signed
1964 · Cambridge, England
by FORSTER, E.M.; Katherine Anne Porter
Cambridge, England, 1964. Near Fine. Autograph Letter Signed. 12mo. 1p. King’s College, Cambridge, January 12, 1964. Together with a retained typed copy of Porter’s December 31, 1963 letter to Forster. Light horizontal fold, else fine. A thoughtful letter in which Forster warmly thanks the acclaimed American author for her birthday wishes on his 85th birthday: “I greatly appreciate your birthday wishes, and they are joined to such gracious words about my work. I spent a pleasant New Year’s Day, thank you, and have followed it with a visit to Covent Garden to see the revival of Billy Budd … .” In the accompanying letter Porter writes in part: “This is (truncated)