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[Signs N. B. Tarkington; accompanies a letter of introduction to S. Adamsof the advertising staff of McClureswho will know whom to contact at Harper's; suggests getting a letter from Riley to Century, from Major to MacMillan Publishing Co., and from Curtis of B. M. to Dodd, Mead, Scribner's, Appleton, etc.; hopes McClures will be satisfactory.]

[Speaks of an enclosed letter that will interest him; says he has information that Scribner'swill send an expedition to Russia; wonders if their own friend in Moscowhas definite information on it, but has mixed them up; reports on progress repairing the Century Building on 17th Street; says the mantel in Gilder's office with Dr. Howard's relief was destroyed and wonders if he has taken measures to replace the original carving with a replica; comments in postscript on a book by Peter Cooperon Jefferson which the Century Co.is not going to publish; says he is afraid the family will not make money from the book because of small sales.]

[Concerns Kirk's copyright of Gaussen on Inspiration; says that when Baker and Scribner purchased from John S. Taylorhis stock in trade, they did not purchase the stereotype plates of Kirk's work; says that any edition printed since must have been done by Taylor; states that Scribner'sdid not authorize it nor has it had any profit from sales.]

[Discusses The Outpostwhich has been returned from Putnam, Holt, Scribner's, and Moffat, Yard and Dutton; mentions that an English translation of The Outposthas been published by Oxford University Pressunder the title Selected Polish Tales; wants Anderson to send a copy of the book to Otto Liveright; gives particulars about the copyright, etc.]

[Identifies herself as Thomas Wolfe's agent from 1933 to his death; says she is under contract with Wolfe's estate and Scribner'sto collect and edit his letters; gives several sources to prove her statements, including John Hall Wheelock, editor, Charles Scribner's Sons; asks permission to copy any letters Wolfe wrote her for possible inclusion in a book; mentions 10 letters from Moore to Wolfe; explains legal matters; asks for information about Moore, to be used in the acknowledgment.]

[Delighted to see " Sierra Moon-Down" used in Scribner's. ]

[Pleased to be invited by Scribner'sto contribute to a series. Could write about A(merican) E(xpeditionary) F(orce)but finds "reality" not to his taste.]

[Assures him that there is no particular hurry to publish "The Wild Duck" as Scribner'swill not put out Essays On Scandinavian Literaturebefore 1895.]

[Grants permission to use certain lines from " Tears" and certain stanzas from " A Song of Life" and suggests that she also contact the Doran Company, Scribner's, and the Mosher Company. Thanks her for the warm words regarding her poetry.]