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"Upon this topic my zeal is complete and, probably enough, without discretion"

Posted on March 24, 2020 by

[For critical edition of this letter see Mehew 6, 2217.] To Charles Baxter [Baxter Letters pp. 264-5, www.hathitrust.org] Private and confidential Sydney, 12 March [1890] My dear Charles, Enclosed please find a libel: you perceive I am quite frank with my legal adviser; … Continue reading →

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“As this is like to be our metropolis…”

Posted on March 14, 2020 by

[For critical edition of this letter see Mehew 6, 2214.] To his Mother [Colvin 1912, pp. 264-5] Union Club, Sydney, March 5, 1890. My dear Mother, I understand the family keeps you somewhat informed. For myself I am in such a … Continue reading →

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“The whole tale of my life is better to me than any poem”

Posted on December 14, 2019 by

[Dots between square brackets indicate cuts made by Sidney Colvin. For full, correct and critical edition of this letter see Mehew 6, 2180.] To James Payn [Colvin 1911, 3, pp. 154-6] Honolulu, H.I., June 13th, 1889 My dear James Payn, … 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

[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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