The Letters of Ernest Hemingway: Volume 3, 1926–1929

Hemingway's letters, many previously unpublished, trace his transformation into a renowned professional author in the mainstream of American literature.

Ernest Hemingway (Author), Rena Sanderson (Edited by), Sandra Spanier (Edited by), Robert W. Trogdon (Edited by)

9780521897358, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 14 October 2015

731 pages, 30 b/w illus. 7 maps
23.7 x 16.4 x 4.8 cm, 1.32 kg

'The quality of the ancillary details on each page is (in my experience) unmatched by other letters- compilations of famous writers - a testament to the passion, skill, and dedication of the editorial team. The collection is a great achievement and a superb resource for scholars of Hemingway's work and American literatures more generally.' The Hemingway Review

The Letters of Ernest Hemingway, Volume 3: 1926–1929, featuring many previously unpublished letters, follows a rising star as he emerges from the literary Left Bank of Paris and moves into the American mainstream. Maxwell Perkins, legendary editor at Scribner's, nurtured the young Hemingway's talent, accepting his satirical novel Torrents of Spring (1926) in order to publish what would become a signature work of the twentieth century: The Sun Also Rises (1926). By early 1929 Hemingway had completed A Farewell to Arms. Hemingway's letters of this period also reflect landmark events in his personal life, including the dissolution of his first marriage, his remarriage, the birth of his second son, and the suicide of his father. As the volume ends in April 1929, Hemingway is setting off from Key West to return to Paris and standing on the cusp of celebrity as one of the major writers of his time.

General editor's preface Sandra Spanier
Acknowledgments
Note on the text
Abbreviations and short titles
Introduction to the volume Rena Sanderson
Chronology
Maps
The letters, 1926–1929
Roster of correspondents
Calendar of letters
Index of recipients
General index.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers [DSK], Literary studies: general [DSB], Diaries, letters & journals [BJ]