[Letter] 1907 September 19 [to] Mr. Markham

[Letter] 1907 September 19 [to] Mr. Markham

Earle, Ferdinand Piney

Viereck, George Sylvester, 1884-1962

Divorce

Abbott writes to Markham about Ferdinand Earle leaving his wife for another woman and mentions other famous men who have done the same, or have gone through a divorce. Abbott also mentions an article he wrote on Viereck for Book News Monthly.

Abbott, Leonard Dalton, 1878-1953

Edwin Markham Archive, Horrmann Library

9/19/1907

Wagner College, Staten Island, NY

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Sept. 19/07
Dear Mr. Markham,
Herron, Gorky, now Earle – not to mention Jack London, J. William Lloyd, Elbert Hubbard - it fairly takes one’s breath away!
This whirlwind burst over me as suddenly as over everybody else. I knew nothing of the Earle situation, until his wife wrote me about it. It looks ugly on the face of it; but I personally think it’s all right, and that all three have acted from high motives.
Under separate cover I am sending you my article in the “Book News Monthly” on Viereck.
With affectionate greeting,
Leonard Abbott
Don’t trouble to answer this.

2009

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