Edward Carpenter to Walt Whitman, 16 March 1882

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Title: Edward Carpenter to Walt Whitman, 16 March 1882
Date: March 16, 1882
Creator(s): Edward Carpenter
Whitman Archive ID: loc.01237
Source: The Charles E. Feinberg Collection of the Papers of Walt Whitman, 1839-1919, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Transcribed from digital images or a microfilm reproduction of the original item. For a description of the editorial rationale behind our treatment of the correspondence, see our statement of editorial policy.
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Cite this page: Carpenter, Edward. "Edward Carpenter to Walt Whitman, 16 March 1882." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 19 April 2024. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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loc.01237.003_large.jpg Bradway near Sheffield 16. Mar. /82 Dear Old Walt—

I should like a line from you. I have not had time exactly to write to you lately—or rather I have written so many letters, business affairs mostly, connected with my brothers & sisters, that I loc.01237.004_large.jpg have not wanted to write any more.

I enclose you a letter I am sure you will like to read—which I got the other day from a friend. He is a clever fellow, with flashes of genius—classical minded—but you are too much for him!

I have about finished what loc.01237.005_large.jpg I am writing at present. It is in paragraphs some short, (half a line or so), some long, in the ordinary prose form, tho' poetical in character. It is a good deal made up of previous writings of the last 5 or 6 years squeezed out—a drop or two here & there. I have thought for some time of calling it "Towards Democracy" and I do not see any reason for altering the title—though the loc.01237.006_large.jpg word democracy does not often occur in it.

With love to you as always Your friend E.C.

loc.01237.001_large.jpg from E Carpenter (enclosing Sharp letter on L of G)

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