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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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“Well, laigh i’ your lug, sir, the clue was found. My style is from the Covenanting writers”

Posted on September 19, 2023 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 8, 2666.] To J.M. Barrie [Colvin 1911, 4, pp. 264-7] [Dictated to Belle] Vailima, Samoa, December 7th, 1893 … Continue reading →

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