signed
by THEODORE DREISER
THEODORE DREISER (1871-1945). Dresier, an American author who was a leading proponent of naturalism, wrote Sister Carrie, An American Tragedy and Jennie Gerhardt. TLS. 1pp. 8” x 10 ½”. September 27, 1939. Hollywood, Calif. A typed letter signed “Theodore Dreiser” on his personal letterhead. Dresier wrote to “Marjorie T. Rainey”: “I would not have the time to discuss the proposed address with you. However I do not wish to speak on literature. I thought there might be some subject particularly interesting you your group. I would like to know the approximate number that would attend. The rest can wait until a later date. I am so busy just now that I cannot put any time on it, at present…Theodore Dreiser”. In 1940, Rainey married Guy Thompson Griffith, a famous British classical scholar. The letter has the usual mailing folds and is in fine condition otherwise. (Inventory #: 4467)