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“He asked me to accompany him as if I were his nurse”

Posted on November 2, 2023 by mafalda

[As usual, dots between square brackets indicate cuts made by Colvin. For full, correct and critical edition of this letter, see Mehew 8, 2697.] To Sidney Colvin [Vailima Letters pp. 245-6] [Dictated to Belle] Vailima Jan. 29th, 1894. My dear Colvin, … Continue reading →

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“The proper handling of an author’s books as a whole is his best and really his only good advertisement”

Posted on March 7, 2023 by mafalda

[For full, correct and critical edition of this letter, see Mehew 8, 2555.] To Charles Baxter [Baxter Letters, pp. 326-31: http://www.hathitrust.org%5D [Vailima 16 April 1893] My dear Charles, Yours of 22nd Feb. and 16th March to hand. I seem to have … Continue reading →

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“On ne saurait être romancier et ne pas aimer les chiens”

Posted on January 21, 2022 by mafalda

[As usual, for correct and critical edition of this letter see Mehew 7, 2410.] To Georges Docquois [G. Docquois, Bêtes et Gens de Lettres, 1895, pp. 297-300] Apia, 26 May 1892 Monsieur, Vous avez pensé à moi, le Kanaque vous … Continue reading →

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“Is it possible for a man in Samoa to be in touch with the great heart of the People?”

Posted on May 1, 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, 2233.] To Edward L. Burlingame [Colvin 1911, 3, pp. 193-9] S.S. Janet Nicoll off Peru Island, Kingsmills … Continue reading →

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“Fame is nothing to a yacht; experto crede”

Posted on March 25, 2018 by mafalda

[As usual, for correct and critical edition of this letter, see Mehew 6, 1892.] To Sir Walter Simpson [Colvin 1912, pp. 231-233] [Saranac Lake, Early October, 1887.l My dear Simpson, the address is c/o Charles Scribner’s Sons, 743 Broadway, N.Y., … Continue reading →

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I do not love to think of my countrymen these days: nor to remember myself. Why was I silent?

Posted on August 30, 2016 by mafalda

[Dots between square brackets indicate cuts made by Sidney Colvin. For full, correct and critical edition of this letter, see Mehew 5, 1399.] To Sidney Colvin [Colvin 1911, 2, pp. 266-267] Bonallie Towers, Bournemouth, [c. 8 March 1885] My dear … 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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A fantastic sonata about the sea and wrecks

Posted on April 13, 2015 by mafalda

RLS was still getting testimonials from his acquaintances in support of his candidature for the Edinburgh History Chair. [As usual, dots between square brackets indicate cuts made by Sidney Colvin. For full, correct and critical edition of this letter, see … Continue reading →

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The whole necessary morality is kindness

Posted on March 18, 2015 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 3, 766.] To his mother [Colvin 1911, 2, pp. 24-26] [Davos], December 26, 1880. Christmas Sermon My … Continue reading →

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And then, I’ll stick to stories. I am not frightened. I know my mind is changing

Posted on December 30, 2014 by mafalda

The first draft of the first part of the Amateur Emigrant, when it reached Colvin about Christmas 1879, had seemed to him, compared to RLS’s previous travel papers, “a somewhat wordy and spiritless record of squalid experiences, little likely to … Continue reading →

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“He asked me to accompany him as if I were his nurse”

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“The proper handling of an author’s books as a whole is his best and really his only good advertisement”

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“On ne saurait être romancier et ne pas aimer les chiens”

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“Is it possible for a man in Samoa to be in touch with the great heart of the People?”

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“Fame is nothing to a yacht; experto crede”

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I do not love to think of my countrymen these days: nor to remember myself. Why was I silent?

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

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The whole necessary morality is kindness

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And then, I’ll stick to stories. I am not frightened. I know my mind is changing

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