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Tales for winter nights

Posted on April 11, 2015 by mafalda

RLS had asked his friends to write a testimonial in support of his candidature 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 … Continue reading →

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And yet the ships were beautiful to see, as they are always

Posted on August 17, 2014 by mafalda

The French verse is from a poem by the French poet and writer Théodore de Banville (see previous post). [Dots between square brackets indicate cuts made by Sidney Colvin. For full, correct and critical edition of this letter, see Mehew … Continue reading →

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Tales for winter nights

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And yet the ships were beautiful to see, as they are always

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