Beston, Henry (1888-1968)
Scope:
The Henry Beston collection consists of manuscripts and correspondence.
Manuscripts in the collection are three stories, rewritten by Beston for Henry Beston’s Fairy Tales . The stories are “Prince Sneeze,” which was first written for a class at Harvard and originally appeared in The Firelight Fairy Book (Atlantic Monthly Press, 1919); “The Invisible Baby,” which also originally appeared in The Firelight Fairy Book ; and “The Palace of Night,” which originally appeared in The Starlight Wonder Book (Atlantic Monthly Press, 1923).
Correspondence in the collection consists of two autograph letters from Beston to a Mrs. Hannigan; one is undated, the other dated June 25, 1925.
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Notable Figures
| 1. Beston, Henry, 1888-1968 |
Associated Subjects
| 1. Literary Collections Subject Guide |
| 2. Authors, American |
| 3. Editors |
| 4. Children's literature, American, 20th century |
| 5. American literature--20th century |
| 6. Natural history literature |