Guide to Reading Letter Transcriptions
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| Textual Feature | Appearance |
|---|---|
| passage deleted with a strikethrough mark | |
| passage deleted by overwritten added letters | |
| passage added above the line | passage with added text above |
| passage added on the line | passage with added text inline |
| passage added in the margin | passage with text added in margin |
| handwritten addition to a typewritten letter | typed passage with added handwritten text |
| missing or unreadable text | missing text noted with "[illegible]" |
| uncertain transcriptions | word[?] |
| notes written by someone other than Willa Cather | Note in another's hand |
| printed letterhead text | printed text |
| text printed on postcards, envelopes, etc. | printed text |
| text of date and place stamps | stamped text |
| passage written by Cather on separate enclosure. | written text |
Thank you so much for your interest in "The Song of the Lark."4 I think it is the one of my own books that I have the most feeling for, and your interest in that story is especially gratifying to me.
I sent to several book stores, went up to Brentano's my self in a taxi yesterday, but they have not one copy left. They expect 25 copies sometime next week, the manager at Brentano's told me.
I expect now to be able to go to the luncheon5 on Wednesday next, and will do what I can to please you, though I am not an interesting speaker at all!
Faithfully yours Willa Sibert Cather
