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ALL/11/139
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Draft letter from Herbert Allingham [to Hamilton Edwards]
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- nd [1908] (Creation)
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(1867-1936)
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‘I was aware that my story “The Boy Who Won Out” was entirely different from the school yarns you publish and I only sent it on the chance you might be disposed to make a new departure. By the way with regard to your objection to the drunkenness episode I am tempted to remind you that the most popular school story ever written contains a chapter dealing with the same subject. I refer to the late Archdeacon Farrar’s 'Eric'. This story is very goody-goody but it has run through 36 editions and in chapter 8 the hero gets drunk with far less excuse than my hero has for his slip. My story was an attempt to describe real school life. However I can do the conventional stuff quite well. My 'A Regular Duffer', 'The Captain’s Fag' and 'Max the Magnificent' are all in this line. I will send you comedy of the sort very shortly. I know Mr. Henry St John’s work. It is very conventional of course but the author has a real sense of fun and his stuff is nearly always readable.’
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Physical description: Folded due to size