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“Before I was eight I used to write stories – or dictate them at least”

Posted on August 14, 2023 by mafalda

There two letters are in answer to letters of appreciation received from two small Scottish boys, whose mother desired at that time that they should remain nameless. [For correct and critical edition of this letters, see Mehew 8, 2653-2654.] To … Continue reading →

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“But I am an outsider, and I have a certain liking for a light unto my path”

Posted on July 18, 2021 by mafalda

[As usual, for correct and critical edition of this letter see Mehew 7, 2364.] To Charles Baxter [Baxter, Letters, pp. 288-90: http://www.hathitrust.org] [Vailima, 9 or 10 November 1891] 3 encl. – by George there’s going to be 4! Dear Charles, I have just … 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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“I shall not be home this summer”

Posted on September 15, 2019 by mafalda

[As usual, for correct and critical edition of this letter see Mehew 6, 2147.] To Tati Salmon [The Bookman 43, 1916, pp. 594-6] Honolulu [23 March 1889] My dear Chief, Here is the mischief to pay! I shall not be … Continue reading →

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“I never knew the world was so amusing”

Posted on August 25, 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, 2137.] To Bob Stevenson [Colvin 1911, 3, pp. 114-8] Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, February 1889 My dear Bob, My … Continue reading →

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“A dreamer of dreams, I call it: it is just a gossip with stories”

Posted on April 14, 2018 by mafalda

Fanny Stevenson had left Saranac Lake on October 6th, 1887, to visit her mother and sister Josephine (a banker’s wife) at Danville, Indiana. [Dots between square brackets indicate cuts made by the editor of the Anderson’s Sale Catalogue, while the … Continue reading →

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No, I am no equalitarian

Posted on July 24, 2016 by mafalda

[As usual, dots between square brackets indicate cuts made by Sidney Colvin. For full, correct and criticaledition of this letter, see Mehew 5, 1374.] To Sidney Colvin [Colvin 1911, 2, pp. 264-265] Bonallie Towers, Bournemouth, [? 6] January 1885 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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I think of giving ’em literature without words; and I believe if you were to try invisible illustration, it would enjoy a considerable vogue

Posted on June 9, 2016 by mafalda

Will Hicock Low was at that time teacher of drawing in the Cooper Institute, NY. [As usual, dots between square brackets indicate cuts made by Sidney Colvin. For full, correct and critical edition of this letter, see Mehew 5, 1327.] … Continue reading →

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A phrase of three members is the outside of my syntax

Posted on October 4, 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 4, 1079.] To Edmund Gosse [Colvin 1911, 2, pp. 131-132] Chalet la Solitude, Hyères [? March 1883] … Continue reading →

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“Before I was eight I used to write stories – or dictate them at least”

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“But I am an outsider, and I have a certain liking for a light unto my path”

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“I have seen sights that cannot be told, and heard stories that cannot be repeated”

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“I shall not be home this summer”

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“I never knew the world was so amusing”

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“A dreamer of dreams, I call it: it is just a gossip with stories”

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No, I am no equalitarian

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

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I think of giving ’em literature without words; and I believe if you were to try invisible illustration, it would enjoy a considerable vogue

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A phrase of three members is the outside of my syntax

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