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Elizabeth and Edward had six children, three of whom (William Maxwell Evarts Perkins, Charles Callahan Perkins, and Molly Thomas) collectively became the fourth owners of the home when their mother died in 1940. Maxwell Perkins, in full Maxwell Evarts Perkins, (born Sept. 20, 1884, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died June 17, 1947, Stamford, Conn.), influential American editor who discovered many of the most prominent American writers of the first half of the 20th century.
September 2, 1985. A. Scott Berg has almost single-handedly rescued Maxwell Perkins from the anonymity he desired.
Perkins was born on September 20, 1884, in New York City, to Elizabeth (Evarts) Perkins, a daughter of William M. Evarts, and Edward Clifford Perkins.He grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey, attended St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire and then graduated from Harvard College in 1907. If you are a Maxwell Perkins student, this is a wonderful reference of his early years at Scribner. She was born in Plainfield, NJ, first of the five daughters of Maxwell Evarts Perkins, the editor, and Louise Saunders Perkins, a writer whose work included the play, "The Knave of … Novelist Taylor Caldwell Dies at 84. Elizabeth was born in New York City in 1858 and married Edward Clifford Perkins in Windsor, Vermont in 1882. It probably was not officially included in the wedding vows, but one wifely duty for the First Lady of El Salvador is the promotion of her husband's forthcoming autobiography. Max Perkins: lt;p|>| |William Maxwell Evarts ("Max") Perkins| (September 20, 1884 – June 17, 1947), was the ed... World Heritage Encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Maxwell Evarts Perkins is considered to be the finest editor of his generation. Fathers to Daughters book. Father to Daughter: The Family Letters of Maxwell Perkins, letters written by Perkins to his wife and five daughters, collected and edited by his granddaughters. Which famous authors was Maxwell Perkins responsible for publishing?
Possible clean ex-library copy, with their stickers and or stamps. Father to Daughter: The Family Letters of Maxwell Perkins by Maxwell E. Perkins, Louise Perkins King, Ruth King Porter. Perkins graduated from Harvard University in 1907. INTRODUCTION. By Richard Pearson. A third book of Perkins' letters is also in print: Editor to Author: The Letters of Maxwell E. Perkins, edited by John Hall Whelock.