I did do a search with the 2 and got nothing useful. This was all I could find in the wiki for jean Simpson, Alan; Mary Simpson with Ralph Connor (1984). Jean Webster: Storyteller. Poughkeepsie: Tymor Associates. Library of Congress Catalog Number 84-50869. Is this the book? Jules -----Original Message----- From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mary Boewe Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 3:37 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Jean Webster 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. ----- Original Message ----- 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. >=20 > (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. >=20 > ----- Original Message ----- > Hello to all my Twain friends :) >=20 > I need to pick your brains ;) >=20 >=20 > Someone mentioned that : >=20 > 1) fairly substantial Wikipedia piece, on Alan Simpson >=20 > 2)there is a privately printed book length biography by Alan Simpson >who,= w=3D > hen he retired from Vassar's presidency, sequestered the Jean Webster > col= le=3D > ction there until he finished this book. >=20 >=20 > Could someone pretty please, send me the URL's for each of these as I >am = no=3D > t finding either one :( >=20 >=20 > Thank you all so very very much :) > Jules >=20