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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 |
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| Receiver(s): | Zhelikhovsky V.P. |
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Mentioned
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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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Letter
| 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