In 1940, comedian Fred Allen (1894 – 1956), in his radio program, talked about a time he checked into a hotel in Philadelphia where the
Tag: Letters
Sheridan’s Critique Template
Irish playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan has a convenient template for responding to all the new publications that were constantly sent to him: Dear sir, I
An Eye for Celebrities
Valerie Eliot, wife of poet T. S. Eliot, wrote the following letter to the London Times dated February 10, 1970: Sir, My husband, T.S. Eliot,
A Way to Answer Illegible Letters
When poet Thomas Bailey Aldritch received a letter from his friend Prof. E. S. Morse which was practically unreadable, he sent the following amusing reply
