
I am going to ask you to do something for me,—or shall I say something for William,—it will be for us both.
It is this—will you write a prefatory notice, a memoir, or whatever it may be,
as brief or long as you will, for a volume of his stories that I want to collect &
publish with the new one that has not yet been printed, "The Brazen Android,"—
As soon as
William passed away his friends began to say that I ought to collect & reprint his
stories,—but only now has it taken any shape,—& now I think I see
the way to do it, to put the seven into one volume, and I am sure that any
publisher will take it for me, if only it has your word of preface. It will I know
make the volume sell; & it will be a great thing for me.
Any data that you may want I shall be very glad to furnish you.
I feel a great hope rise up in me at this idea, dear Walt, & hope that
you can & will do it.

