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“A prophet has certainly a devil of a lot of honour (and much coins) in another country”

Posted on April 26, 2018 by mafalda

[Dots between square brackets indicate cuts made by Sidney Colvin. For full, correct and critical edition of this letter, see Mehew 6, 1901.] To W.E. Henley [Colvin 1912, pp. 234-236] [Saranac Lake, c. 8 October 1887] My dear lad, I … Continue reading →

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All races are better away from their own country

Posted on January 2, 2016 by mafalda

Jules Simoneau (1820-1908) was the keeper of the inn and restaurant where RLS had boarded at Monterey, California, in the autumn of 1879, while waiting for his future wife’s divorce to become final. [As usual, dots between square brackets indicate … Continue reading →

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The bold unfearing chap / Aims at a professorial cap

Posted on April 4, 2015 by mafalda

Another letter referring to the candidature of RLS for the Edinburgh History Chair. [Dots between square brackets indicate cuts made by Sidney Colvin. For full, correct and critical edition of this letter, see Mehew 3, 814.] To Sidney Colvin [Colvin … Continue reading →

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It is pleasant to be thus most at home abroad

Posted on November 14, 2014 by mafalda

P.G. Hamerton was an English painter, art critic, author and editor of The Portfolio periodical. The following refers to his candidature, which was not successful, for the Professorship of Fine Art at Edinburgh. [As usual, dots between square brackets indicate … Continue reading →

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The audible haunting of an incarnate anger about the house

Posted on June 7, 2014 by mafalda

‘John Knox’ and ‘J.K.’ herein mentioned are the two papers on John Knox and his Relations with Women, first printed in Manmillan’s Magazine and afterwards in Familiar Studies of Men and Books. [Dots between square brackets indicate cuts made by … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: abroad

“A prophet has certainly a devil of a lot of honour (and much coins) in another country”

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All races are better away from their own country

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The bold unfearing chap / Aims at a professorial cap

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It is pleasant to be thus most at home abroad

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The audible haunting of an incarnate anger about the house

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