December 14, 1934

December 14, 1934

Dear Mr. Williams,

I have to acknowledge your letters of Nov. 16th and 22nd, "in which I note the following points:

1. - Albatross edition of "Human Nature".- I evidently overlooked in your royalty statement of Sept. 21st the item of $58.80 in payment of the Albatross edition of "Human Nature". A percentage of 50% on the European sales of my books still seems to me a very high charge. No book agent, I believe, charges more than 10%. and in the case of Messrs. Scribner and Macmillan, no wharge whatever was made on such editions. I may add that for this edition all arrangements were made by me personally with the Albatross Company in Paris.

2. Misprints on "A Backward Glance".- The error indicated by me as being on page 121 is on page 122, 11th line from top. The phrase as printed reads: "And usually often to profit by it". The word _often_ should of course have been omitted.

On page 121, 10th line from bottom, the error is as follows: In the phrase "the ignored who have fought their way" the word _who_ should be omitted.

On page 250, lines II and 16 from bottom, instead of "Miss Jekyl" pur "Miss Willmott".

3. Illustrations to "A Backward Glance".- Will you kindly return these to me at Hyères?

4. Correction from Mrs. Francis King.- This mistake had already been pointed to me, and I included the correction in the above list.

5. Letter of Nov. 22nd.- With regard to the finishing of "The Buccaneers", I cannot say more than I already have. I am working on it steadily, but I can hardly hope to have it finished before March.

I am delighted to hear that Mr. Jewett will soon be back, and at work.

Yours sincerely

literary

Yours sincerely

and at work.

I am delighted to hear that Mr. Lewell will soon be back.

Marlow.

On it attackably, put I can hardly hope to have it limbed before
Buccaneers," I cannot say more than I already have. I am working

p. letter of Nov. 8th - With regard to the finishing of "The

spade f.f.t.

resq've been bounded to me, and I inquired the correction in the

4. Correction from Mrs. Francis King. - Mrs. mistake had af-

return these to me at once?

2. Illigitantions to V. Backward Glance." - Will you kindly

"Missley, but "Missy williff".

On page 200, fine line 10c from bottom, instead of

work who should be omitted.

follows: In the phrase "the ignored who wave to light their way" the
On page 181, 10th fine from bottom, the error is as

work often should of course have been omitted.

bysее as printed rese: "And many a time to broil it". The
me as being on page 181 at on page 182, 11th fine from top. The

S. M'Kinnon on V. Backward Glance." - The error indicated by a

I must add that I do not wish this price to be
considered a precedent. I hope never to have to accept
a sum so much lower than my usual rate, and as far as the
Buccaneers' is concerned, I hope you will make the woman's
Home Companion understand that there is no use discussing
the subject unless they are prepared to give a good price.

these last months have been unusually lean ones for me,
owing to the unexpectedly small sale of "A Backward Glance",
and as "Permanent Wave" is much slighter and shorter story
than I usually write, I accepted 1200 for it. I hope the
payment will be made before the end of the year.

P.S.- I am sorry to have obliged you to cable me twice
about the offer for "Permanent Wave". I did not reply by ca-
cable to your first message as you did not ask me to, and as

I thought the price too low to be worth considering. But
these last months have been unusually lean ones for me,
owing to the unexpectedly small sale of "A Backward Glance",
and as "Permanent Wave" is much slighter and shorter story

December 14, 1934

December 14, 1934

A BACKWARD GLANCE.

In the notice on the page after the end of "A First Word",
strike out "Life and Letters", as the Review changed hands
and my arrangement fell through.

Page 85. 4th line from bottom - Instead of: "Francia's", read "Franciabigio's".

Page 122. 11th line from top - Strike out "often".

Page 121. 10th line from bottom - Strike out "who".

Page 170. 14th line from bottom - Instead of "cadences", read "cadence".

Page 306. 13th line from top - After "think" put a comma.

Page 322. 15th line from top - Instead of "Sigurd", read "Sigmund".

Page 326. 11th line from top - Instead of: "along", read "long".

Page 333. 5th line from top - Instead of "Du Côte" read "Du Côté".

Page 359. 15th line from top - After "battles" put a comma.

Page 383. (Index). Instead of "La Tuvolle" read "La Tuyolle".

"RETROSPECT" (Corrections).

Page 118 - line 12 from top. Close up the interval between "The Mount" and "By Henry James".

Page 119 - I have mislaid the letter from Charles Norton, but hope to find it on my return to my house near Paris, in June. If the letter is lost, the paragraph may stand as it is, the next paragraph beginning, as it now does, on page 120.

Page 64 - 2nd line from bottom of page - Instead of "Ascension" read "Assumption".

RETROSPECT

Page 79b.- line 15 from top. Instead of: "and the gates are shut", read: "and the wings are shut".

Page 216.- line 5 from top. Instead of "Damascus", put "Baghdad".

line 7 from top. Instead of "Damascus", put "Baghdad".

line 12 from bottom. Instead of "Damascus", put "Baghdad".

"RETROSPECT" (Corrections).

Page 118 - line 13 from top. Close up the interval between "The Mount" and "By Henry James".

Page 119 - I have mislaid the letter from Charles Norton, but hope to find it on my return to my house near Paris, in June. If the letter is lost, the paragraph may stand as it is, the next paragraph beginning, as it now does, on page 130.

MEMORABLES.

by Edith WHARTON

Page 5.

4th line from top: For "Mount Napoleon" read "Mount Buonaparte".

12th " " " : ° ¤ ° ¤ ° ¤ ° ¤ °

14th " " " : Read as follows: "When the hero dropped the
<u>u</u> from his name, and became Emperor".

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