William Morris Colles (1855-1926) was a prominent literary agent in London, and a author. The collection consists of letters
from various authors to Colles and his associates. Correspondents include
Sir James Barrie, Arnold Bennett, E.F. Benson, Ford Madox Ford, Rider Haggard, and Somerset Maugham.
Colles was born in 1855; he became a prominent literary agent in London; his published works include Literature and the pension list (1889) and Playright and copyright in all countries, showing how to protect a play or a book throughout the world (with Harold Hardy, 1906); he died in 1926.
4 boxes (2 linear ft.)
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