BR TO [CONSTANCE MALLESON], [13 OCT. 1916]
BRACERS 19057. AL. McMaster
Edited by S. Turcon. Reviewed by K. Blackwell

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I have heard nothing from you my Beloved and have been wondering what you are doing and thinking — I can’t imagine how I ever for a moment supposed I would find any free time these days — I haven’t had 2 minutes to myself.

I send you the proofs of my Social Reconstruction3 — I will give you the book when it comes out,4 but I wanted you to have it in time for your birthday5 so I had to do with the proofs — I wonder if they will interest you — the later ones are the least bad. Much love to you my dear one.

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  [document] Document 200022.

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  [date] Colette wrote “13 Oct. 1916” on the letter.

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  proofs of my Social Reconstruction Published on 13 November 1916 as Principles of Social Reconstruction; the proofs are in RA. Colette sold the bound, hand-corrected page proofs to the Russell Archives (Russell Library 3776). BR did not inscribe it to her.

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  I will give you the book when it comes out He did so and dated the inscription to “Colette O’Niel”, November 12, 1916 (Russell Library 3775).

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  your birthday October 24. She was born in 1895.