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Ellen M. Abdy-Williams to Walt Whitman, 16 March 1885

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  • Title: Ellen M. Abdy-Williams to Walt Whitman, 16 March 1885
  • Date: March 16, 1885
  • Creator(s): Ellen M. Abdy-Williams
  • Whitman Archive ID: loc.04623
  • 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.
  • Contributors to digital file: Alex Kinnaman Stefan Schöberlein Ian Faith Kyle Barton Nicole Gray
  • Cite this page: Abdy-Williams, Ellen M.. "Ellen M. Abdy-Williams to Walt Whitman, 16 March 1885." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 09 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
  • Source File: loc.04623.xml (TEI)
 loc_vm.02435.jpg Two vols.​ L of G and S D sent [illegible] March 31 '85 Time. EDITED BY E. M. ABDY-WILLIAMS. MONTHLY, PRICE ONE SHILLING. EDITORIAL ROOM. W. SWAN SONNENSCHEIN & CO., WHITE HART STREET, PATERNOSTER SQUARE, LONDON, E.C. March 16th 1885 Dear Sir

The P.O. people here say they have heard nothing of your books. Can they be detained at the P.O. on yr. side of the water?

Yrs​ faithfully Ellen M. Abdy Williams Walt Whitman Rejected MSS. cannot be returned unless cover in Postage Stamps accompanies them.  loc_vm.02436.jpg EMA Williams

Correspondent:
Ellen Mary Abdy-Williams (1857–1937) was a British author and journalist, who began editing the literary periodical Time in 1885. She was married to education reformer Bernhard Whishaw (1857–1914) and published some of her work as "Mrs. Bernhard Whishaw."

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