Ernest"Papa" Hemingway - Autograph Letter Signed 11/24/1956

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ERNEST HEMINGWAY Handwritten letter to associate Peter Buckley, signed "Papa," filled with tales of his time spent in Spain and France meeting bullfighters and other famous friends. Autograph Letter signed: "Papa", 1 page, 8¼x10½. Paris, 1956 November 24. On letterhead of the Hotel Ritz to "Dear Peter" [Buckley], in full: "Thank you very much for the lovely big pictures. The ones at Zaragosa and the one of Antonio [Ordonez] and Mary were especially good. Would you do me a very big favour and be a good boy and do it promptly? Please send the pictures you took of Mary and me and Cooch Behar and Gina Egan in the bariera to Miss Gina Egan [at London address]. I promised to see they were sent and have worried about them. Please do this Peter. We saw a lot of Juanito Madinaveitia and also had lunch once and dinner twice with Juan Belamonte . We had a wonderful time together. Mary is much better in every way. I've been following Juanito's regime faithfully. When get next pressure taken will assess how things go. Coldest Nov. 23 in Paris since 1914, -4°. Shot a lot of partridges in Spain. Got some good pictures. We took Caro to the shoot. He sends his best to you. Mary and I send love. [signature, followed by brief postscript]"Your father who was gin crazed prior to conception will be here 3 weeks more." ERNEST HEMINGWAY (1899-1961) was one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century, admired for the moving quality of his stories and praised (and criticized) for his economy of language and deceptively simple prose style. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature (1954). Hemingway's novels reflect his adventurous life. A Farewell to Arms draws on his service as an ambulance driver in World War I, and disillusionment with the war. The Sun Also Rises reflects his experience as a correspondent in Paris during the 1920s, very much in touch with the li... More information available. Please contact us if you have questions. HFSID 291586