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Tag: Literature

Tarzan’s Love Letter to Jane

Tarzan’s Love Letter to Jane 1912 I am Tarzan of the Apes. I want you. I am yours. You are mine. We live here together always in my house. I will bring you the best of fruits, the tenderest deer, the finest meats that roam the jungle. I will hunt for you. I am the… Read More

Posted 108 years ago October 12, 1912
By Joe Hummel III

Samuel L. Clemen’s Notice for his Next Burglar

Samuel L. Clemen’s notice for his next burglar September 9, 1908 NOTICE. To the next Burglar. There is nothing but plated ware in this house, now and henceforth. You will find it in that brass thing in the dining-room over in the corner by the basket of kittens. If you want the basket, put the… Read More

Posted 112 years ago September 9, 1908
By Joe Hummel III

A Letter to Mark Twain Regarding Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn

Asa Don Dickinson’s Letter to Mark Twain regarding taking the Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn books out of a children’s library November 19, 1905 DEAR SIR: I happened to be present the other day at a meeting of the children’s librarians of the Brooklyn Public Library. In the course of the meeting it was stated… Read More

Posted 115 years ago November 19, 1905
By Joe Hummel III

George Bernard Shaw’s Review of a Woman at a Don Giovanni Performance

George Bernard Shaw’s Review of a woman at a Don Giovanni performance to the London Times July 3, 1905 Sir, The Opera management of Covent Garden regulates the dress of its male patrons. When is it going to do the same to the women? On Saturday night I went to the Opera. I wore the… Read More

Posted 116 years ago July 3, 1905
By Joe Hummel III

Jack London’s letter of Advice for a Fan

Jack London’s letter of Advice for a Fan ~1905 Dear Sir: Every time a writer tells the truth about a manuscript (or book), to a friend-author, he loses that friend, or sees that friendship dim and fade away to a ghost of what it was formerly. Every time a writer tells the truth about a… Read More

Posted 116 years ago May 13, 1905
By Joe Hummel III

Samuel L. Clemens’ Letter to Helen Keller over Plagiarism Accusations

Samuel L. Clemens’ letter to Helen Keller over plagiarism accusations March 17, 1903 Dear Helen,— I must steal half a moment from my work to say how glad I am to have your book, and how highly I value it, both for its own sake and as a remembrance of an affectionate friendship which has… Read More

Posted 118 years ago March 17, 1903
By Joe Hummel III

Bram Stoker’s Letter to Walt Whitman

Bram Stoker’s Letter to Walt Whitman February 14, 1876 My dear Mr. Whitman. I hope you will not consider this letter from an utter stranger a liberty. Indeed, I hardly feel a stranger to you, nor is this the first letter that I have written to you. My friend Edward Dowden has told me often… Read More

Posted 145 years ago February 14, 1876
By Joe Hummel III

Charles Lamb’s Letter to Bernard Barton, Regarding his (common) Cold

Charles Lamb’s letter to Bernard Barton, regarding his cold January 9th, 1824 Dear B.B.- Do you know what it is to succumb under an insurmountable day-mare,- “a whoreson lethargy,” Falstaff calls it, -an indisposition to do anything, or to be anything, -a total deadness and distaste,-a suspension of vitality, -an indifference to locality,- a numb,… Read More

Posted 197 years ago January 9, 1824
By Joe Hummel III

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