Letter from Scofield Thayer to Thomas Hardy, 8 June 1921
[Page 1]THE DIAL
152 WEST THIRTEENTH STREET, NEW YORK CITY
TELEPHONE: CHELSEA 6540
June 8, 1921
Thomas Hardy, Esq.
Max Gate
Dorchester, England
My dear Mr. Hardy:
Through the kind offices of Mr. Ezra Pound I have received for The Dial your poem entitled The Two Houses. I am happy not only at being able to print your work but also at being able to print a poem which would confer honour upon any journal in which it appeared whether or not it bore the name of Thomas Hardy.
The Two Houses will appear in our August number, our July number having already gone to press.
May one who has from childhood been a reader and admirer of yours have the pleasure of printing your work often? You must know how many friends you have in this country. Mr. Bruce Rogers, the printer, who was so generous as to help us with the design of The Dial, other examÂples of whose work you are perhaps acquainted with, when he went abroad for the first time went directly to Wessex, there to visit and relive what he had already known and experienced in your novels. There are many who would do as Mr. Bruce Rogers.
Sincerely yours,
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Summary
Letter from Scofield Thayer to Thomas Hardy acknowledging receipt of the poem The Two Houses for the Dial, 8 June 1921
Metadata
From
Person
Scofield ThayerPlace
152 West Thirteenth Street, New York City
Date
8 June 1921
To
Person
Thomas HardyPhysical Description
Letter typed on cream paper with printed letterhead. Pencil librarymarks on page 2: H.4815. A printed black image of a sun dialcentred between words 'The' and 'Dial'.
Source
Dorset County Museum, H.4815
