To Hjalmar H. Boyesen
26 October 1881 • Hartford, Conn. (Sales catalogs: Anderson Galleries, 5–7 March 1918, no. 1339, lot 149; and two others, UCCL 02067)
26 October 1881 • Hartford, Conn. (Sales catalogs: Anderson Galleries, 5–7 March 1918, no. 1339, lot 149; and two others, UCCL 02067)
A. L. s., 2 pp., 8vo, about 100 words, Hartford, Oct. 26, 1881,Ⓐemendation to Prof. H. H. Boyesen, thanking him for a copy of his “Queen Titania,” just arrived: “I shall have a book out Dec. 1, & am going to take the liberty to send you a copy. . . .”Ⓐemendation Speaks of all the family being well, except the baby, “she is teething.”Ⓐemendation
Emendations and Textual Notes
All variants between the source texts are reported here. The readings identified by the siglum ‘MTP’ are editorial emendations of the source readings made because none is deemed correct by itself.
Ⓐ
A. L. s. . . . 1881, (#P2) ●
A. L. S., 2pp. 8vo, Hartford, Oct. 26, 1881. (#P1)
2 A. L. s., 3 pp., 8vo, about 140 words. Hartford, October 26, 1881, and Elmira, May
1 [1874]. (#P3)
Ⓐ
to Prof. . . . copy. . . .” (#MTP) ●
To unnamed recipients. [¶] The first alludes to “The Prince and the Pauper”: “I shall have a book out Dec. 1, & am going to take the liberty to send you a copy. . . .” (#P3)
To Prof. H. H. Boyesen. Inlaid. [¶] Refers to a book by Boyesen, just arrived, and
says he expects to have a book out Dec. 1, and will send Boyesen a copy. (#P1)
to H. H. Boyesen, thanking him for a copy of his “Queen Titania” and promising Clemens’
next book in return (#P2)
Ⓐ
Speaks . . . teething.” (#P1) ●
sentence not in
(#P2, #P3)
None. The text is based on paraphrases in three sales catalogs, two of which include transcriptions of a few words (P1 and P3). Each of these derives independently from the MS, and contains information not present in the other two. The letter presented here, which draws on all three sources, is a composite text that is as complete as possible. The entries below enable a complete reconstruction of all three source texts.