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This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Sheed, Wilfred".
Wilfred Sheed was Book Review Editor for The Commonweal and writes from New York. He was the son of Frank Sheed and Maisie Ward (Sheed & Ward publishers). He developed a style of prose influenced by his trans-Atlantic upbringing, born in London and spending much time in New York. After work at such Catholic publications as The Commonweal and Jubilee, he became an essayist, novelist and short story writer. (Source: "Sheed, Wilfrid" Biography from Current Biography. 1981. Online. Biography Reference Bank. H.W. Wilson. Bellarmine University Library, Louisville, KY. 2006/04/25. ‹http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com›.)
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1964/10/27 |
TLS to Merton |
Each year as you may know, The Commonweal runs a feature called Critics Choices. The think is |
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1965/02/05 |
TLS to Merton |
I understand we cannot get as many reviews out of you as we would like (you wouldn't have time |
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