Dorsey, Anna Hanson, Washington, D. C., to Father Daniel E. Hudson, CSC, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1879
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Hudson's letter received with enclosure. She thanks Hudson for his expression of appreciation of her work. Young Catholics need relaxation and amusement. If this is not provided inside the Church they will seek it on forbidden grounds. The Mediaeval literature and the lives of the Saints will hold the attention of some readers, but in order to hold the attention of the young she has endeavoured to blend religion with strong dramatic incident. She believes she is the only writer of Catholic fiction since Mrs. Sadlier quit writing. She was not hurt by Hudson's letter. She shall resume writing after a rest. She shall never again write for the Ave Maria due to a letter written by Mother Angela Gillespie to Father General Edward Sorin which was not intended for her to see, but Sorin sent it to her, endorsing Mother Angela's opinion. Never again will she be subject to such treatment. Neither of them know about the world outside of their "Order" work and have no idea what type of reading is demanded by Catholics, than she did of Sanscrit when she was writing "Adrift." Mother Angela told her to conclude her story at once and that it was better suited for a sensational secular paper rather than the Ave Maria. Mrs. Dorsey wrote to both Mother Angela and Father Sorin and said sharply what she had to say. She does not want Hudson to have any feeling on the subject and will never again write for the Ave Maria unless on certain conditions which are given. The infamous slip from the "St. Francis Monitor" hurt her terribly and is false from the beginning to the end. She has never been in debt. There are other Mrs. Dorseys who write and perhaps she was confused with them. She asks Hudson to make a notice of this falsehood in the Ave Maria. Some of her relations read the other Dorsey's work thinking it was her writings. She will write to the editor of the "Catholic Monitor" and set him straight. Imagine the harm befallen on her through her readers of the past. :: X-2-e A.L.S. 8pp. 8vo.
Dates
- Creation: 1879
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English.
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