Sinclair relays that Benjamin Huebsch has read Kress's manuscript, and finds it wanting. "His general impression seemed to be that your opinions were intruded into the narrative," Sinclair writes. "He thought the material was interesting, but your point of view was narrow." Sinclair also addresses Kress's inquiry about writing a biography of him. He discourages Kress from speaking to [Irving] Stone, [William] Woodward or Lewis Browne as they have all "talked about writing a biography of me." Sinclair also discourages Kress from seeking advice from H. L. Mencken who "has always been personally friendly. . .but has written outrageous things about me." "You will be nothing but a name to him and he will have forgotten your name in five minutes. . . ." Sinclair and Mencken carried on a vigorous correspondence for more than thirty years.