Title:
Letter from Walter A. Dyer to John Muir, 1909 May 20.
Creator:
Walter A. Dyer
Publisher:
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies
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Contributor:
John Muir
Date:
1909 May 20
2008
Type:
Text
Format:
Image/jpeg2000
Identifier:
muir18_0465-md-1
Source:
Original letter dimensions: 21.5 x 28 cm.
Language:
eng
Coverage:
New York
Rights:
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Transcription:
THE WORLD'S WORK FARMING DOUBLEDAY PAGE CO. 133-135-137 EAST 16TH STREET, NEW YORK COUNTRY LIFE IN AMERICA THE
GARDEN MAGAZINE May 20th, 1909. Mr. John Muir, Martinez, Calif. Dear Sir:- In view of the fact that Mr. Page has
long been trying unsuccessfully to get some of your writings for the World's Work, it may seem useless for me to suggest that
you do something for Country Life In America, and yet I cannot help making the attempt. A very short time ago, I read your
splendid little story Stikeen , and I felt that here was the sort of thing we needed occasionally in Country Life In America.
We believe that we publish a magazine that helps people to solve the problems of their country living, and we believe we are
helping along in the great movement, and preaching the gospel of country life, and the out-of-doors. At the same time we cannot
help but feel that our magazine tends to become dull---the practical elements seem to crowd out anything like literary grace.
The sort of thing that you can write is what we want tremendously in Country Life In America--a genuine knowledge of and love
for outdoor life and all it means, expressed in the vivid style that impressed me so in Stickeen , I don't care whether you
write fact or fiction, whether you write about dogs or birds or National Parks, but I do wish we might have something from
you, and we will gladly accept something short if we cannot have something long. Hoping this appeal will not be in vain,
and that you will let me hear from you before long, I am, Very truly yours, illegible Managing Editor COUNTRY LIFE IN
AMERICA. WAD-W P. S. I will send you a couple of sample copies of Country Life under another cover, in case you are
not familiar with the magazine. 04502