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“Without suspense, there can be little pleasure in this world”

Posted on June 9, 2018 by mafalda

[As usual, for correct and critical edition of this letter, see Mehew 6, 1945.] To Henry James [Colvin 1911, 3, pp. 37-39] [Saranac Lake, c. 20 November 1887] My dear Henry James, It may please you to know how our … Continue reading →

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“The harm was in Jekyll, because he was a hypocrite”

Posted on May 26, 2018 by mafalda

John Paul Bocock (1856-1903), American editor and poet, was in the staff of the Philadelphia Press. In an article published in the New York Sun,  Mansfield’s interpretation of ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ was contrasted with that of RLS. [Dots between square … Continue reading →

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