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“It does give me a sense of having done something in Samoa after all”

Posted on June 9, 2024 by mafalda

[As usual, dots between square brackets indicate cuts made by Sidney Colvin. For full, correct and critical edition of this letter, see Mehew 8, 2778.] To Sidney Colvin [Vailima Letters 1912, pp. 264-7] Vailima, 8 [September 1894] My dear Colvin, […] … Continue reading →

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“It is a very long time since you had the exquisite pleasure of hearing from me”

Posted on May 22, 2024 by mafalda

[As usual, dots between square brackets indicate cuts made by Sidney Colvin. For full, correct and critical edition of this letter, see Mehew 8, 2770.] To James Payn [Colvin 1911, 4, pp. 341-4] Vailima, Upolu, Samoa [August 11, 1894] My dear … Continue reading →

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“I felt myself about 17 again, a pleasant experience”

Posted on May 17, 2024 by mafalda

[For correct and critical edition of this letter, see Mehew 8, 2767.] To Sidney Colvin [Vailima Letters, 1912, pp. 261-3] [Vailima] Aug. 7th [1894] My dear Colvin, This is to inform you, sir, that on Sunday last (and this is Tuesday) I … Continue reading →

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“This is the main fountain of our present discontents”

Posted on February 10, 2024 by mafalda

[For correct and critical edition of this letter, see Mehew 8, 2737.] To the Editor of The Times [Edinburgh Edition v. 25, pp. 303-6] Vailima, Samoa, May 22, 1894 Sir, I told you in my last that the Consuls had … Continue reading →

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