After reading Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" for the very first time, Anne Gilchrist immediately composed a letter to the author to express her delight in his poems and to thank him for their publication. From Whitman's reply was born an epistolary relationship between the two writers, the material of which is contained within this fascinating collection. Sure to appeal to those with an interest in the life of the great Walt Whitman, this compendium offers a unique insight into the personality of the seminal poet, and is not to be missed by the discerning collector. Anne Gilchrist was an English writer. Originally published in 1918, this vintage book is being republished now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction.