Great Literary Minds Autographs and personal letter group spanning 100 years from approximately 1850-1950. Approximately 30 Letters from Literary and artistic notables, almost all are signed. Letters from: UPTON SINCLAIR, author of nearly 100 published works, 1934 California gubernatorial democratic nominee and 1943 Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction; RD BLACKMORE, English novelist; BLISS CARMAN, Canadian Poet; GERTRUDE ATHERTON, feminist and novelist whose work was adapted for early screenplays during the silent movie era; OWEN WISTER, "Father" of western American fiction and Ulysses Grant biographer of "The Virginian;" EUGENE SCRIBE, French dramatist and librettist; ROBERT W. CHAMBERS, artist and novelist; WILLIAM TYLER, political author of American Creed and the Story of the Nation's Capitol; W. HOLMAN HUNT, English painter and co-founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood; JAMES LANE ALLEN, Kentucky cultural writer; JAMES A. FROUDE, controversial English writer, historian and Fraser's Magazine Editor; SARAH ORNE JEWETT, well-known American literary regionalist, novelist, poet and lesbian; GENE STRATTON PORTER, author, nature photographer and conservationist; RACHEL CROTHERS, feminist playwright and theatre director; TIMOTHY COLE, famous British-American wood engraver; CHAS. READE, British novelist and dramatist; CHAS. KINGSLEY, British clergyman, historian, social reformer and writer; F. MARION CRAWFORD, prolific American writer of Italian-set novels; GEORGE SAINTSBURY, English critic, literary historian, editor, teacher and wine connoisseur; CHAS. DUDLEY WARNER, essayist, novelist, Twain friend and co-author of The Gilded Age; FRANCIS PARKMAN, historian and author of the Oregon Trail; EDWARD DOWDEN, Irish poet; JOSEPH PENNEL, draftsman, lithographer-etcher, author and illustrator; SIR FREDERICK LEIGHTON, one of the most famous British artists of the 19th century; WD HOWELLS, the "Dean of American Letters," Editor of the Atlantic Monthly, realist novelist, literary critic and playwright; ELBERT HUBBARD, writer, publisher, artist and philosopher; and SEVERAL OTHERS with hard-to-read signatures. This Lot is a literary and artistic treasure trove of some of the most creative and forward thinking literary and artistic minds of the the time. Hubbard's letter is unsigned, and at least one letter has been taped on reverse to repair creases. Please inspect photo carefully. Jim & Barbara Sherman Private Western Mining Museum