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“I could not eat a penny roll that piece of bludgeoning had gained for me”

Posted on July 10, 2020 by mafalda

[For correct and critical edition of this letter see Mehew 6, 2251.] To Andrew Chatto [Baxter Letters, pp. 271-2: http://www.hathitrust.org%5D Union Club, Sydney [September 1890] Dear Mr. Chatto, The letter to Dr Hyde is yours, or any man’s, I will never … Continue reading →

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“All this literary gossip I bestow upon you entre confrères, Miss Green”

Posted on July 3, 2020 by mafalda

Apparently in the guise of ‘Miss Green’, Miss Boodle had sent RLS (in the guise of Robin Lewison) an imaginary account of the discovery of the MS of an unknown novel in the garret of Sherryvore Cottage, Bournemouth. According to … Continue reading →

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“Our civilisation is a hollow fraud, all the fun of life is lost by it”

Posted on June 26, 2020 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 6, 2249.] To Elizabeth Fairchild [Colvin 1911, 3, pp. 214-6] Union Club, Sydney [c. 1 September 1890] My … Continue reading →

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

Posted on March 24, 2020 by mafalda

[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 mafalda

[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 mafalda

[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 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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