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[Requests four copies of first volume of [The Life and Confessions of] Oscar Wildeand five complete sets; AN by Harris inquires if Groves wants copies of My Life and Loves; computes costs.]

[Encloses check in payment of bill.]

[Praises her love of truth but disagrees with her opinion about the "Marconi speculations"; describes the corruption of Lloyd Georgeand Rufus Isaacs; refers her to piece in The National Reviewon the matter; criticizes his own writing style used in an article on Theodore Dreiserin The Academy; feels he should have rewritten it; requests visit to read corrected version of Love in Youth; will then begin work on Oscar Wilde: His Life and Confessions. ]

[Describes the year's literary production, the fourth volume of Contemporary Portraitsand Undreamed of Shorespublished by Grant Richards; solicits her opinion of them; inquires about the copies of The Life and Confessions of Oscar Wildehe had sent and whether they contained Bernard Shaw's "Memoirs of Oscar Wilde"; describes the second volume of My Life [and Loves]and the people portrayed in it; believes its honesty is a return to Ben Jonsonand William Shakespeare. ]

[Complains of harassment by Burleson who delays publication of his magazine; claims that these delays result in financial loss; cannot appreciate his light verse under the trying circumstances but enjoyed meeting him; can perhaps publish his criticism of his own work.]

[Has much work to do; must postpone article on Shakespeare to do a piece on Bismarck; will soon be in Paristo see Brunetiere and Davray; requests articles without delay.]

[Refuses terms offered for English and colonial rights to The Women of Shakespeare. ]

[Discusses terms for Women of Shakespeare; expects Arnold Bennettwill write approvingly about it; compares the book to The Man Shakespeare; hopes for simultaneous publication of English and American editions; is going to Stratford on Avonto get pictures of Shakespeare and Mary Fitton. ]

[Asks for copy of his own review of Clapp's book and the addresses of Sumner, Comstock's successor.]

[Agrees to review a book; asks for return of his copy of Unpath'd Waters; laments that one of his unpublished stories is better than those of other authors included in the collections of the best stories of 1914 and 1915; requests assistance.]

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

[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.]

[Sends second volume of My Life and Loves, which he regards as his best work; will send the first volume when money is received.]

[Asking agent in America to send volume one of [ My Life and Loves]; says customs would not allow shipping from Francebecause of nude pictures; regards volumes two and three of [ My Life and Loves] as his best work; is ill with bronchitis.]

[Asks to see him upon his return; encloses manuscript which Harris promised to read.]