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#2695: Willa Cather to Alfred A. Knopf, September 5 [1937]

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Dear Alfred;

Perhaps I should bring this to your attention, as this request may have been refused in the regular routine.

Is there anything in it? Is the "Oxford Press" the same as the Oxford University Press? Would anybody be benefitted by such an anthology except the compilers thereof?

Of course this sort of anthology, if it were well done, would really be very interesting and well worth our making an exception to a good rule. But Benét?- - - Hasn't he too many axes to grind for his friends to make a really sound anthology?

You know these publishers and these two editors, and I do not, so I leave it entirely to your judgement. I think the book he mentions suggests using, "Missionary Journeys", well chosen for an anthology.

For the last month we have had unprecented heat here, but now the wind blows from the North once more. I shall be in New York about September 30th and will call the office by telephone when I arrive. I hope you and Pat are being good housekeepers.

Affectionately to you both W. S. C.