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“If Reid had been still living, I would have written to tell him that, for me, it had come true”

Posted on August 14, 2020 by mafalda

During the absence of the Stevensons at Sydney some eight acres of the Vailima property had been cleared of jungle, a cottage roughly built on the clearing, and something done towards making the track up the hill from Apia into … Continue reading →

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My dear Henry James… the unpolished diamond is but a stone

Posted on June 29, 2016 by mafalda

[For correct and critical edition of this letter, see Mehew 5, 1346.] To Henry James [Colvin 1911, 2, pp. 254-256] Bonallie Towers, Branksome Park, Bournemouth, December 8, 1884 My dear Henry James, This is a very brave hearing from more … Continue reading →

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In Arabia… me they would denominate the “Father of Bones”

Posted on January 27, 2016 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 4, 1184.] To Sidney Colvin [Colvin 1912, pp. 171-172] [Chalet la Solitude, Hyères, Late November 1883] Colvin, … Continue reading →

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“If Reid had been still living, I would have written to tell him that, for me, it had come true”

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My dear Henry James… the unpolished diamond is but a stone

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In Arabia… me they would denominate the “Father of Bones”

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