Besant A - Letter to Zhelikhovsky VP (1892-07-16)

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Author(s):	Besant A.
Place:	17 and 19, Avenue Road, Regent's Park, London, N.W.
Date:	1892-07-16
Language(s):	English
To
Receiver(s):	Zhelikhovsky V. P.
Place:
Date:
Mentioned
Person(s):	Johnston V. V.
Place(s):	14 rue Chaptal, Paris
Other:	Nightmare Tales; Polar Lands; Why I became a Theosophist
Concerns:	Blavatsky H.P.
Summary and notes
About damage of "Nightmare Tales" during delivery to V. P. Zhelikhovsky, authorship of "Polar Lands" wrongly assigned to HPB and bad translation of "Why I became a Theosophist" into French.
Original
Location:	GARF, items: Ф. Р-5972. Оп. 1. Д. 79. Л. 10 Ф. Р-5972. Оп. 1. Д. 79. Л. 10об
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from:	Besant A.
to:	Zhelikhovsky V. P.
date:	1892-07-16

Lucifer
17 and 19, Avenue Road
Regent's Park
London, N.W.
July 16, 1892

Dear Madame Jelihovsky,

I am very sorry you had an imperfect copy of Nightmare Tales; I send a perfect one. Some were badly bound.

The Polar Lands was in her writing, among her papers she gave me, so I had no idea it was not hers. I will mention the mistake in next Lucifer, & I would be very much obliged to you indeed if you will let me print the story under your name in Lucifer. I will tell Mrs. Johnston what you say.

The place to inquire about French Theosophical literature is the Siège français, 14 rue Chaptal. The French “translation” of "Why I became a Theosophist" is very badly done, is not really a translation, as so many alterations are made. But you will get all information at rue Chaptal.

With kind regards

Annie Besant