Since the Wikipedia article cites Simpson's book about Jean Webster, it wouldn't be surprising that the title of it might be found there, too. Also a search using the Boolean descriptors Alan Simpson and Jean Webster probably would turn it up. 

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Ah, that's too bad that it is not on Alan, the piece on jean was not enough=
 for what I was looking for.

And the title of Alan's book please?????
As there are about 5 or 6 books by alan s.  and none of them give me a clue=
 for the one that Alan s of vassal wrote!
:(

Thanks,
Can anyone else give me more precise info?
Pretty please!

Thank you!!
Jules

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On Jan 24, 2013, at 1:59 PM, "Mary Boewe" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> (1) The substantial Wikipedia piece is on Jean Webster, not Alan Simpson,=
 though it does cite Simpson's book.
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> (2) A used copy of Simpson's book is advertised on Amazon.com. It appears=
 from WorldCat that the book was not widely shelved by American libraries.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> Hello to all my Twain friends :)
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> I need to pick your brains ;)
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> Someone mentioned that :
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> 1) fairly substantial Wikipedia piece, on Alan Simpson
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> 2)there is a privately printed book length biography by Alan Simpson who,=
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> hen he retired from Vassar's presidency, sequestered the Jean Webster col=
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> ction there until he finished this book.
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> Could someone pretty please, send me the URL's for each of these as I am =
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> t finding either one :(
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> Thank you all so very very much :)
> Jules
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