[Sends six sets of The Life and Confessions of Oscar Wilde . ]

[Requests his business address; invites him to visit him at his hotel in Paris ; has had his worst cold ever.]

[Requests four copies of first volume of [The Life and Confessions of] Oscar Wilde and five complete sets; AN by Harris inquires if Groves wants copies of My Life and Loves ; computes costs.]

[Sends prospectus for the second volume of [ My Life and Loves ] at a discount; gives him discount for Oscar Wilde book.]

[Repeats contents of Sep 10 letter; encloses a prospectus; quotes prices for [ My Life and Loves ] and The Life and Confessions of Oscar Wilde . ]

[Informs him that prices for books remain unchanged; asks that he send check through the American Express Co. ; believes that he will complete the third volume of [ My Life and Loves ] by next June.]

[Gives the prices for My Life and Loves ; claims he cannot give discounts on books unless he orders a dozen.]

[Offers to sell him the volumes of My Life and Loves for a certain price.] (secretarial signature)

[Corrects an error in prices made by his secretary in the July 16 letter; has sent two sets of books; claims the French Government is prosecuting him for the second volume of My Life and Loves ; expects this should make it sell better.]

[Sending four sets of My Life and Loves that day; cannot sell the books for less than 350 francs because it has been confiscated in England and the United States . ] (secretarial signature)

[Received check; unable to send a review of A Rebours because recent illness has delayed other work, especially third volume of My Life and Loves . ] (secretarial signature)

[Instructs him to send order for three copies of the first volume of My Life and Loves to the publisher; has informed the publisher of this situation.] (secretarial signature)

[Informs him that third volume of My Life and Loves will appear at the end of January; will let him know the precise date; asks him what type of review he wants of A Rebours ; skeptical that any paper will accept the review.] (secretarial signature)

[Informs him that third installment of My Life and Loves will be published within eight days; offers to send a copy; quotes prices; refers to perennial trouble of using French postal service.] (secretarial signature)

[Makes an argument not to cancel an order for the third installment of My Life and Loves ; claims that price is reasonable; believes that French persecution is over; wants to put third installment in wide circulation.]

[Thanks him for payment; sends him several volumes of My Life and Loves ; third and fourth volumes will be published in a single volume in America.] (signed by secretary, A. Krim )

[Sends volumes of Life and Confessions of Oscar Wilde ; quotes prices; thanks him for check; gives amount still due.] (initialed by Harris and signed by secretary, L. Dowd )

[Will sign books when they arrive; demands payment still due; in AN claims payment will be "a welcome Xmas box."] 1 p. (initialed by Harris and signed by secretary, L. Dowd )

[Thanks him for the "tenner"; used it for New Year's gifts.]

[Gives current account of money he owes; will send him two copies of Life and Confessions of Oscar Wilde ; hopes to finish fifth volume of My Life and Loves by end of month; invites him to lunch or dinner.]

[Thanks him for letters and a check; busy on fifth volume of My Life and Loves ; hopes to finish it soon; gives him a list of orders and their prices.]

[Has sent five volumes of My Life and Loves ; gives current account.]

[Thanks him for recent order; gives prices for order; requests payment; needs the money for summer holidays; encloses an order form (present).] (in secretary's hand, signed by Harris)

[Thanks him for order of three copies of Life and Confessions of Oscar Wilde ; returned from three month trip to United States ; urges him to sell books he has in stock or return them.] (in secretary's hand, signed by Harris)

[Will supply books on a list at a discount.]

[Thanks him for check; requests remainder of balance so he can use it for holiday.] (secretarial signature)

[Gives travel plans on the French Riviera ; asks that he get the copies of My Life and Loves from Mr. Ritzman of Libriarie Ashe unless he can wait until his return.]

[Requests check for money owed because he needs it.]

[Sent various volumes of Life and Confessions of Oscar Wilde and My Life and Loves ; requests check.]

[Sent last of fifteen sets of Oscar Wilde book; thanks him for check.]

[Does not have fifth series of Contemporary Portraits ; will get them from America.]