"Girl Campers" [story in] Woman's World, July 1935
HIGHSMITH, Patricia
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AbeBooks Seller since 25 July 1997
From Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 25 July 1997
About this Item
Magazine. 26pp. Stapled wrappers. Light general wear at the edges and with the typical subscription stamp in the upper left corner, very good. Highsmith's first published work, at the age of 14, a series of letters written to her mother and stepfather from a camp for girls when she was only 12, accompanied by four of her cartoons. The letters contain many of the comments one would expect from a young girl along with several intriguing comments predicting her brief comic book career ("bring the Sunday funny papers if you come."); her sexuality ("We are going swimming 'Diana' tonight . Diana means without any clothes on at all. Do you think it's all right to go in Diana?"); and her future in publishing ("There is a girl here named Janet Armstrong that I want you to meet. She lives in Tudor City and her father is a publisher."). A remarkable piece of juvenilia from this notable American writer best known for *Strangers on a Train* and her series of Tom Ripley crime novels. Seller Inventory # 407436
Bibliographic Details
Title: "Girl Campers" [story in] Woman's World, ...
Publisher: Woman's World Publishing, Mount Morris, Illinois
Publication Date: 1935
Binding: Softcover
Condition: Very Good
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