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From DigitalMaine Transcription Project
September
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1943
Mrs. Henry Beston Chimney Farm Nobleboro, Maine Dear Elizabeth Coatsworth: Your modesty is charming!-- tor only today, when the new la~millan fax1 catalog reaches us, do we discover that you have a book coming out this fall. The delightful part of THIEF ISLAND is that its setting is Maille; and;y9uiprobably surmise t~at in addition to congratulations and good wishes we have on our mind,\the Maine Author Collection. May we hope for an inscribed copy?
THIEF ISLAND will certainly go into our traveling. li·braries. It sounds wonderful.; and promises many hours or entertainment for young readers. Very Truly yours MAINE STATE LIBRARY BY
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