LAWRENCE, David Herbert, (English, 1885-1930): A.L.S., signed and dated 1917, to his literary agent with very nice content especially regarding future works. Reads ''I return Chaltos agreement, signed & initialed. Don't you think we might have had 20% after the first 1000 or 2000? - I always have hopes of the future. And I wish you could bring them to give me twelve instead of six presentation copies. -Let me know when the fix the prices & the formal. I will send you on the MS of ''All the Gates'' in a day or two. On second thoughts, I send it all at once. You will see it is based upon the more superficial ''Reality of Peace''. But THIS is pure metaphysics, especially later on: and perfectly sound metaphysics, that will stand all the attacks of technical philosophies. Bits that might be very unpopular, I might leave out. I am doing, in the hopes of relieving my ominous financial prospects, a set of essays on ''The Transcendental Element in American Literature''. You may marvel at such a subject, but it interests me. I was thinking of speaking to Amy Lowell about it. Her brother is Principal of Harvard, and she can touch the pulse of the Yale Review & things like that. We might get the essays into a periodical here in England - seems my only hope - I won't & can't wright Strand Stories. D. H. Lawrence''. Purchase from David Schulson Autographs, 1994 with accompanying paperwork. 9 3/4'' x 8''.
CONDITION: Fold lines, minor foxing.