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ALL/11/36
Title
Postcard from Anna Wilke to Herbert Allingham
Date(s)
- 5 Mar 1905 (Creation)
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1 piece, Manuscript
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(1867-1936)
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From: Konigsberg i. Pr., Hinter-Tragheim 64. Addressed to Herbert Allingham, 5 Broughton Road, Ealing. Signed.
'In reply to yours of 24/2, I regret to say that the stories are not for the German taste, at least not for the magazines for which I write. They are – how shall I say? – too sensational, too little natural. I have only got two, “Dick’s Mascot” and “Tom Munro’s Murder”. You write interesting but, please don’t misunderstand me – not for the better public – more for the middle-class who like sensational stories.’ (she adds a note ‘at least here in Germany, in England it may be otherwise’). The note continues to describe the type of story she is interested in - 'real life, humorous'.
'In reply to yours of 24/2, I regret to say that the stories are not for the German taste, at least not for the magazines for which I write. They are – how shall I say? – too sensational, too little natural. I have only got two, “Dick’s Mascot” and “Tom Munro’s Murder”. You write interesting but, please don’t misunderstand me – not for the better public – more for the middle-class who like sensational stories.’ (she adds a note ‘at least here in Germany, in England it may be otherwise’). The note continues to describe the type of story she is interested in - 'real life, humorous'.
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