Howard Pyle, a chronicle by Charles D. Abbott, with an introduction by N. C. Wyeth and many illustrations from Howard Pyle's works.

HOWARD PYLE: A CHRONICLE
time, in spite of certain objections from the publishers, the
pictures were drawn in the manner that best suited Howard
Pyle; and the remainder of them, that is all except the first
two, were excellent examples of his work. Dr. Mitchell
was very much pleased with them; he looked upon his illustrator as a genius in the craft, one whose opinions were
not to be overborne even by the author.
This episode was the beginning of a pleasant friendship
between th~e two men. They had a great deal in common;
they were both passionately fond of early American history, and their tastes in literature were very similar. The
following letter which Dr. Mitchell wrote to Howard Pyle,
thanking him for a book in which a sketch had been drawn,
shows very clearly the spirit of the intimacy which obtained
between them:.
"January 29, 1905 -"My Dear Pyle:
"I have been busy with consultations in and out of town,
or else I surely would have acknowledged the visit of those
two ladies, Miss Evelina and the modest and amiable Miss
Burney. The authoress must have sat to you. Was it in
a dream? It amazingly realizes her, for me.
"I once dreamed of an author-only once. It was while
in Rome. I stood beside Keats's grave at night;- I knew
that he was standing beside me. He said, 'I am you and
you are IV I said, 'Impossible.' 'Oh,' he replied, 'All
things are possible in sleep,' and then I was alone. I recall
for you this queer experience, and thank you for the delightful remembrance, sure again that the proper Miss
Burney must have appeared at your bedside-Fie Fanny!
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