An American poet and novelist, he is best known for the Spoon River Anthology (1915). In it, Masters tells the story of a small town through a series of free-verse monologue epitaphs. He also wrote Mitch Miller, The Nuptial Flight and a biography of Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln the Man. An autograph letter signed E. Masters to Mrs. He wrote in pencil on unlined paper: Dear Mrs. Smith – Your letter is very cordial – and I want to come your way at Christmas. There is just this thing: I have been postponing a trip to New York. It may happen that it will fall then, unless I can go soon; as I must stay there a number of weeks. But this can be done anyway – I want to give happiness to the children there – not in my name but in Lillian’s – and will you write me saying what I can do? And if so how many girls and boys are there? Help me in this. Another thing: can you conceive of something. I can send Lillian that would give her delight? What as a child, a little girl, a twenty-year old did she want and never have? Or what is there now? I can’t think of a thing. Tell me – and let me get this off in time for her Christmas. So you understand I may be with you; and why it is if I’m not. The letter has light folds and is in fine condition. All items are issued with an invoice that states in writing at the bottom All autographs and historical papers are guaranteed authentic for life by me. New Jersey residents, please add 7% for the Governor’s salary ;. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Autographs\Historical”. The seller is “stuartlutz” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Chile, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Turks and Caicos Islands, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Paraguay, Uruguay, Canada, South Africa, Colombia, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Lucia, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Oman, Reunion, Montserrat, Ukraine.
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Signed by: Edgar Lee Masters
