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November 27, 1939

Mr. Marsden Hartley 27 Broadway Bangor, Maine Dear Mr. Hartley: Thank you for calling our attention to the magazine TWICE A YEAR; and we will be very happy to secure a copy of the November issue, in order to have your articles in the 1;1aine Author Collection. YOU+' enterprise of writing essays regarding Maine subjects is interesting, and we certainly hope it may attain publication. Of Maine publishers, the Falmouth Book House is known to you. There is also the Southworth-Anthoensen Press in Portland, which of course does beautiful publishing and printing. The Stephen Daye Press in Brattleboro, Vermont, is not in this state; but the editor·, John Hooper;· is a Maine man and has issued a number of books by Maine writers.

You might consult the list of publishers in the Maine Register, where you will find a number of smaller concerns, as well as the customary print shops of newspapers. We learned about Miss Richardson's book some time ago, and have written to her about it. And we do know Miss Adams• work; we have the BREAD LOAF ANTHOLOGY which you mention. Mr. Christian, about whom you inquire, is pastor of the First Universalist Church in Brunswick, and has a lively interest in literature, having written some things himself. We know of him only through correspondence, and the usual library channels. Mr. Christian has always observed the library rules satisfactorily, and has presented an inscribed copy of each of his publications to the Maine Author

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