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“Could we ever stand Europe again?”

Posted on August 5, 2023 by mafalda

[Dots between square brackets indicate cuts made by Sidney Colvin. For full, correct and critical edition of this letter, see Mehew 8, 2651.] To Sidney Colvin [Vailima Letters, pp. 235-9] [Vailima, Late November 1893] My dear Colvin, This is disgraceful. … Continue reading →

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“I have seen sights that cannot be told, and heard stories that cannot be repeated”

Posted on November 28, 2019 by mafalda

[Dots between square brackets indicate cuts made by Sidney Colvin. For full, correct and critical edition of this letter, see Mehew 6, 2176.] To Sidney Colvin [Colvin 1911, 3, pp. 151-4] Honolulu, [early] June 1889 My dear Colvin, I am … Continue reading →

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