at the \n                  Arts Club; believes the \n                  Ponds Agencywill offer him\n                  further opportunities to lecture; mentions financial\n                  situation, article on \"American Opinion,\" and British\n                  failures of statesmanship.]","[Regrets early publication of \n                  The Yellow Ticket; will visit \n                  Douglas Doty, but feels American\n                  editors prefer bad work over good; requests twelve\n                  copies of \n                  The Yellow Ticketbe sent in care of \n                  Temple Scottand one to \n                  John F. Harris, head of \n                  Cambridge Review; writing book on the war with an\n                  anti-British theme.] (initialed by WGD)","[Complains of errors in the [British] edition of \n                  The Yellow Ticket; doubts Richards has \"pluck\" to publish his\n                  controversial, pro-German book on the war; admits\n                  that moderating comments on Justice Horridge in the\n                  book might be reasonable.]","[Sends \n                  England or Germany, hoping he will publish it with the usual\n                  commission; asks his opinion of the book; declares\n                  book is not libelous, but Judge Horridge's name may\n                  be omitted; complains about \n                  Arnold Benett's criticism of his\n                  Sunarticles; mentions lecture tour, publication\n                  of \n                  Contemporary Portraitsby Methuen. Declares success of lecture tour\n                  in the West; says wife will travel to \n                  England; hopes his American\n                  nationality will be publicized by Richards in order\n                  to deflect criticism in \n                  Truthand \n                  The Globethat he is a traitor; predicts German\n                  victory.]","[Hopes letter reaches \n                  Frank Palmer; mentions\n                  copyrights on \n                  The Man Shakespeare, \n                  Shakespeare and His Loves, and his plan to publish a complete edition\n                  of his own works; requests copy of \n                  George Morris' book on \n                  Jesus; mentions sales of \n                  The Yellow Ticketand \n                  Contemporary Portraitsand forthcoming works \n                  Oscar Wilde: His Life and\n                     Confessionsand \n                  Love in Youth; rejoices that he is feeling creative\n                  again; hopes their friendship will not be affected by\n                  differences of opinion.]","[Discusses Wilde book and shares views on his\n                  life; welcomes a visit when he is in \n                  New Yorkwhen they can talk about\n                  his Mirbeau translation.]","[Requests books which he has seen in \n                  The Nationand \n                  The Outlook. ]","[Wishes he were in \n                  Bernkastel, Germany; sends six\n                  copies of \n                  Pearson'sand his first book of short stories;\n                  questions states of destitution in Northern \n                  Franceand \n                  Germany; requests a long\n                  letter.]","[Indicates he may publish part of Weber's letter;\n                  requests an account of his experiences which might be\n                  used as an article; hopes to meet him on his return;\n                  urges him to promote \n                  Pearson'samong his comrades.]","[Comments on the state of \n                  Europe, the transfer of\n                  territories including the \n                  Saar valleyand \n                  Metz, political greed, and his\n                  despair for the future; in AN at bottom, requests a\n                  detailed account of the correspondent's experiences,\n                  specifically about conditions in \n                  Germany. ]","[Introduces \n                  [Claude] McKaywhose poems he\n                  admires; suggests they are more likely to be\n                  published in book form in \n                  Englandas he is Jamaican; has\n                  sent a letter to \n                  [George Bernard] Shaw; would\n                  like McKay to meet either \n                  Siegfried Sassoonor the Sitwells\n                  or \n                  Robert Nichols. ]","[Describes his own reaction to \n                  My Life and Loves; extols its honesty; outlines second volume\n                  of autobiography to be published soon which includes\n                  \"sex stories\" of his contemporaries; expects it will\n                  be confiscated; discusses price of first volume; will\n                  have one sent by friends; mentions financial\n                  difficulties because of resentment of his pacifism in\n                  the \n                  U.S.A.; expects to \"triumph\"\n                  eventually.]","[Describes the year's literary production, the\n                  fourth volume of \n                  Contemporary Portraitsand \n                  Undreamed of Shorespublished by \n                  Grant Richards; solicits her\n                  opinion of them; inquires about the copies of \n                  The Life and Confessions of Oscar\n                     Wildehe had sent and whether they contained \n                  Bernard Shaw's \"Memoirs of Oscar\n                  Wilde\"; describes the second volume of \n                  My Life [and Loves]and the people portrayed in it; believes its\n                  honesty is a return to \n                  Ben Jonsonand \n                  William Shakespeare. ]","[Inquires if the copy of \n                  The Life and Confessions of Oscar\n                     Wildeordered before the war was received because\n                  he discovered a subscriber who had not received his;\n                  mentions \n                  Bernard Shaw's praise for the\n                  book and the inclusion of his \"Memoirs of Oscar\n                  Wilde\" in later editions.]","[Gives wholesale and retail prices of volumes one\n                  and two of \n                  My Life and Loves; describes volume two as his best book;\n                  hopes to avoid \"US smut-hounds\" by binding it in\n                  plain paper; uncertain that \n                  Ulysseswill get through customs, but gives the name\n                  and address of its publisher.]","[Sends enclosure at \n                  Frank Harris's request; forwards\n                  packet to him in U.S.; will deliver agreement made\n                  with Palmer for the \n                  Shakespeare. ]","[Praises her love of truth but disagrees with her\n                  opinion about the \"Marconi speculations\"; describes\n                  the corruption of \n                  Lloyd Georgeand \n                  Rufus Isaacs; refers her to\n                  piece in \n                  The National Reviewon the matter; criticizes his own writing\n                  style used in an article on \n                  Theodore Dreiserin \n                  The Academy; feels he should have rewritten it;\n                  requests visit to read corrected version of \n                  Love in Youth; will then begin work on \n                  Oscar Wilde: His Life and\n                     Confessions. ]"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n            \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n            \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc\u003e\u003c/physloc\u003e\n      "],"corpname_ssim":["University of Virginia. 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