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  • 15 Oct 2013
    Frances B.

    The Lost Art of Letter Writing

    Letter writing is a dying art form—but a still noble one. We turn to Ernest Hemingway, a master letter writer himself, for tips on how to pen an old-school “screed.”

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  • 8 Oct 2013

    How Well Do You Know Hemingway’s Slang?

    The letters in Volume 2 show a Hemingway very different from the one we see in his novels—a funny, irreverant writer carrying on casual conversations with his friends. His letters are peppered with 1920s slang and words he and his friends invented to talk to each other. Take our quiz and see how many you can figure out!

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  • 1 Oct 2013

    Hemingway’s Europe

    Hemingway lived a peripatetic life in Europe: first as a journalist for the Toronto Star, then as a full-time writer based in Paris. We trace the key locales that shaped him and his writing in Volume 2.

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  • 24 Sep 2013

    The Paris (and Toronto) Years

    Volume 2 may span only two years (1923-1923), but it spans a tumultuous period in Hemingway's life: he travels to Spain and discovers bullfighting; he moves his family to Toronto; he resents it so much he moves back to Paris; he publishes his first book of short stories, and begins work on what would become The Sun Also Rises. This timeline presents key events that take place in this installment.

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  • 10 Sep 2013
    Christine K.

    The Roaring Twenties: A Playlist

    We will soon know what Ernest Hemingway was writing from 1923-1925. But what was he listening to? We may never know for sure, but we'd like to bet that some of these popular tunes for the Roaring Twenties had his toe-tapping.

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  • 3 Sep 2013
    Frances B.

    Hemingway’s Letters, Up Close and Personal

    Cambridge's publicity team visits The Hemingway Collection to see a handful of his famed letters.

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  • 21 Jun 2013

    In the Footsteps of Hemingway

    Our photo contest is tracing the young Ernest Hemingway's journeys around the world...submit your photos today!

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  • 13 Feb 2012

    Valentines from Ernest Hemingway

    What would it be like to get a love letter from one of America’s greatest writers?

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