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

{{Infobox letter
 | from_person = Besant A.
 | from_place  = 17 and 19, Avenue Road, Regent's Park, London, N.W.
 | from_date   = 1892-07-16
 | language = English
 | to_person = Zhelikhovsky V.P.
 | to_place  = 
 | to_date   = 
 | mentioned_persons = Johnston V.V.
 | mentioned_places  = 14 rue Chaptal, Paris
 | mentioned_other   = Nightmare Tales; Polar Lands; Why I became a Theosophist
 | concerns = Blavatsky H.P.
 | summary = 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.
 | location = GARF, items:<br>Ф. Р-5972. Оп. 1. Д. 79. Л. 10<br>Ф. Р-5972. Оп. 1. Д. 79. Л. 10об
 | files = Besant A - Zhelikhovsky VP, 1892-07-16, 1.jpg; Besant A - Zhelikhovsky VP, 1892-07-16, 2.jpg
 | russian_section = Безант А. - Письмо Желиховской В.П. (1892-07-16)
}}

{{Style P-Align right|''Lucifer''<br>
17 and 19, Avenue Road<br>
Regent's Park<br>
London, N.W.<br>
July 16, 1892}}

Dear Madame Jelihovsky,

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

The <u>Polar Lands</u> 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 <u>Lucifer</u>, & I would be very much obliged to you indeed if you will let me print the story under your name in <u>Lucifer</u>. 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


{{Style P-Signature|Annie Besant}}