The Letters of Ernest Hemingway

FAIN: RQ-300209-24

Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA 16802-1503)
Sandra W. Spanier (Project Director: November 2023 to present)

Preparation for publication of volumes 7, 8, and 9 of a scholarly edition of the letters of American author Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) in print and online. (36 months)

The Letters of Ernest Hemingway is a comprehensive scholarly edition of the more than 6,000 surviving letters of Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), 85% previously unpublished, planned for 17 volumes. A 1954 Nobel Laureate, Hemingway made a profound impact on modern prose and still commands enormous popular and scholarly interest worldwide. The letters afford new insights into the life and work of this most influential American writer and narrate a running eyewitness history of the 20th century. With prior NEH support, Volumes 1-6 (1907-June 1936) have been published by Cambridge University Press (2011-2024). An electronic edition was launched in 2020: Vols. 1-5 (originally print only) were issued in digital form, and all subsequent volumes will be published simultaneously in print and electronically. The entire project is expected to be completed in 2046. We are requesting 3-year funding to publish Vol. 7, submit Vol. 8, and begin work on Vol. 9, together spanning July 1936 through 1943.

Media Coverage

Hemingway, After the Hurricane (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Verna Kale
Publication: The Conversation
Date: 10/18/2024
Abstract: Verna Kale's article about Hemingway's reaction to the devastating 1935 Labor Day Hurricane that hit Key West and surrounding areas for The Conversation. Also picked up and run by several other online media outlets, including Yahoo! News
URL: https://theconversation.com/hemingway-after-the-hurricane-241103

Episode 648: Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell Tolls (with Alex Vernon) / My Last Book with Sandra Spanier (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Sandra Spanier, Alex Vernon
Publication: The History of Literature Podcast
Date: 11/4/2024
Abstract: Podcast episode featuring an interview with Volume 7 co-editor Alex Vernon about Hemingway and For Whom the Bell Tolls as the first segment, and an interview with Sandra Spanier in a recurring feature of the podcast as the second segment
URL: https://www.historyofliterature.com/648-hemingways-for-whom-the-bell-tolls-with-alex-vernon-my-last-book-with-sandra-spanier/

A Farewell to Copyright Protection for Hemingway, Hammett – and Popeye (Media Coverage)
Author(s):
Publication: The Marketplace Morning Report from NPR
Date: 12/25/2024
Abstract: News segment on NPR's "The Marketplace Morning Report" about lapsing copyright protections for certain artists, including Hemingway and his The Sun Also Rises, featuring a short interview with Verna Kale
URL: https://www.marketplace.org/2024/12/25/public-domain-2025-heminway-farewell-to-arms-popeye/