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Letter to Viola Irene Cooper

Fiction House editorial correspondence to Howard’s then-agent Viola Irene Cooper discussing revisions to The Peaceful Pilgrim, later published as Cupid from Bear Creek.

Extract

I didn’t think that Breckenridge Elkins was up to snuff in “The Peaceful Pilgrim”.

Letter from John F. Byrne to Viola Irene Cooper concerning Robert E. Howard, March 1, 1935; reviewed legacy reh.world facsimile.

Date evidence

Source ReportedMarch 1, 1935Source Reported

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Letter from John F. Byrne to Viola Irene Cooper concerning Robert E. Howard, March 1, 1935
Letter from John F. Byrne to Viola Irene Cooper concerning Robert E. Howard, March 1, 1935.
Letter from John F. Byrne to Viola Irene Cooper concerning Robert E. Howard, March 1, 1935
Letter from John F. Byrne to Viola Irene Cooper concerning Robert E. Howard, March 1, 1935.

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