The Letters of Ernest Hemingway

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scholarly edition of the more than 6,000 surviving letters of Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), 85% previously unpublished, planned for 17 volumes.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.