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 Sent from my iPhone 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. > > (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. > > ----- Original Message ----- > Hello to all my Twain friends :) > > I need to pick your brains ;) > > > Someone mentioned that : > > 1) fairly substantial Wikipedia piece, on Alan Simpson > > 2)there is a privately printed book length biography by Alan Simpson who, w= > hen he retired from Vassar's presidency, sequestered the Jean Webster colle= > ction there until he finished this book. > > > Could someone pretty please, send me the URL's for each of these as I am no= > t finding either one :( > > > Thank you all so very very much :) > Jules > > -- > Mary S. Boewe > Fearrington Village > > Mailing Address: > 320 Fearrington Post > Pittsboro, NC 27312-8560 > > (919) 542-0934