Box msWilde Box 7
Contains 112 Results:
Letter from George Egerton to John Lane, February 28, 1896
It is a quick and short letter of apology to Lane regarding a visit he made to Egerton's residence: her son George was giving her a “heart ache” but she doesn’t go into specifics as to why. She wanted to write the letter quickly so that there is no time for anger and frustration to fester between Lane and herself. She comments at the end of the letter, “I don’t think I care for celebrities of any kind.”
Letter from George Egerton to John Lane, March 19, 1896
Letter from George Egerton to John Lane, June 5, 1896
Egerton's books were withdrawn from American libraries. She dislikes that she is bound to Lane to create books to be put into series like Keynotes and Symphonies.
Letter from George Egerton to John Lane, June 12, 1896
Letter from George Egerton to John Lane, August Bank Holiday 1896
Egerton talks about how Lane is both her publisher and agent and the difficulties of it. She has not got back Hunger which cost her over 3 guineas to get typewritten.
Letter from George Egerton to John Lane, September 1, 1896
Egerton relates a conversation she had with a friend. She is in debt and is not able to write enough to get paid to cover her weekly expenses. She asks, in a roundabout way, for Lane to send her money as soon as possible.