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“I certainly feel extremely gratified at the generous treatment I have received at the hands of my many publishers”

Posted on January 22, 2024 by mafalda

Andrew Patterson Melville (1867-1938) was apprenticed to Mitchell and Baxter; he was to became a W.S. in 1896. [For correct and critical edition of this letter, see Mehew 8, 2732.] To Andrew P. Melville [Baxter Letters, p. 358: http://www.hathitrust.org%5D Vailima, 18 … Continue reading →

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“We shall leave none to come after us, and I have been spared the pain – and the pleasure”

Posted on December 9, 2023 by mafalda

[As usual, for correct and critical edition of this letter, see Mehew 8, 2714.] To Charles Baxter [Baxter Letters, pp. 348-50: http://www.hathitrust.org] [Beginning dictated to Belle.] Vailima, Samoa, 26 March 1894 My dear Charles, 1. Received bills of lading for … 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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