Douglas, Alfred Bruce, Lord, 1870-1945 (Poet), bulk: 1908-07-21 - 1930-10-21

Letters: Hove, Sussex, to Covici, Friede Publishers, New York, N.Y.; London, to Wilfrid Meynell, 1852-1948

1 ALS and 1 TLS. Letter to publishers concerns his great displeasure at their publishing a private letter of his in Frank Harris' biography of Oscar Wilde. "The impudent lies of Harris about me . . . are all admitted by Harris himself to be false." Goes on to say that "Your safety lies in the fact that you live in a country where every kind of criminality is condoned and protected." Meynell letter: "I read the Shelley article by Francis Thompson with the greatest interest . . . I am glad you were interested in my article on Oscar Wilde. The writer of the admirable article on Coventry Patmore was Mr. John Freeman."