A Guide to "Atavism" by John Myers O'Hara 1902 O'Hara, John, Poem, 1902 11194

A Guide to "Atavism" by John Myers O'Hara 1902

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Accession Number 11194

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Accession number

11194

Title

"Atavism" by John Myers O'Hara 1902 November

Physical Characteristics

1 item, AMsS

Language

English

Abstract

Poem by John O'Hara laid, and referred to, in a copy of Call of the Wild inscribed by Jack London to O'Hara.

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John Myers O'Hara, Atavism, 1902, Accession #11194, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

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Scope and Content Information

1902 November Poem by John Myers O'Hara, "Atavism," referred to in an inscription by Jack London to O'Hara in a copy of The Call of the Wild , "Dear John Myers O'Hara: Whose fugitive four lines gave me my motif for The Call of the Wild and whose same four lines have brought me to him as a friend. Affectionately yours, Jack London, Wake Robin Lodge, Aug. 24, 1909." (See Rare Books, Barrett PS 3523.O46C3 1908)