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University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Frank Harris Collection 1919-1929

[Sends six sets of The Life and Confessions of Oscar Wilde. ]

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Frank Harristo Frank A. Groves, 1925

[Sends prospectus for the second volume of [ My Life and Loves] at a discount; gives him discount for Oscar Wildebook.]

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University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Frank Harris Collection 1924-1925

[Agrees with Timesreviewer's assessment on the best stories in his latest book; discusses his four volumes of Contemporary Portraits. ]

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Frank Harristo Percival Hinton, 1924

[Intrigued by his suggestions of future subjects of another volume of Contemporary Portraits; warns him that one must have intimate knowledge of a person to do a good portrait; says Bernard Shawhas invited him to Londonto meet the young literary figures; dislikes England's legal system because of the Oscar Wildetrial and prefers the French judicial system.]

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University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Upton Sinclair Collection 1905-1957

[Criticizes correspondent's book; recommends that he cut and condense his work; advises him to read La Rochefoucald and House of a Hundred Lightsby T. R. Tourence; discusses Prince Hagen, which was written 2 years ago but rejected 35 times; describes King Midasas book of joy and very boyish, which had not sold 1500 copies; wonders if correspondent is also poor; asks for reply. TN states that the name of work of correspondent have been cut out of the letter to protect his identity.]

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Upton Sinclairto Frank Harris, 1916 7 p.

[Offers criticism of [ Oscar Wilde: His Life and Times]; gives book an overall good review; gives his opinion of Oscar Wildein a socialist context and wishes Harris had done so; dislikes The Importance of Being Ernestand Wilde's work in general; disagrees with Harris' assertion that Wilde died as a result of incarceration; wants to believes that Wilde's essay "The soul of man under socialism" reveals the true man; gives his opinion of Harris' work and talents.]

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Upton Sinclairto Frank Harris, 1917 3 p.

[Gives warm review of Contemporary Portraits; likes the portraits of Davidson and Burton; gives low opinion of [Thomas] Carlyle; responds to request to judge Harris' mind or limitations by wondering if it is a limitation to be too catholic of too sophisticated; attacks the work and character of Swinburne and [James MacNeill] Whistler; considers The Gentle Art of Making Enemies"one of the most vicious books in the world"; gives ideas on greatness in an artist; believes he has a strange double nature because he can "pray with Jesus and dine with Oscar Wilde, and do both convincingly"; gives mixed review of Unpath'd Waters; sends first pages of manuscript Dead Hand; predicts it will not sell because the public is preoccupied with he war; expresses interest in Harris' opinion.]

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