Item 22 - PPS. to a letter from Alice Walker to R. B. McKerrow

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MCKW/A/4/22

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PPS. to a letter from Alice Walker to R. B. McKerrow

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  • c. May 1936 (Creation)

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McKerrow, Ronald Brunlees (1872-1940), bibliographer and literary scholar
(1872-1940)

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Trinity College Library, Cambridge

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(Place of writing not indicated.)—Asks whether there is any difference between the Cambridge editions, and relates an amusing story of a lecturer in America.

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PPS (to my letter)

I found the enclosed card waiting for me when I went over to Englefield Green this afternoon. I am not sure that I feel as keen as I did about separate volumes!

A propos of this, is there any difference between the Cambridge editions? So far I have been using the 1902 or thereabouts (sorry to be so vague) but I have parted with the copy I had and now have the London Library 1892 edition. It reached me today appropriately addressed as enclosed. My handwriting must be illegible and it is very kind of you to say you can read it!

This last coincidence reminded my hostess of a story she heard yesterday of a man who was lecturing in America on the Testament of Beauty. He was vastly flattered to find an unexpectedly large audience of very well-dressed women which, unfortunately, after the first few minutes gradually seeped away. He found he had been lecturing in the Elizabeth Arden Hall [If you don’t know who Elizabeth Arden is, Mrs McKerrow will—or see the Sphere, Byestander etc.]

A.W.

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Typed, except the initials at the end, a square bracket, and an underlining. The square brackets are in the original.

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