ALS from the German poet, best known for his humorous Galgenlieder, to the Berlin publisher Bruno Cassirer, reporting on manuscripts submitted to the firm. Birkenwerder, May 3, 1906; 1 p., small 4to, on letterhead with a view of the "Sanatorium Birkenwerder." In part (translated from the German): "... The sketches 'from the days of the old Kanzleirat' are simply not interesting enough to promise any success. Moreover, unless I am mistaken, I learned from Luise Wolf that the pieces have already been translated several times and have appeared here and there, at least in part. I shall return the manuscript shortly. The drama Allerseelen by E. Hoffer, sent recently, is utterly unworthy of consideration—juvenile stuff ..." Punched for filing, slightly browned, else fine. 7 x 5.75 inches; 18 x 14.5 cm.
At the time, Morgenstern was staying at the Birkenwerder sanatorium for treatment of his tuberculosis; the stay did not bring the hoped-for result. He worked for many years as a reader (Lektor) for Cassirer.
ALS from the German poet, best known for his humorous Galgenlieder, to the Berlin publisher Bruno Cassirer, reporting on manuscripts submitted to the firm. Birkenwerder, May 3, 1906; 1 p., small 4to, on letterhead with a view of the "Sanatorium Birkenwerder." In part (translated from the German): "... The sketches 'from the days of the old Kanzleirat' are simply not interesting enough to promise any success. Moreover, unless I am mistaken, I learned from Luise Wolf that the pieces have already been translated several times and have appeared here and there, at least in part. I shall return the manuscript shortly. The drama Allerseelen by E. Hoffer, sent recently, is utterly unworthy of consideration—juvenile stuff ..." Punched for filing, slightly browned, else fine. 7 x 5.75 inches; 18 x 14.5 cm.
At the time, Morgenstern was staying at the Birkenwerder sanatorium for treatment of his tuberculosis; the stay did not bring the hoped-for result. He worked for many years as a reader (Lektor) for Cassirer.