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In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda updates John about the family dogs and animal trapping in the area. She details her thoughts on the film, The Glass Menagerie, and recommends the writing advice of Richard Armour.

Publication Date

1-6-1951

Document Type

Letter

City

Plowville, Pennsylvania

Keywords

Harvard University, Reading High School, Mr. Gelnett, Harvard Lampoon, Nancy Wolf, The Glass Menagerie, Mrs. Litchfield, dogs, Gertrude Lawrence, A Streetcar Named Desire, Richard Armour, The Writer, John Franklin Hoyer, Wesley Russell Updike, Linda Grace Hoyer, John Updike

Language

English

Sender

Linda Grace Hoyer

Recipient

John Updike

Disciplines

American Literature | Social History | United States History

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Letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to John Updike, January 6, 1951

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