If you come to the States, as you threaten in your letters from Tetherdown, Trewallock Lane, Gorran Haven, Cornwall (if I got nothing else out of your missive, the address alone is worth the price of admission), be sure to get in touch with me.
I am pleased to hear that you are writing a book about Jack the Ripper. He has always been my hero. I've always envied him and his activities, but physical limitations have prevented me from following in his footsteps.
Regarding the exclamation marks in "Groucho and Me," I assure you I had nothing to do with that. Some incompetent proofreader is the guilty party. My punctuation never goes beyond a comma or a period. Anything more complicated than that confuses me.
It was very nice hearing from a successful writer. The only other one I've ever had any correspondence with was Somerset Maugham, who recently announced that he now considers himself an extinct volcano. Hoping this finds you on the top of one, I remain,
Cordially,
Groucho Marx
-- Letter to Colin Wilson (1959), "The Groucho Letters"
I am pleased to hear that you are writing a book about Jack the Ripper. He has always been my hero. I've always envied him and his activities, but physical limitations have prevented me from following in his footsteps.
Regarding the exclamation marks in "Groucho and Me," I assure you I had nothing to do with that. Some incompetent proofreader is the guilty party. My punctuation never goes beyond a comma or a period. Anything more complicated than that confuses me.
It was very nice hearing from a successful writer. The only other one I've ever had any correspondence with was Somerset Maugham, who recently announced that he now considers himself an extinct volcano. Hoping this finds you on the top of one, I remain,
Cordially,
Groucho Marx
-- Letter to Colin Wilson (1959), "The Groucho Letters"