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Autograph letter, dated June 16, 1919, from Frank Swinnerton of Chatto & Windus in London, to the publisher George Doran, containing notes on the publishing history of works by W.N.P. Barbellion and Daisy Ashford. Swinnerton gives a detailed account of H.G. Wells' participation in the publication of The journal of a disappointed man by W.N.P. Barbellion [pseudonym of Bruce Frederick Cummings], for which Wells wrote the preface. Swinnerton also refers to a similar case involving The young visiters [by nine year-old Daisy Ashford], published anonymously, with a preface by J.M. Barrie. Because the preface was signed by Barrie, it was erroneously supposed that he was the author of the entire work.
Personally I have found life to be the most interesting thing in the world. Nothing has ever helped me so much as a source of fresh impulse and encouragement to increased endeavor as the story of success on the part of some one else. And surely that was the Master's way of encouraging his disciples for all time to come. The stories which Jesus told, and the stories which are related concerning the people whom he healed and who were converted under his ministry, are a constant source of power and inspiration to Christian people to-day. We get faith and courage to cast out devils from men now because of the picture we have of that redeemed man of Gadara whom Christ transformed and sent forth t...