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| 1. |
1965/06/11 |
TLS to Merton |
When I asked Lila Karpf at Farrar, Straus whether there might be any part of your new book, |
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| 2. |
1965/06/14 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Frankly, I don't think that there is much point in my trying to adapt anything from SEASONS |
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1965/07/06 |
TLS to Merton |
It was good of you to send Harper's the review of Nishida Kitaro. We read it with interest -- |
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1965/07/08 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Thanks for your letter, and for the ms of the review of Nishida. If later I should turn out |
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1965/08/18 |
TLS to Merton |
We have gone ahead and made some selections from your Journal manuscript of things that appeal |
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1965/09/08 |
TALS to Merton |
Naomi Burton thinks the title and subtitle are fine. We may work the piece into the November issue; |
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1965/09/25 |
TL[c] from Merton |
One small point about "Few Questions..." For some time the entry about Alan Ginsburg has been |
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| 8. |
1965/09/28 |
TLS to Merton |
I caught the correction for Allen Ginsberg on the page proof in the nick of time. So don't worry. |
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1966/03/18 |
TL[c] from Merton |
I don't see Harper's regularly but I ran across a copy recently and noticed that you were running |
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| 10. |
1966/04/13 |
TLS to Merton |
It was a good surprise to find your "Apologies to an Unbeliever" in the mail, and I have read |
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| 11. |
1966/04/27 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Here is the "Apologies" piece. I completely rewrote it, but it did not yet turn out to be much |
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| 12. |
1966/05/06 |
TLS to Merton |
I am happy to say that we are delighted with your revised manuscript, "Apologies to an Unbeliever." |
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| 13. |
1966/07/08 |
TLS to Merton |
I am very sorry to be returning "Day of a Stranger," which I liked very much indeed, as did other |
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| 14. |
1966/10/07 |
TALS to Merton |
This is to tell you that your article did not get into the Easy Chair for November. Something else |
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| 15. |
1966/10/14 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Thanks for yourdizzying [sic] letter of the 7th, at which I still reel: with joy and amusement |
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| 16. |
1966/10/25 |
TLS to Merton |
I enjoyed your letter very much, and am glad you mentioned that "Day of a Stranger" will find |
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| 17. |
1966/11/11 |
TLS to Merton |
I am very sorry that I must say no on your fine piece, "Love and Need"--possibly because it is just |
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| 18. |
1967/09/29 |
TLS to Merton |
I have just seen the summer issue of Hudson Review and enjoyed "Day of a Stranger" again. |
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1967/11/18 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Thanks for your note back in September. Yes, I have been worried about Sy: two of our College |
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| 20. |
1967/11/28 |
TLS to Merton |
I saw your drawings, was somewhat baffled though not entirely, and was interested in how much |
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| 21. |
1967/12/04 |
TLS to Merton |
This story of the Yucatan war was all news to me, and I share your feeling that it is worth telling |
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