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“But I know pleasure still; pleasure with a thousand faces, and none perfect”

Posted on December 27, 2020 by mafalda

[For correct and critical edition of this letter, see Mehew 7, 2307.] To Sidney Colvin [Vailima Letters I, 1895, pp. 102-9] [Vailima] Friday 19 [actually 20] March [1891] My dear S.C., You probably expect that now I am back at Vailima … Continue reading →

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“Terra marique per pericula per ardua”

Posted on November 29, 2020 by mafalda

RLS was on his way back from Sydney to Samoa, having received proofs of some of his South Sea chapters. [As usual, dots between square brackets indicate cuts made by Colvin. For full, correct and critical edition of this letter … Continue reading →

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