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DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, Doubleday & Company letterhead, August 2, 1956. Letter from Doubleday’s Permissions Department to acclaimed Southern Gothic author Flannery O’Connor, mistakenly addressed "Dear Mr. O’Connor," requesting authorization to reprint her short story “Greenleaf” in the forthcoming anthology Prize Stories 1957: The O. Henry Awards, edited by Paul Engle. Signed and dated at the conclusion in ink by O'Connor. In fine condition.
‘Greenleaf,’ originally published in the Summer 1956 issue of The Kenyon Review, would go on to win first prize in Prize Stories 1957: The O. Henry Awards, marking the first of Flannery O’Connor’s three O. Henry first-prize honors. Signed just days after Doubleday requested reprint permission, this document captures the story at a pivotal moment between its initial publication and its recognition as one of the year's most distinguished works of short fiction. Adding further interest, the publisher mistakenly addresses the author as “Mr. O’Connor,” a common confusion occasioned by her first name and a well-known biographical footnote in O’Connor scholarship.
From the personal collection of a lifelong collector, teacher, and traveler with a passion for world history. His collecting years ranged from the 1970s to the present day, meaning that several of the premier pieces have not been on the market in decades.
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