George Parsons Lathrop to Joseph Marshall Stoddart

Extent:

5 p.

Scope and content:

[Encloses an outline of a new novel, Martha Dane, which he proposes for Lippincott's Monthly Magazine; mentions that the novel they previously discusses will be too long for the purpose; discusses his preparation to write Martha Dane, its proposed length, and its representation of his best; explains why he did not send an outline sooner and why he is not now sending the first two chapters; discusses Stoddart's contract offer and what he feels would be more reasonable; insists on the night to publish the novel in volume form after three months; says that, if Stoddart accepts these new terms, he could send copy for the whole book in six weeks to two months.]

Names:

George Parsons Lathrop
Joseph Marshall Stoddart

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