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Wilde (Oscar) Autograph letter signed to a Mr. Mor

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Wilde (Oscar) Autograph letter signed to a Mr. Mor

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Wilde (Oscar) Autograph letter signed to a Mr. Morgan,13 pp., small 8vo, 16 Tite Street, n.d., returning a manuscript that Foster had sent for Wilde's comments, with suggestions for improvements and publication "It is better than many magazine articles, though if you will allow me to say so it is rather belligerent in tone.", continuing with advice about the difficulties in earning a living purely by writing, "The best work in literature is always done by those who do not depend on it for their daily bread - and the highest form of literature, Poetry, brings no wealth to the singer", "Make some sacrifice for your art and you will be repaid - but ask of art to sacrifice herself for you and a bitter disappointment may come to you", folded, slightly soiled, particularly the outer pages, stab hole throughout at to left corner.