Title:
Letter from John Muir to [Helen Lukens ?] Jones, 1901 Aug 30.
Creator:
John Muir
Publisher:
The Huntington Library, Muir Family Papers, HM 57349-57497. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of
the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Contributor:
[Helen Lukens ?] Jones
Date:
1901 Aug 30
2008
Type:
Text
Format:
Image/jpeg2000
Identifier:
muir11_0844-md-1
Source:
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Language:
eng
Coverage:
Martinez [Calif.]
Rights:
Copyrighted
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission
to publish or exhibit them, see
http://library.pacific.edu/ha/forms
Muir-Hanna Trust
1984
Transcription:
Martinez Aug 30/01 My dear Mrs Jones I am very glad heartily congratulate you on your success as a writer Few have done
so well no doubt you soon will be known more work at good price will come to you than you will be able to furnish. I have
read am returning Quimido? the charming little bird story. Your improvement in style expression is well marked Be sparing
of superlatives big adjectives of high color on the levels of your stories they will stand out count where they justly belong.
Remember me to your mother the children Mrs? Dyer? Heaven bless you Ever sincerely yours John Muir