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Joseph Holt Ingraham Collection, Accession 7741, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library
Deposit [ 17 Dec 1963 ] 17 Nov 1964
Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
[Considers the "Woodcock Story" the best piece he has ever written; offers it for publication in 3 sequels for $15 each.]
[Thanks her for her kind remarks about his book The Prince of the House of David ; insists it is not a religious novel , but a commentary on the gospels, acts, life, and words of Jesus; promises her a revised copy and a copy of his book Pillar of Fire ; mentions that the former book has gone into two German translations; hopes it will be published in England ; mentions Beulah by Augusta Jane Evans Wilson as one of the most remarkable American fictions; says that Hall is a household name in the New World and he looks forward to seeing her in London . ]
[Offers his new novel A Romance of Palenque to him for publication in the Notion ; says he has two or three "Tales of American Life" in progress.]
[Short reviews of The Prince of the House of David , which has sold over 4,000,000 copies.]
[Announces the death of Colonel Prentiss Ingraham , son of Joseph Holt Ingraham ; reviews Joseph Holt Ingraham's numerous publications and mentions the speed with which he turned out novels.]
["Lafitte" preceded by a short description of Ingraham's colorful and adventurous life.]