Autograph letter signed ("Frank Norris") to Grant Richards, his English publisher; New York, ca November 1901
From the Bart Auerbach Collection. 2 pages, 4to, on two sheets of "Doubleday, Page & Company" letterhead (where Norris was an editor). In fine condition. Item #409465
A reply to Richards' letter of November 4, mostly discussing the sale of 'The Octopus' to Tauschnitz, for which Norris got £30 which was split with Richards who had published the London edition that September. Norris writes that 'The Pit', sequel to 'The Octopus', "is coming on, and I believe–firmly–will be much stronger"; and writes of receiving the 'Octopus' contract and of receiving British reviews. "Watch out for a man named Friedman who has writ 'By Bread Alone'. Did you get Dreiser's 'Sister Carrie'?" Norris was responsible for the publication of 'Sister Carrie' in 1900 by Doubleday, Page; the publishing firm, however, did not distribute the book and it was suppressed.
Norris died in October 1902 at the age of 32. His letters are very rare. 'Collected Letters', ed. J. S. Chrisler, no. 103. (BA).
Price: $7,500.00